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 [ … ]
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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 loggerhead sea turtle appeared about 40 million years ago
The loggerhead sea turtle, or loggerhead, is an oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. What is the loggerhead sea turtle? The average loggerhead measures [ … ]
The pygmy marmoset, the world’s smallest monkey
The pygmy marmoset, a small New World monkey native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. What is the pygmy marmoset? It is notable for being [ … ]
The giant panda, among the world’s most adored and protected rare animals
The giant panda, also known as panda bear or simply panda, is a bear native to south central China. It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round [ … ]
Chamelons : Surprising things you didn’t know
Chameleons are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. These species come in a range of colors, and many species have the ability to change color. [ … ]
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 [ … ]
The serval known to live on Mount Kilimanjaro
The serval, also known as the tierboskat, is a wild cat found in Africa. It was first described by German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1776. What is the serval? Eighteen subspecies are recognised. The serval [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Zebroid: the term generally used for all zebra hybrids
A zebroid or zorse, is the offspring of any cross between a zebra and any other equine: essentially, a zebra hybrid. What is a zebroid? Zebroids have been bred since the 19th century. Charles Darwin noted several zebra hybrids [ … ]