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Animal of the Day Twitteresque

February 27, 2009

Honduran white bat This bat is one of the only two currently known species of bat that is white. Unlike the misconception that all bats live in caves, this bat will use the leave of the large heliconia plant to form a tent. The bats are rather small in size, measuring at just 1-2 inches [...]

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Animal of the Day Twitteresque

February 19, 2009

Humpback whale An adult Humpback Whale is usually between 45-50 feet in length and can weigh up to nearly 80,000 lbs. Males of the species sing – or communicate – through sound transmitted across vast distances; these songs will usually last up to twenty minutes and it might have a role in mating. Humpback whales [...]

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Animal of the Day Twitteresque

February 14, 2009

Homo neanderthalensis Until recently it had been thought that Neanderthals went extinct due to climate change, scarcity of food sources, and other environmental changes – although it has long been postulated that Cro-Magnon man outcompeted his cousin Neanderthals. Neanderthals are not a direct ancestor to modern man, but instead are an offshoot of a common [...]

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Animal of the Day Twitteresque

February 3, 2009

Short-tailed chinchilla The Short-tailed Chinchilla can be found in the Andes Mountain range of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. The Short-tailed Chinchilla likes to burrow down below shelter rocks, as in they prefer to burrow under the rocks to maintain a good and strong shelter and also typically inhabit particularly colder areas because of their dense [...]

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Animal of the Day Twitteresque

January 31, 2009

Purple frog It is also called the Pig Nosed frog. It lives mostly under the soil throughout the year and only comes out when a monsoon soaks the land during the yearly monsoon season. Considered Highly Endangered. Harmony, Janet Roper Back to the Blog

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Animal of the Day Twitteresque

January 23, 2009

Aoudad They live in the rocky mountains of North Africa. Principally, this is a desert dweller, and they are most busy at the cooler hours of the dusk/dawn, and they seek refuge during the day’s heat. Vunerable. Harmony, Janet Roper Back to the Blog

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Animal of the Day Twitteresque

January 16, 2009

Bighorn sheep Bighorn Sheep are named for these massive horns, however only the males have them at such sizes, females have much smaller horns. Bighorn Sheep live in North America and Siberia. Conservation Dependent. Harmony, Janet Roper Back to the Blog

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Animal of the Day Twitteresque

January 11, 2009

Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey Of its cousins and relatives, the Guatemalan Black Howler is the largest, and is also one of the largest ‘New World’ monkeys (which include marmosets, owl monkeys, sakis, spider, and woolly monkeys). They are a social species that lives in groups up to ten members strong, which helps in alerting, foraging, [...]

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Animal of the Day Twitteresque

January 8, 2009

Black-backed jackal Its head is very much like a dog’s, possessing a pronounced muzzle and ears that are high-pointed. They are mainly nocturnal, but jackals can be active both in nighttime and daytime. If it is living near the borders of human settlement, it only comes out at night. This particular kind of jackal is [...]

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Animal of the Day Twitteresque

January 4, 2009

Small Asian mongoose The Small Asian mongoose can be found (either native or introduced) in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. They have also been introduced to the following nations/states: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Jamaica, Japan, Puerto Rico, Suriname and Hawaii. The mongoose is famous for killing [...]

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