Spectacled flying-foxes are megabats, also known as fruit bats, that live in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the surrounding islands. They are social animals that live in large groups called camps. These bats are very vocal, often chattering all day. The camp I observed in Australia sounded like a school lunchroom. In February 2019 theContinueContinue reading “Flying Foxes!!..?”
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Tiny Turtles
ENDANGERED! The black-breasted leaf turtle is one of the smallest turtles in the world. Adults are a maximum of 5 inches. They can move their brilliant eyes independently, like a chameleon. This is especially useful when they are looking for prey. Leaf turtles are omnivores that eat earthworms, insects, and small fruit. Unlike most turtles,ContinueContinue reading “Tiny Turtles”
Flying Monkeys
White-faced sakis are nicknamed “flying monkeys” because of their impressive leaps between trees. They can leap up to 33 ft in a single bound. Only the males have a white face, the females have a black/gray face. These monkeys live in the northern part of South America. Their diet consists of fruit, seeds, leaves, andContinueContinue reading “Flying Monkeys”
What animal has no heart, no brain, no blood?
Jellyfish! These unique creatures are mesmerizing. I have always been fascinated by the way they glide through the water. This is a blubber jelly that I saw while diving on The Great Barrier Reef in Australia. https://videopress.com/v/CobOHSOo?preloadContent=metadata The blubber jelly doesn’t have a mouth instead it has tiny openings of each of its eight tentacles.ContinueContinue reading “What animal has no heart, no brain, no blood?”
One tough Cookie
Bactrian camels are built to survive in one of the most hostile regions on earth, The Gobi Dessert. They are one of the few mammals that can eat snow as a way to quench their thirst. They are the only land mammals capable of drinking brackish/salty water with no negative effects. It is a commonContinueContinue reading “One tough Cookie”
Chinese Dragons
The Chinese alligator is Critically Endangered! There are less than 150 left in the wild. Habitat loss, climate change, and pollution are their biggest threats. The Chinese alligator is one of the smaller species of crocodilians. Adult males are 5-7ft, and females 4-5ft. During late October these alligators dig burrows where they brumate until April.ContinueContinue reading “Chinese Dragons”
Flamingos are not the only pink birds
Like flamingos, the scarlet ibis’s vibrant coloring comes from the red crustaceans they eat. They live in shallow waters, and swaps in South America and the Carribean. Their long curved beaks are used to probe through the mud and sand to find food. They eat insects, crustaceans, shellfish, and amphibians. Their population is decreasing dueContinueContinue reading “Flamingos are not the only pink birds”
A Global Conservation Story
The Kihansi Spray Toad is the first extinct in the wild amphibian to be reintroduced to its natural habitat, the Kihansi Falls in the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania, Africa. This toad lives only in the spray zone of the falls, where there is plenty of mist. In 2000 the water flow was diverted to powerContinueContinue reading “A Global Conservation Story”
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
Japanese Macaques, also known as snow monkeys, are the most northern-living non-human primates on Earth. These monkeys are famous for bathing in hot springs surrounded by snow. They live in matrilineal family groups. This means that the females remain with the group that they were born into, and the daughters inherit their mother’s rank, whileContinueContinue reading “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”
Cute but resilient
Arctic foxes are tough little creatures that can survive in temperatures as low as -50℃ (-58℉ ). Their thick fur, short legs, and round bodies help to keep them warm. They hunt lemmings, voles, fish, and eat berries, eggs, and seaweed. In winter when food is scarce arctic foxes will follow polar bears at aContinueContinue reading “Cute but resilient”
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