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The ring-tailed lemur (lemur catta) is a herbivorous mammal. They can live for around 18 years in the wild and grow to be around 18 inches and their tail can be around 23 inches long, they also weigh between five and eight pounds. Ring-tailed lemurs are only found on the island of Madagascar, off the…
Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are carnivorous mammals that inhabit marine areas. They can live up to 23 years in the wild and grow to be around four feet long and 65 pounds. Sea otters are members of the weasel family but they spend most of their time in the water, only occasionally coming onto the…
The black-footed ferret (mustela nigripes) is a small carnivorous mammal native to the Great Plains. In the wild they live for around 12 years and grow to be 20-25 inches including the tail. Although these cute animals resemble common ferrets, they have black dipped feet and tails and what looks like a black mask over…
Gibbons! Gibbons (hylobaditae) are omnivorous mammals that are in the ape category of primates. They live for around 25 years in the wild and grow to anywhere between 17-25 inches and 9-29 pounds. This wide range in size occurs because their are several different species of gibbons. The largest ones are called siamangs. These species…
Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) may be chill and riding the currents but they’re also an endangered species. They’re herbivorous reptiles that inhabit the oceans, usually tropical and subtropical coastal waters. Green sea turtles live for around 80 years in the wild and grow to about five feet and 700 pounds. Unlike other turtles or…
It’s a raccoon, it’s a fox, it’s a red panda! Red pandas (ailurus fulgens) are herbivorous mammals that inhabit parts of central and southern Asia. Often mistaken for a type of raccoon or fox, the red panda is actually a relative of the giant panda and is the only animal in the Ailuridae family. In…
If a four-legged animal is a quadruped and a two-legged animal is a biped, what’s a tiger? STRIP-ED! Everyone’s favorite childhood cat, Tigger, is based on the endangered Bengal tiger. Like Orcas, Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) are the largest animal in their specific family. They can grow to be nine feet long including the…
Aren’t they killer? Orcas, commonly referred to as killer whales (Orcinus orca), are carnivorous mammals that are the largest of the dolphin family. They can weigh up to six tons and grow to the size of a school bus, sometimes living to be 80 years old in the wild (1). Like many other dolphins, orcas…