Blog Detail
Animal Fact Guide's Wildlife Blog
http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/
A wildlife blog from Animal Fact Guide featuring interesting animal videos, photos, and news.
Recent Posts
Study Reveals How Giraffes Maintain Long Necks
Scientists have already concluded why the long neck of the giraffe is advantageous: it gives giraffes a higher vantage point to watch out for danger and to reach vegetation. It also provides a large surface area to regulate body temperature. But th...
Photographer Befriends a Leopard Seal
A National Geographic photographer gets up close and personal with leopard seal. The seal continually attempts to feed him penguins which he has no interest in eating....
India to Transfer All Zoo and Circus Elephants to Wildlife Preserves
AP Photo/Anupam Nath Officials in India recently made the decision to move all elephants currently living in Indian zoos and circuses to protected wildlife parks. The decision came after complaints from animal activists about the elephants’ ...
Baby Bonobo at Jacksonville Zoo
Photo: Marian Brickner A female baby bonobo was born November 6 to Kuni of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Delfi Messinger, the Director of Animal Programs, said of the 24-year-old mother, “She seems so proud, and shows her baby to the ‘aunt...
Brown Pelican Removed from US Endangered Species List
The brown pelican has faced many threats in the last hundred years. At the brink of extinction in the early 1900s, brown pelicans were hunted for their feathers. In the 1970s, their populations struggled again due to the chemical DDT which weake...
Baby Echidnas at Perth Zoo
Photo: Lincoln Baker Two puggles, or baby echidnas, have made their first public appearance at the Perth Zoo in Australia today. The babies’ names are Moa and Kain. Echidnas have proven difficult to breed in zoos with only 13 echidnas ever bor...

