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Leopard

elo — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:32:00 +0200

Leopards or panthers live in Asia and Africa. Their fur is usually with spots but some are entirely black (Black panther). Leopards hunt by night; capture and kill deer or boars thanks to their vivacity (Leopards are almost as quick as cheetahs.), they eat then in trees on which they climb, thanks to their powerful paw muscles, and spend most of their time.

Some of leopards’ species like North China leopards are endangered.

source : flickr (Michael Poliza) and wikipedia

Yak

elo — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:27:00 +0200

Yaks are central-Asia bovids. They live on plateaux where they eat grass and lichen. They resist quite well low temperatures: thanks to their thick fur, they can live higher than eternal snows.

Domestic Yak is bred for meat, milk and transport. Savage Yak is however threatened.

source : flickr (Lukas Vermeer) and wikipedia

Koala Bear

elo — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:39:00 +0200

Australian marsupial eating mainly eucalyptus leaves (from where it gets its water since it doesn’t drink or do it rarely); the koala spends most of its time in trees. A female koala can produce one Joey (baby koala) which stays 6 month into the downward-facing pouch of its mother. Hunted for its fur before it became the Australian national emblem, it stays threatened by the destruction of its living area in Australia. On the other hand, in certain isles or part of the country, where they don’t have any predators, koalas can be a threat to the ecosystems.

source : flickr (dmmaus) and wikipedia

Ring-tailed lemur

elo — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:00:00 +0200

One of the lemurs, this primate has a tail longer that its body. It lives in families up to 18 members. Herbivore and insectivore, ring-tailed lemurs can eat little mammals from time to time. It lives in South of Madagascar and even though its living areas are endangered, and even though the animal is listed vulnerable by IUCN, ring-tailed lemurs has a pretty good reproduction in zoos.

source : flickr (danielguip) and wikipedia

Firefox

elo — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:00:00 +0200

Living in Asia (China and around Himalaya), Firefox eats kind of the same food as its cousin the Giant Panda. This quiet, nocturnal animal climbs easily the trees and spends most of its time eating and sleeping. Like a lot of terrific animals, it’s on IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) red list, thanks to poachers!

source : flickr (somesai) and wikipedia

Anteater

elo — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:01:00 +0200

Living in the tropical areas of south and Central America, the anteater is so called because it eats ants and termites using its sticky tongue. Thanks to its long muzzle, its well-developed smell and its sharp-edged paw, it can look for ants deep inside the ground. The anteater is careful not destroy an anthill so as to be sure always to find some insects to eat some other days

source : flickr (MINI Wombat) and The online Anteater

Prairie Dog

elo — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:58:00 +0200

Big american rodent. It's a very social animal with a complex language, they live in groups like families. The babies born need lots of care because when born, they are blind and don't have fur. It's a key animal af plains ecosystem. The are the prey of predator such as ferrets, foxes, eagles or badgers. They are currently exterminated by north american farmers. Today some species are threatened with extinction.

source : flickr (The Cats Jungle) and wikipedia

Black Rhino

elo — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:00:00 +0200

African population of Black rhinoceros : 700 000 in the beginning of the 20th century, 70 000 in the 60's, between 10 and 15 000 in the early 80's and only 2400 in 1995. Thanks to anti-poaching policies and occidentals zoo's breeding programs, the number of rhino in nowadays 3600, but the western African subspecies is today extinct.

source : flickr (Natmandu) and wikipedia

Gibbon

elo — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:00:00 +0200

It’s the smallest ape (gorillas, chimpanzees, orang-utans, and humans). It’s been hunt for both trade and traditional medicine. The species are endangered because of the progressive disappearance of tropical forests as most of the apes are.

source : flickr (JeanKern) and wikipedia

Sumatran Tiger

elo — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:00:00 +0200

Remaining population: 400 to 500 tigers dispatched in the 5 national parks of Indonesian island of Sumatra. Those tigers are threatened as much by the destruction of their living areas as hunting for sport. At least 66 tigers were shot between 1998 and 2000.

source : flickr (Nikographer [Jon]) and wikipedia