tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42361768869352088072024-03-13T05:19:43.326-07:00True Wild LifeAll About Wild LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger481125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-18267447392881469322011-11-05T06:48:00.000-07:002011-11-05T06:48:53.655-07:00Snow Leopard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5WeLr83tvOA/TrU-NNOtX1I/AAAAAAAACek/RiBHZu0cBsI/s1600/true-wildlife-snow+leopard1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5WeLr83tvOA/TrU-NNOtX1I/AAAAAAAACek/RiBHZu0cBsI/s400/true-wildlife-snow+leopard1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Snow Leopard</b> | The snow leopard is a moderately large cat native to the mountain ranges of South Asia and Central Asia. Although sharing its name with the common leopard, the snow leopard is not believed to be closely related to the <b>Leopard </b>or the other members of the <b>Pantherine group</b> and is classified as the sole member of the genus Uncia uncia. The classification of this species has been subject to change and its exact taxonomic position will not be resolved until further studies are conducted.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Snow leopards live between 3,000 and 5,500 metres above sea level in the rocky mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. Their secretive nature means that their exact numbers are unknown, but it has been estimated that between 3,500 and 7,000 snow leopards exist in the wild and between 600 and 700 in zoos worldwide. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Snow leopards are <b>carnivores </b>and actively hunt their prey, though, like all cats, they are opportunistic feeders, eating whatever meat they can find, including carrion and domestic livestock. The Snow Leopard eats goats, sheep, rabbits and birds. It can catch prey over 3 times its own weight!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At one time, the Snow Leopard was nearly hunted into disappearance for its fur. Its <b>rare</b>, beautiful fur could sell for a very high price. Now, conservation actions, for the Snow Leopard's numbers are slowly becoming popular. Sadly, the hunters kill the leopard for its fur, and some leopards are killed by people to protect domestic goats.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-58271029083665415582011-11-05T05:35:00.000-07:002011-11-05T05:35:21.990-07:00Iberian Lynx<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1KEOBaM7hcQ/TrUs2KDlraI/AAAAAAAACeE/vOVoUkdhhFA/s1600/true-wildlife-iberian+lynx1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1KEOBaM7hcQ/TrUs2KDlraI/AAAAAAAACeE/vOVoUkdhhFA/s400/true-wildlife-iberian+lynx1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Iberian Lynx</b> | The Iberian lynx also known as<b> Spanish lynx</b> is a critically endangered species native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe. It is one of the most endangered cat species in the world. The species used to be classified as a subspecies of the <b>Eurasian Lynx</b>, but is now considered a separate species. Both species occurred together in central Europe in the Pleistocene epoch, being separated by habitat choice. Iberian lynx resembles other species of lynx, with a short tail, tufted ears and a ruff of fur beneath the chin. Iberian lynx has leopard-like spots with a coat that is often light grey or various shades of light brownish-yellow. The coat is also noticeably shorter than in other lynxes, which are typically adapted to colder environments.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In spite of its strong resemblance to the <b>Eurasian Lynx,</b> the Iberian Lynx has a smaller body and the facial features of a house cat. Iberian lynx typically hunts smaller animals, usually no larger than hares. It also differs in habitat choice, with Iberian lynx inhabiting open scrub and Eurasian lynx inhabiting forests.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The<b> Iberian Lynx</b> must really like <b>rabbit </b>because it accounts for an amazing 80% of their diet. They also eat young deer and duck. At one time, rabbits disappeared due to an epidemic outbreak and the number of Iberian Lynx plummeted. This is because rabbits are its main food. Today, development continues to destroy forest environments and could trigger another decline in rabbits. If that happens, it will cause irreparable damage to the already scarce population of Iberian Lynx.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are only a few forests in Spain and Portugal where the remaining Iberian Lynx live, making them one of the most critically endangered species of the <b>Felidae family</b>. Forest development is one of the main reasons they have become so rare. Their habitat has diminished and they live sporadically due to roads and towns being built in the forest. Further damage comes from poachers who continue to violate bans on their hunting.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-17093763627296137942011-11-05T05:00:00.000-07:002011-11-05T05:00:38.938-07:00Ryukyu Tip-Nosed Frog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qs_p2nljXWs/TrUk8OFxeGI/AAAAAAAACd8/C7MsxVLumAw/s1600/true-wildlife-tip+nosed+frog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qs_p2nljXWs/TrUk8OFxeGI/AAAAAAAACd8/C7MsxVLumAw/s400/true-wildlife-tip+nosed+frog1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Ryukyu Tip-Nosed Frog </b>| The Ryukyu Tip-Nosed Frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to <b>Japan</b>. Ryukyu Tip-Nosed Frogs only live in the northern main island of Okinawa. Not like the other frogs, Ryukyu Tip-Nosed Frogs have nostrils at the tip of their faces. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Ryukyu Tip-Nosed Frogs enjoy eating small bugs or centipedes, and some shellfishes on the land.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
Now, the forests that <b>Ryukyu Tip-Nosed Frogs</b> need for living became smaller because people cut down trees to build dams and roads. Many people come to see rare Ryukyu Tip-Nosed Frogs with their own eyes, but their visits hurt the environment. Exotic animals in Okinawa can adapt to the changes in nature. But they are not comfortable living with dams or roads, and being gazed by humans.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-46263653600385838952011-09-02T23:59:00.000-07:002011-09-02T23:59:48.093-07:00Ishikawa's Frog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dk3UwCs4Xfw/TmHOyJuRK3I/AAAAAAAACdE/NNVtPNCOI6U/s1600/true-wildlife-ishikawa%2527s+frog-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dk3UwCs4Xfw/TmHOyJuRK3I/AAAAAAAACdE/NNVtPNCOI6U/s400/true-wildlife-ishikawa%2527s+frog-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Ishikawa's Frog</b> | Ishikawa's Frog is <b>the most beautiful frog</b> in Japan. Forests are disappearing and rivers are becoming dirty. Ishikawa's frog is in danger. <b>Amphibians </b>have trouble changing when their environment changes. They have a purple and green pattern that looks like moss. It hides them from their enemies.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The population of Okinawajima is designated as a natural monument by Okinawa and Kagoshima Prefectures, but there remains a need for improved protection of forest habitat on both Okinawajima and Amamioshima. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EfJnoDVZZ0M/TmHOt7ecF2I/AAAAAAAACdA/afHXVc4vOS0/s1600/true-wildlife-ishikawa%2527s+frog-1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EfJnoDVZZ0M/TmHOt7ecF2I/AAAAAAAACdA/afHXVc4vOS0/s400/true-wildlife-ishikawa%2527s+frog-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ishikawa's Frog only lives on Okinawa's main island, and is a <b>very special frog</b>. Some people believe they are Japan's most beautiful frog. Ishikawa's Frog needs small mountain streams in forests to live. However, forests are disappearing and rivers are becoming dirty. Ishikawa's Frog cannot live safely. Their numbers are becoming smaller, and we worry about their disappearance in the future. To stop the disappearance of <b>Ishikawa's Frog</b>, severe rules about catching and caring for them were made. But, that's not enough to save Ishikawa's Frog. Frogs are amphibians, and are very sensitive to changes in environment. We must give back the rivers, forests, and the surrounding nature to Ishikawa's Frog.<br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-55704728311053193412011-09-02T23:58:00.000-07:002011-09-02T23:58:20.957-07:00Goliath Frog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rVkACV61lJw/TmHM-zbGEyI/AAAAAAAACc8/tLoarc8yn3c/s1600/true-wildlife-goliath+frog-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rVkACV61lJw/TmHM-zbGEyI/AAAAAAAACc8/tLoarc8yn3c/s400/true-wildlife-goliath+frog-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Goliath Frog</b> | The Goliath Frog is the biggest frog in the world. They have been popular as food from a long time ago. They are also caught to keep as pets or for their skin, and their numbers have gone down to half of what they were before. This animal has a relatively small habitat range, mainly in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its numbers are dwindling due to habitat destruction, its collection for consumption as food and its collection for the <b>pet trade</b>.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The<b> goliath frog</b> is normally found in and near fast-flowing rivers with sandy bottoms in the West African countries of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. These rivers are usually clear and highly oxygenated. Their actual range spans from the last 200 km of the Sanaga basin in Cameroon to the north to the last 50 km of the Benito River basin in Equatorial Guinea to the south. The river systems in which these frogs live are often found in dense, extremely humid areas with relatively high temperatures. The<b> goliath frog</b> can live up to 15 years in the wild. In captivity, they can live up to 21 years. While male Goliath frogs weigh up to 8 pounds, females can weigh up to 7. These frogs have acute hearing but no vocal sac, and additionally lack nuptial pads.