The echidna is best known for its amazing biology. Like the platypus, this unusual mammal lays eggs and suckles its young. There are four extant species of Echidna across 2 different genera, 'Tachyglossus' and 'Zaglossus'.The echidna and platypus are the only members of a … [Read more...]
Axolotl
The Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a unique amphibian that can be found in Mexico. It is often called the "Mexican Walking Fish".The Axolotl is a member of the salamander family and is closely related to the tiger salamander. It has several unique features that make it … [Read more...]
Sumatran Rhinoceros
The Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), once ranged through rainforests, swamps and cloud forests in India, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia and islands in Indonesia. Sumatran rhinoceroses are now critically endangered with only 6 substantial populations in the wild, four on … [Read more...]
Black Rhinoceros
Black Rhinoceros CharacteristicsThe Black rhinoceros (Diceros Bicornis), is sometimes called the 'Hooked-lip rhino'. The rhinoceros is a mammal in the order Perissodactyla and is native to the eastern and central areas of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South … [Read more...]
Eastern Lowland Gorillas
The Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) is found only in the tropical forests of eastern Zaire, Africa. Eastern Lowland Gorilla Characteristics Like the Western species of gorilla, the Eastern Lowland Gorillas walk on all fours, however, they use the knuckles on … [Read more...]
Western Lowland Gorillas
The Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla) belongs to the family 'Pongidae', which includes four species of great apes: the Gorilla, Common Chimpanzee, Bonobo or Pygmy Chimpanzee and Orangutan. The Western Lowland Gorilla lives in the tropical rainforests spread across … [Read more...]
Orangutan
The Orangutans (Genus: Pongo), are two species of great apes known for their intelligence, long arms and reddish-brown hair. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, they are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, though fossils have been found in … [Read more...]
Silvery Gibbon
The Silvery Gibbon (Hylobates moloch), is a primate in the family 'Hylobatidae' or gibbon family. The Silvery Gibbon is only found on the island of Java in Indonesia. Because of their isolated location, it is estimated that there are less than 2000 of these animals currently … [Read more...]
Addax
The Addax, sometimes called the 'screw horn antelope', because of its twisted horns, is a large, desert dwelling member of the antelope family, closely related to the Oryx.The Addax is a critically endangered mammal which is found in several isolated areas in the sahara desert … [Read more...]