Posts Tagged With: mammals

INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY!

Today we are celebrating those amazing striped members of the feline family, the tiger! We’re going to learn some fun facts, share some great photos and give you a place where you can help protect these majestic creatures! Bring on the stripes!

TIGER FUN FACTS!!

• All tigers live in Asia.
• There are 5 species, all of which are endangered.
• Tigers are carnivores.
• The largest member of the cat family is the Siberian tiger.
• Tigers are mostly nocturnal.
• They are all ambush predators.
• Tigers are excellent swimmers and love the water.
• Tigers are solitary and territorial.
• A tiger’s stripes are on their skin too.
• Every tiger’s stripe pattern is unique.

These beautiful cats do need our help! The World Wildlife Fund and Panthera works tirelessly to help protect the few remaining tigers in the wild. You can help too, by checking out their websites! You can even adopt a tiger from World Wildlife Fund- a stuffed one that is :)!

WE ARE FANIMALY!

It’s time to learn more about the animal family tree! These relatives make surprise you!

FUN BEAR FACTS: 

• Bears have shaggy coats and short tails.
• Bears are mammals.
• There are 8 species of bears.
• Many species hibernate during the winter.
• All bears are omnivores.
• Bears can live up to 30 years.
• Bears can run up to 40 mph.
• Polar bears are marine mammals.
• The most common bear is the brown bear.

FUN PINNIPED FACTS:

• The pinniped family includes seals and sea lions.
• Pinnipeds are mammals.
• There are 32 species of seals.
• Seals and sea lions have fur and a layer of blubber.
• Seals and sea lions are carnivores.
• Pinnipeds use their whiskers to find prey.
• Seals and seal lions are marine mammals.

MAMMAL MONDAY # 76

Hello! We hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! We’re ready to go on another fun adventure this Mammal Monday! Grab your gear and get ready to go to Africa!

MEET THE ARMORED SHREW!

   Range/Habitat: Central-East Africa/ rainforest

   Diet: Carnivore: worms, insects, carrion

   Length/Weight: 4-6”/ 2 1/2 -4 oz

   Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

•          Armored Shrews are also known as the Hero Shrew.
•          They have very strong backs.
•          Armored shrews vertebrae have interlocking spines on the side on bottom of each vertebrate.
•          They are solitary.
•          Armored shrews are excellent climbers.
•          Armored shrews have wooly gray fur.

These armored shrews are super cool. They have those crazy backbones that make them super strong. We wonder if they have capes hidden since they are called the Hero Shrew :)?

MAMMAL MONDAY # 74

It’s just another Mammal Monday and we sure are happy about that! We’re hoping a plane and heading to that one of kind island, Madagascar! Grab your luggage, snacks and night goggles and let’s go meet…

MEET THE FAT TAILED LEMUR!

   Range/Habitat: Madagascar/ rainforest

   Diet: Omnivore: insects, flowers, fruits

   Length/Weight: 7-10”/ 6 oz

   Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

•          Fat tailed lemurs store fat in their body and tails.
•          Fat tailed lemurs go into a torpid state (period of slower metabolism and activity) during the dry season.
•          They are arboreal (spend most of their time in trees).
•          Fat tailed lemurs are one of the smallest members of the lemur family.
•          They are nocturnal.
•          They have a 15-20 year life span.

Fat tailed lemurs are so cute. It is so cool that they spend up to 6 months in an inactive state during the dry season. They live off the fat in their tails! Neat!