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H3uDGgJ6seI/TmHM1V40o2I/AAAAAAAACcw/BD3bSLkkfk4/s1600/true-wildlife-goliath+frog-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H3uDGgJ6seI/TmHM1V40o2I/AAAAAAAACcw/BD3bSLkkfk4/s400/true-wildlife-goliath+frog-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The<b> goliath frog</b>, like most frogs, feed on worms, and insects, such as dragonflies and locusts. Bees and wasps could be prey, but since they have stingers they use as a weapon, the goliath frog rarely even catch one. Goliath Frogs also eat smaller frogs, largely crabs, baby turtles, and young snakes. The goliath frog is also preyed on by snakes, Nile crocodiles and Nile monitors.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aXHn4XZ98ko/TmHM3Wf3pFI/AAAAAAAACc0/tgCuwxMJNNM/s1600/true-wildlife-goliath+frog-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aXHn4XZ98ko/TmHM3Wf3pFI/AAAAAAAACc0/tgCuwxMJNNM/s400/true-wildlife-goliath+frog-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like all <b>amphibians </b>the water is vital for their reproduction. The males will construct spawning and breeding areas alongside and within rivers by pushing rocks into semicircular patterns. Not much is known about the goliath frog's reproduction; however, some African scholars have started to do more research for medical reasons. They are the biggest frogs in the world. As tadpoles they are pretty small, and become frogs about 1.4cm in length. Once they become frogs they get bigger little by little.<br />
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The increase of people in the Goliath Frog's living space has become a problem. First, the spaces where they can live have become fewer. Also, Goliath Frogs are skilled swimmers and live near rivers. Because of people, the rivers have started to get dirtier, and the frogs are no longer able to live in a safe environment like before.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-33094834361987817072011-09-02T23:56:00.000-07:002011-09-02T23:56:28.269-07:00Golden Poison Frog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_flb8y-3OT4/TmHM-YYObMI/AAAAAAAACc4/VFazAqwAipY/s1600/true-wildlife-golden+poison+frog-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_flb8y-3OT4/TmHM-YYObMI/AAAAAAAACc4/VFazAqwAipY/s400/true-wildlife-golden+poison+frog-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Golden Poison Frog</b> | The Golden Poison Frog is the <b>most poisonous animal </b>in the world. Unfortunately, they are on the brink of <b>extinction </b>because tropical rainforests are disappearing. The golden poison Frog's skin is densely coated in <b>alkaloid poison</b>, one of a number of poisons common to dart frogs which prevents nerves from transmitting impulses, leaving the muscles in an inactive state of contraction. This can lead to heart failure or fibrillation.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Golden Poison Frog's natural enemy is a genus of snakes called the <b>Leimadophis Epinephelus</b>. These snakes are unaffected by the lethal poison of the Golden Poison Frog. The Golden Frog lives on the ground in humid forests, and is only known from primary forest. It is not known whether or not it can adapt to secondary habitats. The eggs are laid on the ground and the males transport the larvae to permanent pools. The main natural sources of food of <b>Golden Poison Frogs</b> are the ants in the genera Brachymyrmex and Paratrechina, but many kinds of insects and other small invertebrates can be devoured, specifically termites and beetles, which can easily be found on the rainforest floor. This frog is considered the most voracious of the dendrobatids.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y2qeEjTDinw/TmHL5YoQW7I/AAAAAAAACck/dBoeQAe49z4/s1600/true-wildlife-golden+poison+frog-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y2qeEjTDinw/TmHL5YoQW7I/AAAAAAAACck/dBoeQAe49z4/s400/true-wildlife-golden+poison+frog-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In captivity, the frog is fed with Drosophila fruit flies, cochineals and crickets, the larvae of various insects, and other small live invertebrate foods. An adult frog can eat food items much larger in relation to its size than most other dendrobatids. Golden Poison Frog is a <b>very important frog</b> to the local indigenous cultures, such as the Choco Emberá people in Colombia's rainforest. The frog is the main source of the poison in the darts used by the natives to hunt their food. The Emberá people carefully expose the frog to the heat of a fire, and the frog exudes small amounts of poisonous fluid. The tips of arrows and darts are soaked in the fluid, and keep their deadly effect for over two years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FC858J5Kq18/TmHL6oZYSXI/AAAAAAAACco/qb_t5lQ0HOs/s1600/true-wildlife-golden+poison+frog-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FC858J5Kq18/TmHL6oZYSXI/AAAAAAAACco/qb_t5lQ0HOs/s400/true-wildlife-golden+poison+frog-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In many ways, humans have benefited from the Golden Poison Frog. Yet today, the wild frogs are in danger of extinction. They live in only certain parts of tropical rainforests that are disappearing as deforestation and farm land development continues in various parts of the world.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-72484713870362527892011-09-02T22:35:00.000-07:002011-09-02T22:35:58.551-07:00Przewalski's Horse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N3ppCTXtKF8/TmG7oFvRcXI/AAAAAAAACcQ/4BURZ1LUt9I/s1600/true-wildlife-przewalski+horse-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="391" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N3ppCTXtKF8/TmG7oFvRcXI/AAAAAAAACcQ/4BURZ1LUt9I/s400/true-wildlife-przewalski+horse-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Przewalski's Horse</b> | The Przewalski's Horse is the only remaining <b>wild horse </b>still surviving in the world. Once, it became <b>extinct </b>because it was hunted or it lost in the feeding frenzy with farm animals. Przewalski's Horse is a <b>rare </b>and <b>endangered </b>subspecies of wild horse native to the steppes of central Asia, specifically China and Mongolia. At one time extinct in the wild, it has been reintroduced to its native habitat in Mongolia at the Khustain Nuruu National Park, Takhin Tal Nature Reserve and Khomiin Tal.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the wild, <b>Przewalski's Horses</b> live in social groups consisting of a dominant stallion, a dominant lead mare, other mares, and their offspring. The patterns of their daily lives exhibit horse behavior similar to that of feral horse herds. Each group has a well-defined home range; within the range, the herd travels between three and six miles a day, spending time grazing, drinking, using salt licks and dozing. At night, the herd clusters and sleeps for about four hours. Ranges of different herds may overlap without conflict, as the stallions are more protective of their mares than their territory.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">With a short, muscular body, Przewalski’s horses are <b>smaller </b>than most <b>domesticated horses</b>. They have a pale belly and beige to reddish-brown coat that is short during summer and thicker and longer in winter. Their muzzle is white, and they don an erect and dark mane that lines their large head and neck. They stand about 12 to 14 hands tall at the shoulder, or about 48 to 56 inches (122 to 142 centimeters), and weigh about 440 to 750 pounds (200 to 340 kilograms). While extant in the wild, these horses ate grasses and other vegetation on the steppe, shrublands, and plains of western Mongolia and northern China. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the 1960s, <b>Przewalski's Horses</b> disappeared once. They were hunted for their meat and hide. Others lost in the feeding frenzy with farm horses. In the 1990s, a project started to return Przewalski's Horses to the wild. Zoos in Europe raised Przewalski's Horses and returned them to wildlife sanctuaries in hometown, Mongolia, and the number of Przewalski's Horses in the wild is starting to increase, little by little.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hrHKed_cyp4/TmG7xFrEmpI/AAAAAAAACcc/eUHuP8xtO90/s1600/true-wildlife-przewalski+horse-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hrHKed_cyp4/TmG7xFrEmpI/AAAAAAAACcc/eUHuP8xtO90/s400/true-wildlife-przewalski+horse-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-24268203261322730562011-09-02T22:28:00.000-07:002011-09-02T22:28:03.635-07:00Mountain Zebra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jKgPXgZg5Ig/TmG5KSbiiZI/AAAAAAAACb4/Nx2m7HutR7I/s1600/true-wildlife-mountain+zebra-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jKgPXgZg5Ig/TmG5KSbiiZI/AAAAAAAACb4/Nx2m7HutR7I/s400/true-wildlife-mountain+zebra-1.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Mountain Zebra</b> | The Mountain Zebra is an <b>endangered </b>species of equid native to south-western Angola, Namibia and South Africa. It has two subspecies, the <b>Cape Mountain Zebra </b> and <b>Hartmann's Mountain Zebra</b>, though it has been suggested these should be considered separate species. Like all zebras, it is boldly striped in black and white and no two individuals look exactly alike. The stripe can be black and white or dark brown and white. Their stripes cover their whole bodies except for their bellies. The Mountain zebra also has a <b>dewlap</b>.