Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Angwantibo, or Golden Potto, is a small primate that lives in tropical Africa. It has soft fur and slender arms and legs and almost no tail. It has five toes on each foot. Its hands are unusual It has two long fingers and two shorter fingers, and one of the fingers is little more than a fleshy pad. It is a good climber. It feeds on insects. It will pick insects off leaves and twigs, and it is also able to catch flying insects right out of the air.
Slow lorises vary in colour from grey to white depending on their range. They are plumper and shorter-limbed than slender lorises. They have strong grasping hands and feet, with opposable thumbs. Slow lorises have dark rings around their eyes and a dark stripe running along the backThey are nocturnal and arboreal. They spend the day sleeping in a tight ball up a tree, with their head between their thighs, but become active at sunset. They are thought to be solitary, and males have larger ranges than the females. Slow lorises make a buzzing hiss sound when disturbed. They move quadrupedally and slowly through the forest.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The slender loris nocturnal primate spends the day curled up in a tight ball. It approaches prey slowly and stealthily, before reaching out and grabbing it with both hands.There are six subspecies and they range across sri lanka and southern india.They live for about 15 years and slender lorises eat almost anything.They live in tropical forests,shrub forest,and semi-deicidous forests and swamps.Slender lorises breed twice a year and you usually give birth birth to one offspring but sometimes two.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Kangaroos are herbivores, and they eat a wide variety of plants, including grasses, shrubs, tree leaves and shoots. Ecologically, kangaroos are Australia's equivalent of bison, deer and cattle in North America.
Kangaroos get much of the moisture they need from their diet, which means they can go for long periods of time without drinking water.
Like cows, kangaroos have chambered stomachs to help with digestion.They regurgitate grass and shrubs and chew them again before swallowing.They also have highly specialized teeth. Their molars fall out regularly from the wear and tear of their plant-based diet, and are replaced.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Indian giant squirrel is an upper-canopy dwelling species which rarely leaves the trees, and requires "tall profusely branched trees for the construction of nests." It travels from tree to tree with jumps of up to 6 m (20 ft). When in danger, the ratufa indica often freezes or flattens itself against the tree trunk, instead of fleeing. Its main predators are the birds of prey and the leopard . The Giant Squirrel is mostly active in the early hours of the morning and in the evening, resting in the midday. It is a shy wary animal and not easy to discover.Also it is the cutest freakin squirrel everrrrrr.
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