The Borneo bay cat (Catopuma badia), a species endemic to the island of Borneo, is also known by different names such as bay cat and Bornean bay cat. In 1856, Alfred Russel Wallace, an English naturalist, discovered the skull and skin of the species in Sarawak, a state in Malaysia.The bay cats possess chestnut-colored fur, while the lower side is pure white. The cat has rounded ears with blackish-brown fur and a long tail....
Brumback’s night monkeys (Aotus brumbacki) are a species of night monkeys native to the tropical forests of Colombia, South America. As the name suggests, they are partly nocturnal and prefer searching for food at night. Originally, the Brumback’s night monkey species was a subspecies of Aotus lemurinus, or the gray-bellied night monkeys, but became a fully recognized separate species of its own recently. Not much is known about the behavioral patterns and habits of Aotus brumbacki as a separate species alone, and there needs some more research to produce conclusive facts....
The Carpet Python was found in southern and southwestern parts of Australia and parts of New Guinea. They are also popularly called the diamond python and are non-venomous in nature and adapt to a variety of habitats. Their name was kept considered the fact that the pattern on their body resembles that of an oriental carpet pattern hence they are victims of pet trade in most instances. An adult Carpet Python size is about five to nine feet....
Copepods are small crustaceans found in all aquatic habitats around the world, including freshwater and saltwater. There are ten orders of copepods where some species are planktonic and live in the sea, while some are benthic living on the floor of the ocean. Many species of copepods are parasitic too. Three of the ten copepods order contains most of the free-living species. The copepods meaning states that they are part of the large class Copepoda and are small and microscopic aquatic crustaceans....
The dowitcher bird belongs to the Scolopacidae family. These are shorebirds, also known as sandpipers. Endemic to North America, these birds inhabit the wetlands of freshwater habitat and shallow water habitat. The two species of this genera are long-billed dowitchers and short-billed dowitchers. These two billed dowitcher species are closely identical and can be mainly be differentiated with their flight calls. They have a breeding plumage, winter plumage, and migration plumage....
Frilled lizards (Chlamydosaurus kingii) belongs to the family Agamidae. They have very strong hind legs and are endemic to northern Australia and southern new guinea. The lizards are known for their attractive pink or yellow frills that are present around their neck. They are not on the verge of extinction, and their conservation status is of the least concern. These species lay about 12 eggs after one breeding season. Frilled lizard running speed can go up to 30 mph when confronted by any of the main predators....
If you are planning on going to the Galapagos islands, make sure you see these adorable sea bears. Galapagos fur seals are entirely native to these islands. Of all the otariids, these are the smallest yet the most adorable ones.They are not huge fans of the sun, and like the cool shade under cliffs and large boulders. Fish, shellfish, and squid are some of their top favorite meals, and going on a food hunt only in the dark hours....
The red bird of paradise (Paradisaea rubra) is one of 42 bright-colored birds of paradise species. Their name is based on the color of the male red bird of paradise, which has a green-colored face and a glossy red and brown plumage with two long corkscrew-shaped tails. These birds are natives of Indonesia, where the climate and habitat are most favorable for the growth of their population. Their geographic range remains limited for this reason....
Discovered in the Middle Jurassic Gondwanan period, the Rhoetosaurus brownei was named after a Greek monster ‘Rhoetos.’ The sauropod resided near Roma, in the north-eastern state of Queensland. The first discovery was made in 1924 on Durham Downs station where the station manager Arthur Browne brought the bone to Longman. In 1926, the self-trained paleontologist and director of the Queensland Museum, Heber Longman named and described Rhoetosaurus with Arthur Jemotte Browne’s assistance....
The sand eel is not your average fish. These fish are said to be one of the fastest swimming marine animals out of all other species, and they’re often called the ‘wolves of the sea’. The sand eels are known for their ability to burrow into the bottom of the water, which makes them very difficult to catch using traditional fishing methods such as baits and rods. A good way to spot them is by looking for a dark line just above the waterline along sandy shores where they like to hang out during low tide hours when there are no other shadows blocking your view from behind them!...