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As its name suggests, the <b>Mountain Zebra</b> lives in higher places than other zebras. Its numbers are decreasing because of hunting for its skin and meat, and also because of droughts. Mountain Zebras are found on mountain slopes, open grasslands, woodlands and areas with sufficient vegetation. Some Mountain Zebras live in the <b>rainforest</b>. Mountain zebras live in hot, dry, rocky, mountainous and hilly habitats. They prefer slopes and plateaus and can be found as high as 1,000 metres above sea level, although they do migrate lower in the winter season. Their diet consists of tufted grass, bark, leaves, buds, fruit and roots. They often dig for ground water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Mountain zebra</b> are most active in the early morning and late afternoon. They spend up to half of the daylight hours feeding. Mountain zebra live in herds consisting of one adult male (stallion), one to five adult females (mares) and their young. The stallion is the dominant member of the herd. Sometimes herds come together to form temporary groups of up to 30 individuals. Mountain zebra never form the large herds characteristic of Plains zebra, however, they do exhibit a <b>harem-type social system</b>. During the winter they move up to 20 kilometres from a water source. Where they are in danger of being hunted, Mountain zebra water at night, however, when they are not in danger of being hunted, they water at any time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v_u9HoL3JCc/TmG5QOfDvII/AAAAAAAACcE/SISRtlzc3cA/s1600/true-wildlife-mountain+zebra-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v_u9HoL3JCc/TmG5QOfDvII/AAAAAAAACcE/SISRtlzc3cA/s400/true-wildlife-mountain+zebra-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Mountain zebras form small family groups consisting of a single stallion, one, two, or several mares, and their recent offspring. Bachelor males live in separate groups and attempt to abduct young mares and are opposed by the stallion. Mountain zebra groups do not aggregate into large herds like Plains zebras. Mares may give birth to one foal every twelve months. Like other equids, zebra foals are able to stand, walk and suckle shortly after they are born. The mare nurses the foal for up to a year, and the young zebra then leave to join bachelor groups or harems.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VRG1s7XC0bo/TmG5Szjh_VI/AAAAAAAACcI/lcpgxejhEKU/s1600/true-wildlife-mountain+zebra-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VRG1s7XC0bo/TmG5Szjh_VI/AAAAAAAACcI/lcpgxejhEKU/s400/true-wildlife-mountain+zebra-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Mountain Zebra lives in higher places than any other <b>zebra</b>. It lives in two different locations in southwestern Africa and South Africa. The biggest threat to Mountain Zebras is hunting by people. These animals have long been hunted for their beautifully patterned skins and meat. The Mountain Zebras that live in South Africa have nearly been wiped out twice in the past.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-66206613510713712011-08-24T00:20:00.000-07:002011-08-24T00:20:34.415-07:00Grevy's Zebra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e9fh1IvqxGU/TlSiTMSXGNI/AAAAAAAACbg/l1Rh-29wJgw/s1600/true-wildlife-grevy+zebra-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e9fh1IvqxGU/TlSiTMSXGNI/AAAAAAAACbg/l1Rh-29wJgw/s400/true-wildlife-grevy+zebra-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Grevy's Zebra</b> | The Grevy's zebra , also known as the <b>Imperial zebra</b>, is the largest extant wild equid and one of three species of zebra, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra. The Grevy's zebra is found in Kenya and Ethiopia. Compared with other <b>zebras</b>, it is tall, has large ears, and its stripes are narrower. It is more ass-like in appearance as compared to other zebras, which are more <b>horse-like</b>. Among their kinds who were hunted for their hides, Grevy's Zebra is the largest kind of zebra. The Grevy's Zebra's pattern is like a painting, so it is called the most beautiful of zebras. However, its beauty is its sadness, because it is hunted for its hide. Its numbers keep becoming lower and lower. </div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Grevy's zebras</b> grow up to nine feet long, weigh up to 990 pounds, and stand up to almost five and a half feet at the shoulder. On average, males are about ten percent larger than females. Big heads, large and rounded ears, and thick, erect manes make the <b>Grevy's zebra </b>appear more mule-like than other zebras. In fact, many experts consider Grevy's zebras to be striped asses that are not closely related to other zebras. Their coats sport dazzling narrow stripes that wrap around each other in a concentric pattern and are bisected by a black stripe running down the spine. Grevy's Zebra is hunted for its beautiful hide and so it has had a shocking drop in numbers. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Males </b>are<b> highly territorial</b>, claiming prime watering and grazing areas with piles of dung called middens. They generally live alone in their territories, except when females move through during mating season. Non-territorial males travel together in groups of two to six animals. This social system differs from that of other zebras, which typically form female harems that live in one male's territory all year. During dry months, many Grevy's zebras migrate to greener mountain pastures, but males on prime territories often remain there year-round. Grevy's zebras inhabit semi-desert areas, including arid grasslands and dusty acacia savannas. The most suitable areas have water year-round.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h9hNe3xHZeU/TlSiguEhLiI/AAAAAAAACbw/P_WmUV3IcTE/s1600/true-wildlife-grevy+zebra-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h9hNe3xHZeU/TlSiguEhLiI/AAAAAAAACbw/P_WmUV3IcTE/s400/true-wildlife-grevy+zebra-5.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Normally only one <b>foal </b>is born to a female after a gestation period of thirteen months. Most of the babies are born between May and August. The young zebra has brown stripes and a mane which stretches from the shoulder to the tail. The background colour of the foal's coat is light brown instead of white. This protective colouring helps the foal to "freeze" and blend instantly with its background. The foal can stand on its feet within one hour of its birth and can run with the herd after only a few hours - this gives it a much better chance of escaping from predators, usually lions. Young males leave the herd when they are about two years old and join bachelor herds. Eventually they will collect mares to form their own new herds or perhaps challenge old or weak stallions and take over their herd.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eegI3n2B36k/TlSjGsf7yOI/AAAAAAAACb0/qQtQ3u97xs8/s1600/true-wildlife-grevy+zebra-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eegI3n2B36k/TlSjGsf7yOI/AAAAAAAACb0/qQtQ3u97xs8/s400/true-wildlife-grevy+zebra-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, the surviving wild Grevy's Zebras are <b>protected </b>in national parks. The Grevy's Zebra has other things to worry about. Domesticated animals are growing in number, and the grass that the zebra eats has been taken away. Its living space is also disappearing because people are building. Experts speculate there are only around 1,900 to 2,500 wild Grevey's Zebras left.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-53763094538945768812011-08-23T23:46:00.000-07:002011-08-23T23:46:19.908-07:00Asian Wild Ass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A-GJgE1l5iM/TlSczXPQZKI/AAAAAAAACbQ/yaYzxQrEbkk/s1600/true-wildlife-asian+wild+ass-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A-GJgE1l5iM/TlSczXPQZKI/AAAAAAAACbQ/yaYzxQrEbkk/s400/true-wildlife-asian+wild+ass-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Asian Wild Ass </b>| The Asian Wild Ass was once considered to be among the largest population of <b>ungulates</b>, along with horses, cows, camels, and deer. Herds of 1,000 or more Asian Wild Asses have often been observed in Central and West Asia. Like many other large grazing animals, the asian wild ass' range has contracted greatly under the pressures of hunting and habitat loss, and of the six subspecies, one is <b>extinct </b>and two are <b>endangered</b>. The kiang , a Tibetan relative, was previously considered to be a subspecies of the asian wild ass as E. hemionus kiang, but recent molecular studies indicate that it is a distinct species. </div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Asian Wild Ass </b>are a little larger than donkeys at about 290 kilograms and 2.1 metres , and are a little more <b>horse-like</b>. They are short-legged compared to horses, and their coloring varies depending on the season. They are generally reddish-brown in color during the summer, becoming yellowish-brown in the winter months. They have a black stripe bordered in white that extends down the middle of the back. They are notoriously untameable.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_a0Y1aKsrYI/TlSc3RLEBEI/AAAAAAAACbY/0pnHb9qeew8/s1600/true-wildlife-asian+wild+ass-3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_a0Y1aKsrYI/TlSc3RLEBEI/AAAAAAAACbY/0pnHb9qeew8/s400/true-wildlife-asian+wild+ass-3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Asian Wild Ass lives in the <b>grasslands </b>and deserts of Central and West Asia.Most people associate a donkey with a slow moving animal, but the Asian Wild Ass is one of the fastest running asses in the horse family. They can run 70 kilometers or more per hour in short spurts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HLge1fKmFAw/TlSdceYpamI/AAAAAAAACbc/tHatvLAm8Tg/s1600/true-wildlife-asian+wild+ass-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HLge1fKmFAw/TlSdceYpamI/AAAAAAAACbc/tHatvLAm8Tg/s400/true-wildlife-asian+wild+ass-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, the Asian Wild Ass is on the brink of <b>extinction</b>. This is partially due to the expansion of grazing land. Livestock animals have taken over their grassland and watering areas. But it is also because of an expansion of farmlands which has shrunk their habitat and forced them to separate. No longer is it possible to see herds of 1,000 asses. Conservation efforts have helped them recover their population in some areas, but as a whole, the Asian Wild Ass is still an endangered species.