December 12, 2019

Patagonian Mara

Although sometimes called Patagonian cavies or Patagonian hares, these unique animals belong in the mammalian Order Rodentia. Their closest living...

August 7, 2019

African Elephant

This is one of the most distinctive animals on the planet. African elephants are the largest of the three elephant...

June 3, 2019

Blue-throated Macaw

Blue-throated macaws are often called barba azul in Spanish, meaning “blue beard,” because of the bright blue coloration covering their...

January 12, 2017

Red Panda

Red pandas are classified in their own family, Ailuridae, and are distantly related to raccoons. Unlike their name suggests,...

January 12, 2017

Ring-tailed Lemur

Ring-tailed lemurs are named for the distinctive, alternating black-and-white bands along their tails. They reside in southern and southwestern Madagascar...

January 12, 2017

Schmidt’s Guenon

Guenons are a diverse group of Old World monkeys, characterized by enormous cheek pouches that they stuff with food opportunistically...

January 12, 2017

Wolf’s Guenon

The word “guenon” means fright in French and refers to the monkeys’ appearance (exposed teeth or grimacing) when excited. ...

January 12, 2017

Malayan Sun Bear

These highly arboreal bears have exceptionally long claws and tongues to help them forage for honey, insects, and other small...

January 12, 2017

Bali Mynah

The Bali mynah’s status as a symbol of wealth and popularity within the pet trade have dramatically reduced wild populations...

January 12, 2017

King Vulture

King vultures are very large, scavenging birds that soar high over a variety of tropical forests, watching for carcasses located...

January 12, 2017

Laughing Kookaburra

Kookaburras are the largest members of the kingfisher family. Made famous by the Australian folk song “Kookaburra” by Marion Sinclair,...

January 12, 2017

African Lion

African lions are unique among cats in that they live in social groups called prides. Prides hunt together to bring...

January 12, 2017

Angolan Colobus Monkey

These strikingly-patterned monkeys have very long tails that help them balance as they move quickly through trees. They feed primarily...

November 28, 2016

Milky Eagle Owl

This is one of the larger owls in the world, and they prey on virtually any small to medium-sized animal....

November 28, 2016

Giant Panda

Giant pandas are very unusual animals that eat almost exclusively bamboo, which is very low in nutrients. Because of this,...

November 28, 2016

Hoffmann’s Two-toed Sloth

Sloths are arboreal animals and are slow and deliberate rather than swift and agile. Specialized, enlarged claws enable them to...

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