Vaquita are shy, rather secretive animals. They have been observed singly, in pairs, and in groups of up to seven animals. They generally do not engage in acrobatics at the surface of the water, emerging from beneath the surface with a slow, forward-rolling movement that barely disturbs the water’s surface, taking a breath, and then …
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Saolas’ total population is between 70 and 750 and declining. About 100 Saolas are in protected areas. There are less than 250 Saolas left in the world. How fast is a Saola? A Saola can travel at speeds of up to 23 miles per hour. …
Your donations support the most effective pangolin conservation projects in Africa and Asia. We have partnered with the Wildlife Conservation Network, a top-rated non-profit organization, which sends 100% of donations directly to Save Pangolins. Another common inquiry is “Can you take care of a pangolin?”. This is what our research found. pangolins are extremely difficult …
If your removal attempts are unsuccessful, please remember that armadillos in your yard are not always a bad thing. They tend to leave larger, established plants alone, and they keep insect and other pest levels down by eating them — a much more environmentally friendly way of pest control than using chemicals in your garden. …
Sloth, (order Pilosa), tree-dwelling mammal noted for its slowness of movement. All five living species are limited to the lowland tropical forests of South and Central America, where they can be found high in the forest canopy sunning, resting, or feeding on leaves. One of the next things we asked ourselves was where does sloths …
A stocky creature about four and a half feet long, the vaquita is the smallest of the cetaceans , a family that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. When will the vaquita go extinct? It’s a small porpoise with a big problem. The vaquita, which lives only in the Gulf of California, now numbers only about …
In fact, sloths have an entire ecosystem living in their fur made up of different species of algae, fungi, moths and insects. That’s millions of organisms for company! Sloth hairs have a unique structure that involves microcracks. These microcracks create the perfect environment for algae and fungi to thrive. When we were reading we ran …
Sloths even sleep in trees, and they sleep a lot—some 15 to 20 hours every day. Even when awake they often remain motionless. At night they eat leaves, shoots, and fruit from the trees and get almost all of their water from juicy plants. I sloths in captivity may sleep more because they don’t need …
Armadillos typically burrow 7 or 8 inches in diameter and up to 15 feet in length for shelter and parenting. Burrows can be found on rocky mountains, around stumps, on brush mountains, or on terraces around brushes and jungles. Cingulata often have several burrows in the area for use in escape. A frequent question we …
As a result all sloths are colour-blind , can only see poorly in dim light and are completely blind in bright daylight. Thankfully, sloths compensate for such poor vision by having a phenomenal sense of smell and a great spatial memory! While researching we ran into the query “Can you see a sloth in the …