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>African Wild Ass</b> | The African Wild Ass is a wild member of the<b> horse family</b>, <b>Equidae</b>. This species is believed to be the ancestor of the <b>domestic donkey</b> which is usually placed within the same species. They live in the deserts and other arid areas of northeastern Africa, in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia; it formerly had a wider range north and west into Sudan, Egypt and Libya. About 570 individuals exist in the wild. The African Wild Ass is suited for life in the desert, capable of going on for up to three days without drinking water.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>African wild asses</b> are well suited to life in a desert or semidesert environment. They have tough digestive systems, which can break down desert vegetation and extract moisture from food efficiently. They can also go without water for a fairly long time. Their large ears give them an excellent sense of hearing and help in cooling. Because of the sparse vegetation in their environment wild asses live somewhat separated from each other (except for mothers and young), unlike the tightly grouped herds of wild horses. They have very loud voices, which can be heard for over 3 km, which helps them to keep in contact with other asses over the wide spaces of the desert.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J_SL_GvqTn8/TkTO6JkmxZI/AAAAAAAACbM/1yGfDEnlhYY/s1600/true-wildlife-african-wild-ass5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J_SL_GvqTn8/TkTO6JkmxZI/AAAAAAAACbM/1yGfDEnlhYY/s400/true-wildlife-african-wild-ass5.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EmsBYiJDGh0/TkTO2xvTtKI/AAAAAAAACbI/GUqmrHWriA4/s1600/true-wildlife-african-wild-ass4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EmsBYiJDGh0/TkTO2xvTtKI/AAAAAAAACbI/GUqmrHWriA4/s1600/true-wildlife-african-wild-ass4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The African Wild asses can run swiftly, almost as fast as a horse. However, unlike most hoofed mammals, their tendency is to not flee right away from a potentially <b>dangerous situation</b>, but to investigate first before deciding what to do. When they need to, they can defend themselves with kicks from both their front and hind legs. The African Wild Ass eats plant material, often eating thorn bushes and tougher plants that other animals ignore. They need to have water at least every three days, but they are able to survive on water that is dirty and brackish and can get a lot of their moisture from the plant material that they eat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EmsBYiJDGh0/TkTO2xvTtKI/AAAAAAAACbI/GUqmrHWriA4/s1600/true-wildlife-african-wild-ass4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EmsBYiJDGh0/TkTO2xvTtKI/AAAAAAAACbI/GUqmrHWriA4/s400/true-wildlife-african-wild-ass4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sexual maturity of the female ass usually happens by the time she reaches two. Males can also reproduce at two, but it is so competitive that they usually are forced to wait until they are around four. Males are very territorial and will often hold a huge territory that is about 23 km, and they mark the edges of their territories with dung. Other males are allowed in, but they are kept away from the females as much as possible. Male donkeys will bray when the females are in season, and a dominant male of a territory has first right to breed with any female that comes around. The<b> gestational period usually</b> lasts <b>11-12 months</b>, and the females in the wild usually give birth only once every two years. The young are weaned at about six months of age, and the animals can live approximately 40 years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yOkeMYgNn6A/TkTOxzhDlzI/AAAAAAAACbA/oxJc2Sz6WBk/s1600/true-wildlife-african-wild-ass2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yOkeMYgNn6A/TkTOxzhDlzI/AAAAAAAACbA/oxJc2Sz6WBk/s400/true-wildlife-african-wild-ass2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In addition to their struggle with domesticated livestock to secure food and water, the <b>African Wild Ass </b>also became a hunted animal for consumption and medicine. Many dangerous weapons found their way into the homeland of the African Wild Ass due to the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. There is a concern that these weapons will be used more often from now on to hunt more of the African Wild Ass. Currently, there is a protection program in progress to move the African Wild Ass into a protected area of Israel.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-5222712136371079072011-08-11T23:47:00.000-07:002011-08-11T23:47:40.298-07:00Quokka<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQVQY8WuKmc/TkTKWxD6gsI/AAAAAAAACaw/lEKIJq2yctM/s1600/true-wildlife-quokka4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQVQY8WuKmc/TkTKWxD6gsI/AAAAAAAACaw/lEKIJq2yctM/s400/true-wildlife-quokka4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Quokka </b>| The Quokka is a small <b>macropod </b>about the size of a domestic cat. Like other <b>marsupials </b>in the macropod family , the Quokka is <b>herbivorous </b>and mainly nocturnal. It can be found on some smaller islands off the coast of Western Australia, in particular on Rottnest Island just off Perth and Bald Island near Albany. Quokkas resemble a small wallaby, with small rounded ears, and brown or greyish fur.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the wild, its roaming is restricted to a very small range in the South-West of Western Australia, with a number of small scattered populations on the mainland, one large population on Rottnest Island and a smaller population on Bald Island near Albany. The islands are free of foxes and cats. On Rottnest, it is common and occupies a variety of habitats ranging from semi-arid scrub to cultivated gardens.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ugXe_86MKBA/TkTKAI0Rk3I/AAAAAAAACas/vuSczCMG2q4/s1600/true-wildlife-quokka2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ugXe_86MKBA/TkTKAI0Rk3I/AAAAAAAACas/vuSczCMG2q4/s400/true-wildlife-quokka2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Quokka </b>weighs 2.5 to 5 kg and is 40 to 90 cm long with a 25 to 30 cm tail which is rather short for a macropod. It has a stocky build, rounded ears, and a short, broad head. Although looking rather like a very small, dumpy kangaroo, it can climb small trees and shrubs. Its coarse fur is a grizzled brown colour, fading to buff underneath.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-teNb0GFhOGM/TkTKZ2XdVxI/AAAAAAAACa0/PlB8C923F5g/s1600/true-wildlife-quokka5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-teNb0GFhOGM/TkTKZ2XdVxI/AAAAAAAACa0/PlB8C923F5g/s400/true-wildlife-quokka5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quokka feeds at night on native grasses and the leaves of shrubs. They need drinking water, but can survive long periods without it. This is helped by the remarkable ability of the <b>Quokka </b>to reuse a portion of their bodies waste products. These animals breed year round, and have a gestation period of 4 months before a new joey is born. The joey lives in its mother's pouch for the first 25 weeks of its life. After leaving the pouch, the joey continues to suckle at its mother's teets for a further 10 weeks. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-idiLSOl05ro/TkTK5UTNt5I/AAAAAAAACa4/jtlNl0cRxVo/s1600/true-wildlife-quokka3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-idiLSOl05ro/TkTK5UTNt5I/AAAAAAAACa4/jtlNl0cRxVo/s400/true-wildlife-quokka3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There were once a lot of Quokkas, but they are now in danger of <b>extinction</b>. They are under threat from development that has destroyed the wetlands where they live and are also threatened by other animals that have been introduced by humans. Quokkas are preyed on by cats and foxes, who are non-native animals in Australia. Their wetland habitat is also disturbed by feral pigs. While efforts are being made to protect them, it is thought that the numbers of Quokka still have not recovered.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-9830861313901040282011-08-10T23:52:00.000-07:002011-08-10T23:52:21.428-07:00Huon Tree Kangaroo<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-66a2bSLv438/TkN4ehxXpOI/AAAAAAAACaY/arVLAx9oCDg/s1600/true-wildlife-huontreekangs2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-66a2bSLv438/TkN4ehxXpOI/AAAAAAAACaY/arVLAx9oCDg/s400/true-wildlife-huontreekangs2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Huon Tree Kangaroo</b> | Huon Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei), also known as the <b>Matschie's Tree Kangaroo </b>is a tree kangaroo native to the Huon Peninsula of North Eastern New Guinea. Under the IUCN classification, Huon Tree Kangaroo is <b>endangered</b>. With a body and head length of 20 to 32 inches, Huon Tree Kangaroo are much smaller than Australia's well-known red kangaroo. </div><a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qgdgDyOVWD4/TkN4dSxKGGI/AAAAAAAACaU/mzh5qfWIGgU/s1600/true-wildlife-huontreekangs1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qgdgDyOVWD4/TkN4dSxKGGI/AAAAAAAACaU/mzh5qfWIGgU/s400/true-wildlife-huontreekangs1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There is no particular season in which they breed. Gestation lasts 32 days and joeys of captive bred individuals leave the pouch after 13 ½ months. The average life span of the Huon<b> Tree Kangaroo </b>in the wild is unknown, but is at least 14 years. The life span of the kangaroo in a zoo is about 20 years. The Huon Tree Kangaroo can only be found on the <b>Huon Peninsula</b> on the northeast coast of <b>Papua New Guinea</b>. They live in forests that are usually foggy.Unlike other species of kangaroos, the Huon Tree Kangaroo spends most of its time living in trees. They even eat and sleep in trees.