National Dolphin Day – April 14, 2024
– Dolphins are warm-blooded marine mammals that breathe air.
– They are highly intelligent, sociable and playful animals found throughout the world’s waters – in oceans, estuaries, along the coast, and even in freshwater!
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National Zoo Lovers Day – April 08, 2024
– There are over 2,800 zoos and aquariums all over the world.
– There are 39 animals that are extinct in the wild and exist only in zoos.
International Beaver Day – April 07, 2024
– Beavers build dams and lodges using tree branches, vegetation, rocks and mud.
World Aquatic Animal Day – April 03, 2024
– All aquatic animals include fish, lobsters, dolphins, jellyfish, sharks, sea turtles, starfish, crabs, octopus, whales, seahorses, squid, swordfish, shrimp, killer whales, manta rays, otters, and oysters.
World Water Frog Day- April 01, 2024
– African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis), also known as simply Xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog.
Manatee Appreciation Day – March 27, 2024
– Manatees are gentle creatures and have no natural predators.
Kori Bustard Day – March 26 , 2024
– Kori Bustards are the heaviest flying bird in the world.
World Stork Day – March 25, 2024
– Storks are migratory birds traveling thousands of kilometers from their breeding grounds in Europe and Asia to warmer regions in Africa during the winter months.
National Coyote Day – March 23, 2024
– Coyote (Canis latrans) is a species of canine native to North America.
World Bear Day – March 23, 2024
– There are 8 species of Bears including the Asiatic black bear, sloth bear, sun bear, polar bear and brown bear.
International Day of the Seal – March 22, 2024
– Seals are pinnipeds, a group of animals with three separate families—phocidae (eared seals), otaridae (non-eared seals), and odobenidae (walruses).
World Water Day – March 22, 2024
– Water covers about 71 percent of the Earth.
– 96.5 percent of that is ocean water.
– Together, we can protect this precious resource and ensure a sustainable future for all.
World Sparrow Day – March 20, 2024
– This small bird originates from North Africa, but it has been successfully introduced to North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
World Frog Day – March 20, 2024
– When a frog swallows its prey, it blinks, which pushes its eyeballs down on top of the mouth to help push the food down its throat.
Save the Panther Day – March 16, 2024
– The Florida Panther is a North American Cougar (Puma concolor couguar).
Buzzard Day – March 15, 2024
– There are over 25 species of Buzzards.
– Buzzards live on all of the continents, except for Antarctica.
