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Sun bear – habitat, diet, size and species with images

There are many interesting facts about the sun bear. Being a sun bear it has many things in common with other bears, however there are characteristics that make it unique. For one, the sun bear is the smallest bear in size in the world. Scientifically, the sun bear is known as Helarctos malayanus, and it is also referred to as the honey bear in some places. This is because the sun bear loves to eat honeycombs as well as honey. Sun bears live up to 25 years of age on average in the wild, however when they are kept in captivity they can live up to over 30 years.

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African animals – habitat, diet, size and species with images

African Animals are most amazing animals in the whole wide world. Africa is renowned as the Dark Continent due to the earliest encounters between European explorers and Africans during the golden age of exploration. But what Africa lacks in terms of civilization, it has in abundance in culture and animal life. Africa parades an admirable fauna of all kinds of animals which roam freely in the wild.

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Mammals – habitat, size, species and diet with pictures

Mammals are a large group of animals with interesting but very diverse characteristics; however there are characteristics which they have in common, and that is why they are grouped together and given the name mammals. Each mammal will have its own set of behavior, including social behaviors which are as an adaptation to the various conditions which they live in.

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Reptiles – habitat, diet, size and species with images

There are millions of animals in the world and for easy identification, the animals are categorized into groups and given names according to their characteristics and the characteristics that they have in common. This system enables easy identification and classification of animals. Reptiles are a group of animals comprising of all the animals that fall within the Reptilia class.

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Warthog – diet, habitat, facts and lifespan with images

Warthogs are one of the most interesting mammals to behold. Not necessarily because they are beautiful; not at all. The contrary is actually the case. These pigs can be found in many places in the dark continent. They are the main pigs that can readily live in regions without water for a long time. By enduring a higher-than-typical body temperature, the warthog can retain its body water content longer than normal, and use this water for cooling. This water conservation mechanism is similar to the one present in camels.

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Chimpanzee – facts, habitat, diet and size with pictures

Have you ever thought why a chimpanzee, monkey and other apes have in common? Yes, you guessed it right. They all share a contrasting and striking resemblance to us, the human beings. It is also to be noted that these chimpanzees have been found out to be the nearest neighbors of the human beings when it comes to racial development. Everything about them, whether it be diet, behavior, reproduction, taking care of the young ones; everything has a common thread with us.

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Sloth – facts, habitat, diet and size with pictures

Sloths are known to be typically tropical as well as sub-tropical dwelling mammals. These sloths are generally found inhabiting the areas of Central and South American sub-continent. These cute little creatures tend to climb the trees and hang on to the barks and branches with the help of their long and protruding claws. They also eat the leaves of these trees, which they think to be their home.

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Golden eagle – habitat, diet, size and species with images

What comes into your mind when you hear the word “Gold”? Expensive, Rare to find, Beautiful, large and attractive to the eye, something worth holding and guarding with all your might. All these explain why this eagle bird is not just an ordinary eagle bird but a golden eagle bird. Also, known as Aquilas Chrysaetos in scientific terms. The name speaks for itself. Once gold is mentioned anywhere, it means that that thing is worth millions if not billions of money. Gold is very rare and anything associated to gold must be hard to find. Golden eagle is a very rare bird to find especially in Africa.

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Pygmy hippo – diet, habitat, species and size with pictures

Pygmy Hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) and the Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) both belong to the same class of family called the Hippopotamidae. However, the Pygmy Hippo is smaller in size as compared to their cousins the Common Hippo. They are large mammal native to the swamps and forest of the Western Africa. The two Hippopotamus have so much in common that it may not be easy to note the difference between them. However, Pygmy Hippos are rear species from this family.

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Oryx – facts, habitat, diet and size with pictures

The Oryx, known scientifically as Oryx gazelle, is a type of antelope, large in size and they are found in the Middle East as well as parts of Africa. There are four species under the oryx name and these include the Arabian oryx, the East African oryx, the Gemsbok and the Scimitar oryx. The Arabian oryx is known scientifically as Oryx leucoryx, the East African oryx is known as Oryx beisa, the gemsbok is known as Oryx gazelle and the Scimitar oryx is known as the Oryx dammah.

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Emu – habitat, diet, size and species with images

An emu is a big and flightless bird. They are an indigenous to Australia and they are considered as the largest bird in the country, and in comparison to the ostrich, which we all know; the emu is the second largest birds in the world. As mentioned, Australia is the natural habitat of these birds and they live in not so densely populated areas of the forests.

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Flamingo – diet, habitat, species and size with pictures

Flamingos are large colorful birds that are easily identified by their long tiny legs and their long neck. They are flamboyant birds and really like to show off their stride. The birds were previously debated to be classified with ducks, but eventually they got their own classification, in the family Phoenicopteridae.

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Okapi – facts, habitat, diet and size with pictures

Imagine seeing an animal that from afar looks like a horse but at the same time, the coloration and pattern of its legs look like that of a zebra, with a face that almost looks like a giraffe’s, you would probably be amazed, excited and puzzled at the same time.

Very few people know about this animal and even those who have seen it will probably think of it as a type of a horse. However, the okapi is actually a relative of the giraffe, with both of them being the only living species of the Giraffidae family. It is rarely seen and some will say that it is good at hide and seek.

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Porcupine – diet, habitat, species and size with pictures

You all might have heard the word “spikes”, isn’t it? A sort of hairstyle! But did you know we humans are not the only ones who are fond of this cool look. The porcupines too are very much fond of this look. They have around 30,000 spikes or quills on their entire body. Being a rodent, it is quite amusing, isn’t it?

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Rattlesnake – habitat, size, species and diet with pictures

Walking along the silent jungle, the air is suddenly pierced by the distinct sound of a rattling. This sound is enough to make you stop and look around you very carefully. As a matter of fact, it is enough to make other animals disconcerted as well. It is the rattling of a snake that is considered deadly by many … the Rattlesnake.

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Salamander – diet, habitat, facts and lifespan with images

Salamanders are the second largest group of amphibians, although they resemble lizards, they are different from lizards since lizards are reptiles. They have slender, flattened head and body with small eyes and short limbs that project at angles of 90 degrees to the body. They produce mucus that covers their skin and this makes their skin to be very sensitive and absorbent. Therefore, some of the salamanders are capable of breathing through their skin.

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Antelope – habitat, diet, size and species with images

Antelopes are graceful deer-like animals which are classified into the cattle family Bovidae. There are about 91 known species of antelopes, and each species differs from the other in a number of ways, most often in size. One thing common to all the species of antelopes is that they possess hollow horns, and are very swift animals. Antelopes are very important in the food chain of their ecosystems, forming prey for a variety of animals.

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Capybara – facts, habitat, diet and size with pictures

The Capybara gets the name capybara from the Brazilian language, Tupi. The name translates to mean “the one who eats slender leaves”. Just like other rodents, this animal has teeth that are very sharp, but it rarely bites human beings, therefore it is not considered to be a threat. It is the largest rodent in terms of size.

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Kiwi bird – diet, habitat, species and size with pictures

These little birds, found mainly in New Zealand cannot fly, and unlike other birds they do not have hollow bones, but rather they have bones that have bone marrow. The scientific name for this bird is Apteryx with five species which are haastii, mantelli, australis, rowi and owenii. The name Apteryx is a Latin word meaning wingless.

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