The Savannah is a hybrid cat breed. It is a cross between a domestic cat and a serval, a medium-sized, large-eared wild African cat. History Judee Frank crossbred a male serval, belonging to Suzi Woods, with [ … ]
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There are only 2 records of any snow leopard attack
The snow leopard or ounce is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. What is the snow leopard? It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because the global population is estimated [ … ]
The red panda, classified as Endangered by the IUCN
The red panda, also called the lesser panda and the red cat-bear, is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. What is the red panda? The red panda has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, [ … ]
Discover the cotton-top tamarin, one of the smallest primates!
The cotton-top tamarin is a small New World monkey weighing less than 0.5 kg (1.1 lb) and one of the smallest primates. What is the cotton-top tamarin? The cotton-top tamarin is easily [ … ]
The bonobo, capable of altruism, sensitivity and empathy
The bonobo, formerly called the pygmy chimpanzee and less often, the dwarf or gracile chimpanzee, is an endangered great ape and one of the two species. Although the name “chimpanzee” is sometimes used to refer to both species together. What [ … ]
The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey receiving international attention
The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey or Dollman’s snub-nosed monkey is a slender-bodied arboreal Old World monkey, endemic to northern Vietnam. What is the tonkin snub-nosed monkey? It is a black and white monkey with a pink nose and [ … ]
The glass frogs with a body visible through the skin
The glass frogs are frogs of the amphibian family Centrolenidae. While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent. The internal viscera, including the [ … ]
The emperor tamarin, allegedly named for its resemblance to the German emperor Wilhelm II!
The emperor tamarin allegedly named for its resemblance to the German emperor Wilhelm II lives in the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia and in the west Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas. Physical description The fur of the emperor tamarin is predominantly [ … ]
Snowflake: The only white gorilla known
Snowflake was an albino Western lowland gorilla and the only white gorilla known. He was kept at Barcelona Zoo in Spain from 1966 until his death. History Snowflake was captured in the Rio Muni region in Equatorial Guinea on October [ … ]
The swan, an highly intelligent animal
Swans feed in the water and on land. They are almost entirely herbivorous, although they may eat small amounts of aquatic animals. What is a swan? Behaviour Although swans only [ … ]