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NRjW80_Kb4s/TkN4hDZUp6I/AAAAAAAACac/XDu5dzBn6iI/s1600/true-wildlife-huontreekangs3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NRjW80_Kb4s/TkN4hDZUp6I/AAAAAAAACac/XDu5dzBn6iI/s400/true-wildlife-huontreekangs3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The most distinctive trait of all tree kangaroos is the hair whorl they possess. It is a patch of hair that goes out in many directions and its location ranges from up near the shoulders all the way down to the tail. The Huon Tree Kangaroo is golden on its ventral side, lower parts of its limbs, ear edges, belly, and tail, and the rest of its body is a chestnut brown color, except for usually having a dark stripe down its back. Their faces are typically an array of yellow and white colors. The <b>Huon Tree Kangaroos</b> are similar in color and size to <b>Dendrolagus dorianus</b>, the Doria’s tree kangaroo. Huon Tree Kangaroos ears are small and bear-like looking and they do not have a good sense of hearing because of it. They have curved claws on their forelimbs and soft pads on their hind limbs that aid in their climbing ability, and they have some independent movement of their digits as well as good dexterity due to their forelimbs being able to bend a great deal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3Mwra5Fdyyw/TkN4px7C3AI/AAAAAAAACak/tzuRgpcjDZg/s1600/true-wildlife-huontreekangs5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3Mwra5Fdyyw/TkN4px7C3AI/AAAAAAAACak/tzuRgpcjDZg/s400/true-wildlife-huontreekangs5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The<b> Huon Tree Kangaroo</b> are mainly <b>folivorous</b>, eating anything from leaves, sap, insects, flowers, and nuts. Since they eat high fiber foods, they only eat maybe about 1 to 2 hours throughout the day and the other time of the day they are resting and digesting their food. Their digestion is similar to that of the ruminants; they have a large, “<b>tubiform forestomach</b>”, where most of the fermentation and breakdown of tough material takes place at; in the hind stomach, there is a mucosa lining with many glands that help absorption begin here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oSJrzWfh5Gs/TkN4kBcvn4I/AAAAAAAACag/GQqR00x3ivA/s1600/true-wildlife-huontreekangs4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oSJrzWfh5Gs/TkN4kBcvn4I/AAAAAAAACag/GQqR00x3ivA/s400/true-wildlife-huontreekangs4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Huon Tree Kangaroo lives only on the <b>Huon Peninsula of Papua New Guinea</b>. Usually we think of kangaroos as animals that hop around grasslands. However, Huon Tree Kangaroos are an exception. They live in forests and are more adept at climbing trees than they are at moving on land. Today, as the population on the Huon Peninsula grows, more and more of the kangaroo's precious forests are being converted into farmland. Continued habitat loss is pushing the Huon Tree Kangaroo toward the brink of <b>extinction</b>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-73395813857938004662011-08-10T22:58:00.000-07:002011-08-10T22:58:52.678-07:00Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CEWCjuIOjZg/TkNsAr9tWYI/AAAAAAAACaA/_C5H1PGBynI/s1600/true-wildlifegoodfellow%2527skangaroo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CEWCjuIOjZg/TkNsAr9tWYI/AAAAAAAACaA/_C5H1PGBynI/s400/true-wildlifegoodfellow%2527skangaroo1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo</b> | Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo also called the Ornate Tree Kangaroo, belongs to the family <b>Macropodidae</b>, which includes kangaroos, wallabies and their relatives. The species is native to the rainforests of New Guinea, and the border of central Irian Jaya in <b>Indonesia</b>. Under the IUCN classification, the species is listed as <b>Endangered</b>, which is a result of overhunting and human encroachment on their habitat.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5_3HBKQZ7D8/TkNsBVBow8I/AAAAAAAACaE/9ooAK9Gs0J0/s1600/true-wildlifegoodfellow%2527skangaroo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5_3HBKQZ7D8/TkNsBVBow8I/AAAAAAAACaE/9ooAK9Gs0J0/s400/true-wildlifegoodfellow%2527skangaroo2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like other tree-kangaroos, Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo is quite different in appearance from <b>terrestrial kangaroos</b>. Unlike its land dwelling cousins, its legs are not disproportionately large compared to its forelimbs which are strong and end in hooked claws for grasping tree limbs, and it has a long tail for balance. All of these features help it with a predominantly arboreal existence. Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo has short, woolly fur, usually chestnut to red-brown in color, a gray-brown face, yellow-colored cheeks and feet; a pale belly, a long, golden brown tail, and two golden stripes on its backside. It weighs approximately 7 kg. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QhMjmfLp8js/TkNsDrjLxII/AAAAAAAACaI/3DsoSsDjCn4/s1600/true-wildlifegoodfellow%2527skangaroo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QhMjmfLp8js/TkNsDrjLxII/AAAAAAAACaI/3DsoSsDjCn4/s400/true-wildlifegoodfellow%2527skangaroo3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although it feeds mainly on the leaves of the Silkwood tree, other morsels are accepted when available, including various fruits, cereals, flowers and grasses. It has a large stomach that functions as a fermentation vat, similar to the stomachs of cows and other ruminant herbivores, where bacteria break down fibrous leaves and grasses.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6uSN3Oe-DyM/TkNsLNcPIBI/AAAAAAAACaQ/F0nGuobBm9A/s1600/true-wildlifegoodfellow%2527skangaroo5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6uSN3Oe-DyM/TkNsLNcPIBI/AAAAAAAACaQ/F0nGuobBm9A/s400/true-wildlifegoodfellow%2527skangaroo5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unlike other <b>kangaroos</b>, Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroos like to stay in the treetops rather than hopping around on the ground. They choose to live in the treetops to protect themselves from enemies on the ground. The N<b>ew Guinea Island</b> used to be rich in nature but as it became the major exporter of lumbers and minerals, the forests were destroyed by the human. The more and more safe places to live for Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroos are now disappearing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mHh4K-FHgQI/TkNsGndMk6I/AAAAAAAACaM/FxkJIT-7D3w/s1600/true-wildlifegoodfellow%2527skangaroo4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mHh4K-FHgQI/TkNsGndMk6I/AAAAAAAACaM/FxkJIT-7D3w/s400/true-wildlifegoodfellow%2527skangaroo4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To make the matters worse, roads have been extended to the middle of a forest. It has made Goodfellow's <b>Tree Kangaroos </b>an easy prey for hunters who go after their meat. They are usually active in the morning and evening but those who live in the area where there are many people have become nocturnal. Once they chose to live in the treetops to protect themselves from the enemies; maybe now they have changed their lifestyle for fear of human, their new enemies.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-32072383715850475062011-08-10T21:40:00.000-07:002011-08-10T21:40:54.899-07:00Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kobmVY6jids/TkNbqeSxRgI/AAAAAAAACZw/OHsH63UDvRg/s1600/true-wildlife-groundgecko1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kobmVY6jids/TkNbqeSxRgI/AAAAAAAACZw/OHsH63UDvRg/s400/true-wildlife-groundgecko1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life |<b> Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko</b> | Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko, or the <b>Okinawan Ground Gecko</b>, is a species of lizard in the <b>Gekkonidae</b> family. It is endemic to Japan. Kuroiwa's Ground Geckos only live on the Okinawa Islands and Tokunoshima of the Amami Islands.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NtwgFlp3xb0/TkNbtEEL8pI/AAAAAAAACZ0/SuH0eOJJMK0/s1600/true-wildlife-groundgecko2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NtwgFlp3xb0/TkNbtEEL8pI/AAAAAAAACZ0/SuH0eOJJMK0/s400/true-wildlife-groundgecko2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The<b> Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko</b> has features similar to what a lizard has. The number of Kuroiwa Ground Gecko is becoming fewer because the outside animals that human have brought in often attack them, and size of forests is shrinking. Kuroiwa's Ground Geckos eat insects, spiders and worms. Kuroiwa's Ground Geckos can't climb up a tree because they have no specialized toe pads like other geckos do. They mainly roam around on the ground.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ozpjPlRnZNY/TkNbvKtrwRI/AAAAAAAACZ4/MIGGGqgEPHs/s1600/true-wildlife-groundgecko3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ozpjPlRnZNY/TkNbvKtrwRI/AAAAAAAACZ4/MIGGGqgEPHs/s400/true-wildlife-groundgecko3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko is a very <b>unusual creature</b> that only lives on the Okinawa Islands and Tokunoshima of the Amami Islands. Unlike other geckos, it can close its eyelids and has no specialized toe pads. The Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko has features similar to what a lizard has. Because the pattern of the skin varies depending on which island it lives, the <b>Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko</b> is further separated into four different species.