Do you know what baleen whales are? Let us study some of the exciting features of the Baleen Sei whale.Sei whales are the ninth-largest living creatures on the earth and one among the baleen whales. Baleen whales don’t have teeth; instead, they have comb-like plates that are known as baleen plates. It is the third most giant whale (the Blue whale remains first and the Fin whale occupies the second position)....
Rabbits are some of the most popular pets and companions after dogs and cats, and this is largely due to their extremely docile and gentle temperament, aside from their sheer cuteness. The Sumatran striped rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri) is often called one of the rarest species of rabbits in the world. It is endemic to the Barisan mountains of the Sumatran island. The sightings of Sumatran striped rabbits, also known as the Sumatran short-eared rabbit or simply Sumatran rabbits, are often several decades apart....
Turtles are a species of reptiles from the Chelonia order, and are specifically characterized by the shells on their back which is comprised of a bony or cartilaginous shell which is formed from their ribs. This shell helps keep their soft bodies protected and acts as a shield. Normally turtles live in fresh water and the sea hence being scientifically named Testudines. Testudines, coming from both extinct and presently living species can be dated back to the Mid Jurassic age million years ago, making them one of the oldest groups of reptiles preceding that of crocodilians as well as snakes....
If you plan to camp in the eucalypt forests on Mount Windsor Tableland in North Queensland, Australia, then be sure to prepare yourself to hear sudden loud shrieks in the middle of the night to startle you from your sleep. This is the call of a yellow-bellied glider, a nocturnal marsupial that has unnerved many a camper before. For those who listen to this gurgling sound for the first time, it may feel like some creature is being tortured in the wild....
Milk is one of the most famous dairy products in the world’s markets.Billions of people consume dairy cow milk every day as a part of a staple diet of their family. People, especially kids, love drinking cow’s milk first thing in the morning or with cereal.Milk is an important part of our lives. There are some shreds of evidence that the Vedic civilization in India depended heavily on the dairy products that cows could offer....
man and dog on a canoe Credit: Courtesy of Adventure Pets Summer is nearly upon us! And with more and more people both getting vaxxed and spending more time enjoying the great outdoors, now is the perfect time to make sure you’re ready to go with a pet first aid kit. Michelle Lugones, DVM, of the Best Friends Animal Society, says having a first aid kit in your car or backpack that’s specific to your pet can make a huge difference, should your pupper get injured at the lake or on a hike....
Seldom do you see a bird laying an egg that is unusually large as compared to its body size.The kiwi, which is endemic to North New Zealand, is a flightless bird that is known to reside in deep burrows. Many biologists refer to the kiwi as an honorary mammal because it is so unlike a bird.There are five variants of kiwis: Okarito kiwi, southern brown kiwi, great spotted kiwi, north island brown kiwi, little spotted kiwi....
Champy the horse and Morris the cat are an unlikely duo of pals, but the two are undoubtedly BFFs. Their mom Jennifer Boyle runs an Instagram account celebrating the pair’s extraordinary friendship and documenting Morris’s frequent rides on Champy’s back. “I think over the years Morris has actually clocked up more riding hours than I have,” Boyle tells Daily Paws. Champy and Morris first met in January 2013, when Boyle brought Morris the cat home from the shelter....
There is hardly a chance to witness a fight between an armadillo and a pangolin as both of these animals are more defensive than offensive.Also, it’s unlikely for these two to ever cross paths as their habitat areas are on different continents. While pangolins roam around in both Africa and Asia, armadillos belong to the grounds of South and North America.Pangolins with their hard scales can sometimes defend themselves even from hyenas, although large cats can prey on them....
Rambo walking in the grass, gets his Forever Home Credit: SHrenchir / Adobe Stock One Las Vegas pupper waited exactly 102 days for what he deserved, but that time paid off in the best way possible. Very good boi Rambo came to the The Animal Foundation all the way back in March and was first put up for adoption March 29. Despite his incredibly sweet face, the days and weeks started turning into months as people continued to pass the stocky fellow by....