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bl1gd4MRJaU/TkNbyGNtQ0I/AAAAAAAACZ8/emZXCjjylcg/s1600/true-wildlife-groundgecko4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bl1gd4MRJaU/TkNbyGNtQ0I/AAAAAAAACZ8/emZXCjjylcg/s400/true-wildlife-groundgecko4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The number of the Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko has become fewer because of forest clearing. It also faces problems like other creatures living in Okinawa may have. For itself being so exotic, Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko is also popular to keep as a pet. Even it is forbidden to keep the Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko as a <b>pet</b> but the human still continue ignore the rule. There are still many trades of the Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko in the<b> black market</b>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-71693569829644187852011-08-10T20:18:00.000-07:002011-08-15T05:12:15.068-07:00El Hierro Giant Lizard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OCaZntMZnhg/TkNHrZrvUoI/AAAAAAAACZg/Kw077f2j0As/s1600/true-wildlife-elhierolizard1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OCaZntMZnhg/TkNHrZrvUoI/AAAAAAAACZg/Kw077f2j0As/s400/true-wildlife-elhierolizard1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>El Hierro Giant Lizard</b> | The El Hierro Giant Lizard is a species that can be found on the island of <b>El Hierro</b>, one of the Canary Islands (Spain). The species was once present throughout much of the island and on the small offshore Roque Chico de Salmor, but is now confined to a small areas of cliff with sparse vegetation. It is currently restricted to the southern end of the Risco de Tibataje, in la Fuga de Gorreta, located between Guinea and the so-called Paso del Pino. </div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">El Hierro <b>giant lizard</b> is a thickset reptile with a broad head. Adults are dark grey to brown in colour, with two rows of pale orange patches running along its sides. Its belly is mostly brown, but has an orange to red colouration towards the middle. Older <b>El Hierro Giant Lizards</b> are mainly black with some grey. Males are larger than females. El Hierro Giant Lizard is a very large lacertid that can grow beyond 20 cm in length, and lives only on the Hierro Island of Spain's Canary Islands. It used to exist in a broader area but now only exists in a certain part of Hierro Island. Their number is down to a mere 300 to 400, including those returned to wilderness by humans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NBZvv7z8zHA/TkNHwRFCyJI/AAAAAAAACZs/u8vnW-AwdXk/s1600/true-wildlife-elhierolizard4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NBZvv7z8zHA/TkNHwRFCyJI/AAAAAAAACZs/u8vnW-AwdXk/s400/true-wildlife-elhierolizard4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The El Hierro giant lizard is <b>omnivorous</b>. It eats plants and insects. Mating begins in May and the 5 to 13 eggs are laid from June until the end of August. Their eggs hatch after 61 days. Many reptiles become active after raising their body temperature by sunbathing. The body of the <b>El Hierro Giant Lizard</b> can be as hot as 40 degrees Celsius after sunbathing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-80Nb3dSRdDY/TkNHtc8ijmI/AAAAAAAACZk/mhtIAscV5Zs/s1600/true-wildlife-elhierolizard2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-80Nb3dSRdDY/TkNHtc8ijmI/AAAAAAAACZk/mhtIAscV5Zs/s400/true-wildlife-elhierolizard2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The number of El Hierro Giant Lizards has dropped because of a scarcity in food plants and an increase in attacks by seagulls and other animals. Although the extent of human-induced changes to the ecosystem is unknown, with so few El Hierro Giant Lizards in existence, any further human-induced changes to their environment could cause them to go <b>extinct</b> in a flash. To avoid this tragic scenario, Spain has enlisted the entire country to help protect the El Hierro Giant Lizard.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-16982715640106113982011-07-19T03:17:00.000-07:002011-07-19T03:17:49.159-07:00Anderson's Crocodile Newt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5DDSzr4gQWo/TiVYlJXJYAI/AAAAAAAACX8/Ab7ptNg9_RU/s1600/ac-newt_img01-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5DDSzr4gQWo/TiVYlJXJYAI/AAAAAAAACX8/Ab7ptNg9_RU/s320/ac-newt_img01-l.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Anderson's Crocodile Newt</b> | The Anderson's Crocodile Newt is a species of <b>salamander</b> in the Salamandridae family. It is found in Japan and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Anderson's Crocodile Newt gets its name from its bumpy ribs.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Anderson's Crocodile Newt</b> looks the same today as long, long ago. Their nickname is "the living fossil". They've survived through time but the forests and woods are vanishing, and they're in trouble. They love munching on bugs and beetles, and worms for a snack.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is an <b>amazing creature</b> because all through time, it hasn't changed a bit. Nicknamed "<b>the living fossil</b>", he's the link to all ancient animals. It received its name from his bumpy ribs. His ribs are his charm and his cool dinosaur look.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fmuhhTcHpJo/TiVYuspI36I/AAAAAAAACYI/l7QV7iorzMc/s1600/hwal-Phzm60qlBq8-image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fmuhhTcHpJo/TiVYuspI36I/AAAAAAAACYI/l7QV7iorzMc/s320/hwal-Phzm60qlBq8-image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The<b> Anderson's Crocodile Newt</b>, a super survivor of time, is facing extinction. People are building roads and resorts on top of the Anderson's Crocodile Newt's home; the forest and woods, and now it is homeless. If the Anderson's Crocodile Newt falls into a roadside ditch, it won't be able get out and it will die! Anderson's Crocodile Newt hasn't changed through time because there was never a problem with the forest and woods. It can't survive with all of this sudden change.<br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-30331228303292985002011-07-19T02:54:00.000-07:002011-07-19T02:54:04.924-07:00Volcano Rabbit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nt4glE115t0/TiVS1VRDC0I/AAAAAAAACX0/XP4YQtSbzTE/s1600/volcanorabbit2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nt4glE115t0/TiVS1VRDC0I/AAAAAAAACX0/XP4YQtSbzTE/s320/volcanorabbit2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Volcano Rabbit</b> | The Volcano Rabbit also known as teporingo or zacatuche (Romerolagus diazi) is a small rabbit that resides in the mountains of Mexico. <b>Volcano Rabbits </b>are the second smallest rabbit in the world, only the pygmy rabbit is smaller. </div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Volcano Rabbit lives at a high altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level. <b>Grasslands </b>have expanded into the highlands, making it difficult for the rabbit to find food and make their nest holes. Although the Volcano rabbits are not found outside of <b>Mexico </b>there are a handful of isolated populations away from the slopes of the volcanoes but these are very few and far between. The four volcano slopes where these unique rabbits reside are the Tlaloc, El Pelado, Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl volcano slopes. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dGzIkVJcLQk/TiVSy-dI1jI/AAAAAAAACXs/r3qNQ5hBq20/s1600/rabbit337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dGzIkVJcLQk/TiVSy-dI1jI/AAAAAAAACXs/r3qNQ5hBq20/s320/rabbit337.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Volcano <b>Rabbits </b>make their nests deep in the grass. Not only do they eat the grass, but they also use it to hide from their enemies. Volcano Rabbits feed on zacaton grasses, herbs and the bark of alder trees. During the rainy season they will also eat corn and oats.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GLsM32Ru4x8/TiVSz5edDHI/AAAAAAAACXw/WBO-vEAEzZE/s1600/volcanorabbit1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GLsM32Ru4x8/TiVSz5edDHI/AAAAAAAACXw/WBO-vEAEzZE/s320/volcanorabbit1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Volcano Rabbits </b>breed throughout the year with a peak during the warm summer. After a gestation period of 38 - 40 days, they will give birth to 1 - 3 young. At birth the youngsters are covered in fur but their eyes are closed. They are weaned after approximately 20 days and they reach sexual maturity at 4 months old. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-buto7gk0HVc/TiVS3UpRbUI/AAAAAAAACX4/LdGYeRl7Pl0/s1600/volcano-rabbit_img01-l.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-buto7gk0HVc/TiVS3UpRbUI/AAAAAAAACX4/LdGYeRl7Pl0/s320/volcano-rabbit_img01-l.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another problem is that the Volcano Rabbits live on an active volcano. If this volcano were to erupt, it would wipe out their small population. So, zoos and preservation centers are working quickly to breed more Volcano Rabbits.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-69778413163122761952011-07-19T02:36:00.000-07:002011-07-19T02:36:08.256-07:00Amami Rabbit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1nEHqlTQt4k/TiVO9K4tJWI/AAAAAAAACXg/iXHOphoY740/s1600/amami-rabbit_img01-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1nEHqlTQt4k/TiVO9K4tJWI/AAAAAAAACXg/iXHOphoY740/s320/amami-rabbit_img01-l.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Amami Rabbit</b> | The Amami Rabbit or Amamino kuro usagi, also known as the R<b>yukyu Rabbit</b>, is a primitive dark-furred rabbit which is only found in Amami Ōshima and Toku-no-Shima in Japan. The dark-furred Amami Rabbit is known as a <b>living fossil</b>. Its characteristics are identical to rabbits who lived five million years ago. With its small ears and dark eyes the Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) contrasts greatly with its more familiar fluffy, white relatives, and yet it's the Amami's distinctive features that make this rabbit so important to the study of the animal world. The <b>Amami Rabbit</b> has remained essentially unchanged since the Miocene Epoch of the Neogene Period, or approximately five million years. It is believed that its ancestors diverged from other leporids, or rabbits and hares, approximately 20 million years ago.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KgVeSuErNZA/TiVO63GuBJI/AAAAAAAACXc/B6OPkz9cPXo/s1600/amamirabbit2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KgVeSuErNZA/TiVO63GuBJI/AAAAAAAACXc/B6OPkz9cPXo/s320/amamirabbit2.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pTanwHs0afw/TiVO_-TcgKI/AAAAAAAACXk/MzyjYb41Mrc/s1600/pentfurn1+g+92.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Amami Rabbit</b> has thick, wooly, dark brown fur that takes on a reddish shade on its underbelly as it ages. It has small ears and small eyes and short legs, but a large, stocky body. It also has a longer face, or snout, than most rabbits. Amami Rabbits do not have tails. They do, however, have long, curved, inch-long nails.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IuSSHJVrWrs/TiVO4Y6XMEI/AAAAAAAACXU/Gkw5oPNhjFE/s1600/090812_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IuSSHJVrWrs/TiVO4Y6XMEI/AAAAAAAACXU/Gkw5oPNhjFE/s320/090812_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Baby Rabbits are called kits, kittens, or bunnies. Some sources say the Amami Rabbit <b>only has one kit </b>at a time, and other sources say they have two to three, but it is agreed that they generally have two litters each year. The mother builds a den lined with plant materials and tufts of fur then seals the top with the same material so it looks like the rest of the forest floor. Like other rabbits, the mother leaves her offspring to hunt and only returns every other night in an effort to keep predators from locating her den. She can even feed the kit without completely uncovering the den. She unseals the den when the kit is between four and seven weeks old and the baby rabbit joins its mother on the evening hunt for food.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sbk3gNJ_7nk/TiVO5rVxJDI/AAAAAAAACXY/GQF_L-_9RHI/s1600/amami_rabbit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sbk3gNJ_7nk/TiVO5rVxJDI/AAAAAAAACXY/GQF_L-_9RHI/s320/amami_rabbit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Amami Rabbit eats grass, fresh branches, and nuts. The Amami Rabbit raises its offspring in rabbit holes. Except at times when the mother feeds milk to her offspring, she will cover the rabbit hole with dirt to conceal it. Isn't that clever!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pTanwHs0afw/TiVO_-TcgKI/AAAAAAAACXk/MzyjYb41Mrc/s1600/pentfurn1+g+92.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pTanwHs0afw/TiVO_-TcgKI/AAAAAAAACXk/MzyjYb41Mrc/s320/pentfurn1+g+92.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The reason why the Amami Rabbit retains its <b>primitive </b>form is because this form best suits them for life on the island. But as more people came to the island, the environment started to change. People continued to cut down trees, wiping out sources of food and refuge for the Amami Rabbit. Amami Rabbits are also frequently attacked by mongooses, which were originally brought to the island to exterminate the Habu, a venoemous snake. Today, the Amami Rabbit is on the brink of extinction. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-87040905004631494922011-07-09T03:34:00.000-07:002011-07-09T03:34:39.688-07:00Brazilian Tapir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GKhcekhyLY4/ThguLFwwVxI/AAAAAAAACXQ/4LqF5aAdgyk/s1600/Tapirus_terrestris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GKhcekhyLY4/ThguLFwwVxI/AAAAAAAACXQ/4LqF5aAdgyk/s320/Tapirus_terrestris.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Brazilian Tapir</b> | The <b>South American Tapir</b> (Tapirus terrestris), or <b>Brazilian Tapir</b> (from the Tupi tapi'ira) or <b>Lowland Tapir </b>or (in Portuguese) <b>Anta</b>, is one of four species in the tapir family, along with the Mountain Tapir, the Malayan Tapir, and Baird's Tapir. It is the second largest land mammal in South America, after Baird's Tapir. The Brazilian Tapir (also known as the South American Tapir) is known to be a fantastic swimmer and the Brazilian Tapir is generally found close to water in the <b>Amazon Rainforest</b>.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is dark brown in color, paler in the face, and has a low, erect crest running from the crown down the back of the neck. The round, dark ears have distinctive white edges. The South American Tapir can be found near water in the Amazon Rainforest and River Basin in South America, east of the Andes. Its range stretches from Venezuela, Colombia, and Guianas in the north to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, in the south, to Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador in the West.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is an <b>herbivore</b>. Using its mobile snout, this tapir feeds on leaves, buds, shoots, and small branches that it tears from trees, fruit, grasses, and aquatic plants. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The social life of the South American tapir is <b>unknown</b>. In the San Diego zoo, the captive group forms a structured herd, with dominant and subordinate animals of both sexes. The dominant male and female make what is called the 'sliding squeal', less than a second in duration. On hearing this sound the others make a 'fluctuating squeal', which is longer and quavers rather than merely decreasing in pitch. This is also uttered when a dominant individual approaches, apparently as an appeasement call and as a sign of pain or fear. Tapirs also utter a challenging snort, and a click made with the tongue and palate, perhaps as a species identification.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-76014073529456939722011-07-09T03:10:00.000-07:002011-07-09T03:10:08.863-07:00Mountain Tapir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ABHWIHNhfKk/ThgnIUbl4CI/AAAAAAAACWw/ZO9VC4klbrY/s1600/1072909038_1854866d04_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ABHWIHNhfKk/ThgnIUbl4CI/AAAAAAAACWw/ZO9VC4klbrY/s320/1072909038_1854866d04_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Mountain Tapir</b> | The Mountain Tapir or Woolly Tapir is <b>the smallest </b>of the four species of tapir and is the only one to live outside of tropical rainforests in the wild. It is most easily distinguished from other tapirs by its thick woolly coat and white lips. Their wooly coat is dark brown in colour and they have pale coloured cheeks and throat. Their ears are large and are coloured white on the rims, they have small eyes and a large proboscis. </div><a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WHUglmh843M/ThgnJJvojdI/AAAAAAAACW0/rFhT3ANJPeg/s1600/cute-baby-tapir.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WHUglmh843M/ThgnJJvojdI/AAAAAAAACW0/rFhT3ANJPeg/s320/cute-baby-tapir.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Mountain Tapir</b> lives, as the name implies, high in the mountains. But their numbers have diminished because farmers have extended the grasslands for domesticated livestock into the mountains. Mountain Tapirs are found in the forests and grasslands of the Andes at altitudes over 2,000 m (6,560 ft). They are active at night and spend their days resting among thick vegetation. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VsktmIkBgvc/Thgnhopl6XI/AAAAAAAACW8/dZnLCBRgRgY/s1600/Mountain-Tapir-photos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VsktmIkBgvc/Thgnhopl6XI/AAAAAAAACW8/dZnLCBRgRgY/s320/Mountain-Tapir-photos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tapirs are <b>herbivores</b>, and eat a wide range of plants, including leaves, grasses, and bromeliads. In the wild, particularly common foods include lupins, Gynoxys, ferns, and umbrella plants. It also seeks out natural salt licks to satisfy its need for essential minerals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K7hNyx6irDw/ThgobyTSXPI/AAAAAAAACXA/jvCU-HiIXW4/s1600/mountain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K7hNyx6irDw/ThgobyTSXPI/AAAAAAAACXA/jvCU-HiIXW4/s320/mountain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Mountain Tapir is <b>nocturnal</b>, moving during daybreak and nightfall. In the afternoon, they hide in the bushes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yttPbX4Bt1Q/ThgnfFWd2pI/AAAAAAAACW4/pmzxlYSk55o/s1600/mountain_tapir_diego_lizcan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yttPbX4Bt1Q/ThgnfFWd2pI/AAAAAAAACW4/pmzxlYSk55o/s320/mountain_tapir_diego_lizcan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Mountain Tapir has always been prey to food and <b>game hunting</b>. And now, there are plans to begin mining their mountains for minerals, further destroying the homes of Mountain Tapirs. Because Mountain Tapirs continue to vanish even today, increased measures must be taken to expand the protected area. Otherwise, they will become extinct in the very near future.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-66117210785785613522011-07-09T02:39:00.000-07:002011-07-09T02:39:58.561-07:00Baird's Tapir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-utJR3GRvKWE/ThghEX5wWLI/AAAAAAAACWg/WdhzR27_Lqo/s1600/Central_American_Tapir-Belize20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-utJR3GRvKWE/ThghEX5wWLI/AAAAAAAACWg/WdhzR27_Lqo/s320/Central_American_Tapir-Belize20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Baird's Tapir</b> | Baird’s Tapir is a species of <b>tapir </b>that is native to Central America and northern South America. Baird’s Tapir is named for the American naturalist Spencer Fullerton Baird who traveled to Mexico in 1843 and observed the animals. However, the species was first documented by another American naturalist, W. T. White. Tapir is the largest land mammal in Central America.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6J3ozauy72E/ThghDeB5d8I/AAAAAAAACWc/9Z-FeB87cBM/s1600/Bairds_Tapir.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6J3ozauy72E/ThghDeB5d8I/AAAAAAAACWc/9Z-FeB87cBM/s320/Bairds_Tapir.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Baird's Tapir</b> can be identified by the fact that this species of tapir has a <b>cream coloured</b> marking on it's face. The skin of the Baird's Tapir commands a very high price. Leather hunting and deforestation has caused their numbers to drop by less than half. Baird’s Tapir may be active at all hours, but is primarily nocturnal. It forages for leaves and fallen fruit, using well-worn tapir paths which zig-zag through the thick undergrowth of the forest. The animal usually stays close to water and enjoys swimming and wading on especially hot days, individuals will rest in a watering hole for hours with only their heads above water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uInePuqKiV4/ThghF6GOptI/AAAAAAAACWk/f1FrmDjTROo/s1600/tapir-4-blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uInePuqKiV4/ThghF6GOptI/AAAAAAAACWk/f1FrmDjTROo/s320/tapir-4-blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It generally leads a <b>solitary</b> life, though feeding groups are not uncommon and individuals, especially those of different ages (young with their mothers, juveniles with adults) are often observed together. The animals communicate with one another through shrill whistles and squeaks. Baby Tapirs spend a long time in their mother's stomach, and are born only one offspring at a time. Their slow birth rate makes it difficult for their numbers to recover once it declines.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SKLRVc59zcA/ThghHDW7LFI/AAAAAAAACWo/VEzBJvCTYDw/s1600/tapir-bairds-scotch-0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SKLRVc59zcA/ThghHDW7LFI/AAAAAAAACWo/VEzBJvCTYDw/s320/tapir-bairds-scotch-0002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Baird's Tapir</b> is losing its home as people cut down the trees in the forests where it lives. Deforestation changes the shape of ponds and swamps, rendering water bodies that were once safe unsafe. On top of that, the increase in grasslands near their habitat has infected some Baird's Tapir with a contagious diseases carried by domesticated horses. The number of Baird's Tapir is said to have diminished to less than half over the last 30 years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xJVZdxu4k68/ThghH2O25RI/AAAAAAAACWs/iqciuYqcq4g/s1600/yz05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xJVZdxu4k68/ThghH2O25RI/AAAAAAAACWs/iqciuYqcq4g/s320/yz05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-68690169009165059452011-07-09T02:20:00.000-07:002011-07-09T02:20:31.477-07:00Malayan Tapir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d2jGU7GS8QA/ThgbeIulWPI/AAAAAAAACWU/kjTboCX8lys/s1600/Malayan_Tapir-Tapir-image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d2jGU7GS8QA/ThgbeIulWPI/AAAAAAAACWU/kjTboCX8lys/s320/Malayan_Tapir-Tapir-image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Malayan Tapir</b> | The Malayan Tapir, also called the <b>Asian Tapir</b>, is the largest of the four species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. The Malayan Tapir is the largest of the tapir species and has a distinctive white band across it's body. The Malayan Tapir once roamed the tropical forests across South East Asia but the Malayan <b>Tapir </b>today has a much smaller range primarily due to habitat loss. </div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Malayan Tapirs are primarily <b>solitary creatures</b>, marking out large tracts of land as their territory, though these areas usually overlap with those of other individuals. <b>Tapirs </b>mark out their territories by spraying urine on plants, and they often follow distinct paths which they have bulldozed through the undergrowth.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qrK8W52gCbs/Thgbbj3tNmI/AAAAAAAACWM/mrYFdlF879M/s1600/6a00d8341c630a53ef01156fc32c78970b-800wi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qrK8W52gCbs/Thgbbj3tNmI/AAAAAAAACWM/mrYFdlF879M/s320/6a00d8341c630a53ef01156fc32c78970b-800wi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Malayan tapir eat grass and nuts, water plants, and fruits. They put food in their mouths using their noses, just like an elephant. Exclusively a <b>vegetarian</b>, the animal forages for the tender shoots and leaves of more than 115 species of plants (around 30 are particularly preferred), moving slowly through the forest and pausing often to eat and note the scents left behind by other tapirs in the area.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j2_W62ejq-A/ThgbayYz0fI/AAAAAAAACWI/pQp-ODpYSPQ/s1600/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j2_W62ejq-A/ThgbayYz0fI/AAAAAAAACWI/pQp-ODpYSPQ/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Malayan Tapirs</b> have black and white sections like the Giant Panda. You'd think it would make them stand out, but tigers and other predators have a hard time finding them. <b>Malayan Tapirs</b> go out at night, so predators can only see the white parts of them. Predators can't see their shape. They look relaxed, but can run away very quickly if in trouble. If they see a predator, they quickly hide under water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zCjbdY2GiMM/Thgbc4uPVAI/AAAAAAAACWQ/mA3Iat7AWFs/s1600/6a010535647bf3970b0115720981b7970b-800wi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zCjbdY2GiMM/Thgbc4uPVAI/AAAAAAAACWQ/mA3Iat7AWFs/s320/6a010535647bf3970b0115720981b7970b-800wi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Malayan Tapirs are <b>skilled swimmers</b> that live in forests where there is water. The forests are disappearing. Living in small numbers in small forests, it's hard to find food. They're also have trouble on finding mates. Their numbers are becoming smaller. Out of all tapirs, Malayan Tapirs are the closest to extinction.<br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-2662499518765655992011-06-29T18:03:00.000-07:002011-06-29T18:03:36.285-07:00Egyptian Tortoise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JqbeAzI_OWY/TgvKwNcQEnI/AAAAAAAACU0/A9tg23raKfk/s1600/EgypTort_112902_693C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JqbeAzI_OWY/TgvKwNcQEnI/AAAAAAAACU0/A9tg23raKfk/s320/EgypTort_112902_693C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Egyptian Tortoise</b> | The Egyptian Tortoise is <b>the smallest land turtle</b> in the Northern Hemisphere. The Egyptian Tortoise is a critically endangered <b>neck-hiding tortoise</b>. Once more widespread, its numbers are now dwindling. The species is <b>extinct </b>in Egypt, and global extinction is a looming threat unless more actions are taken to protect this species. They are on the brink of extinction due of habitat loss and because people capture them to make pets.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2OsZwYMuAUw/TgvKuEmbKAI/AAAAAAAACUw/IPPLFBGbItY/s1600/egyptian-tortoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2OsZwYMuAUw/TgvKuEmbKAI/AAAAAAAACUw/IPPLFBGbItY/s320/egyptian-tortoise.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Egyptian tortoises are <b>herbivores</b>, feeding on rough grasses, desert plants and fruit. They are most active during the warm periods of the year and least active during the months when it is very cold or very hot. During the cooler months, the tortoise is most active at midday. In the hot months, it is only active during the early morning or late afternoon and spends the rest of the day hiding in the cover of bushes or in rodent burrows.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R7KEre3zfQk/TgvKsjGpPhI/AAAAAAAACUs/eh-DiOayG1s/s1600/Egyptian_tortoise.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R7KEre3zfQk/TgvKsjGpPhI/AAAAAAAACUs/eh-DiOayG1s/s320/Egyptian_tortoise.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another unfortunate reality is the loss of habitat. Much of what used to be habitat for the <b>Egyptian Tortoises </b>has now become farmland or towns. Moreover, any remaining grassland has become a pasture for domestic livestock where many goats and sheep feed on the vegetation that used to be the tortoises' food. Many countries are cooperating to protect the Egyptian Tortoise, but many still believe their population will continue to drop further.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236176886935208807.post-39339805568614552282011-06-29T17:50:00.000-07:002011-06-29T17:50:14.651-07:00Ploughshare Tortoise (Angonoka)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zABA1b_e8o0/TgvHmWpemjI/AAAAAAAACUo/WJzaCgMN6b0/s1600/ploughshare-tortoise_img01-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zABA1b_e8o0/TgvHmWpemjI/AAAAAAAACUo/WJzaCgMN6b0/s320/ploughshare-tortoise_img01-l.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True Wild Life | <b>Ploughshare Tortoise (Angonoka)</b> | The <b>Angonoka </b>or <b>Ploughshare tortoise</b> is one of the ten most <b>endangered animals</b> in the world. The Ploughshare Tortoise is a land tortoise that lives only on the island of Madagascar. They are considered the most threatened species of land tortoises because many of them have been captured to keep as pets, and because their habitat has been turned into farmland. </div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Ploughshare Tortoise </b>is characterized by a bump that looks like a shoehorn extending from its neck. This is actually part of the tortoises' shell on its stomach. Male tortoises will use this to flip over their opponent in a duel. The Ploughshare Tortoise is the most threatened species of <b>land tortoises</b>. One reason for this is their popularity as pets. Most tortoises retract into their shells to hide and protect themselves from their enemies. However, for hunters interested in selling them as pets, this instinct to hide and remain motionless in their shells at the sense of danger is a convenience because it makes them easier to catch. Many of the Ploughshare Tortoises have been captured to be sold as pets, thus reducing their population.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6D_t8wNtPNU/TgvHkrx7MwI/AAAAAAAACUk/b85_lkW38cQ/s1600/04022918PD_gopher_tortoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6D_t8wNtPNU/TgvHkrx7MwI/AAAAAAAACUk/b85_lkW38cQ/s320/04022918PD_gopher_tortoise.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Environmental change also disturbs life for the <b>Ploughshare Tortoise</b>. Their habitats are disappearing due to frequent field burning in order to make pastures and fields. There has also been the emergence of a natural enemy that eats their eggs and hatchlings -- the bush pig. Originally, people brought the bush pig to the island from the African continent. Now, it has become a wild animal. Efforts to artificially breed and return the Ploughshare Tortoise to the wild are underway. However, this species grows at a very slow rate. it will take years for their numbers to increase because a Ploughshare Tortoise that has been released to the wild takes many years to bear children.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1