National Badger Day 2023
National Badger Day – October 6, 2023
– Badgers live on all continents except South America, Antarctica, and Australia.
International Raccoon Appreciation Day 2023
International Raccoon Appreciation Day – October 01, 2023
– Raccoons are known for their bandit-like dark face masks.
Happy Goose Day 2023
Happy Goose Day – September 29, 2023
– The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is well known for flying in a distinctive V-formation.
International Rabbit Day 2023
International Rabbit Day – September 23, 2023
– Cottontail Rabbits (Sylvilagus) are found in the Americas.
Elephant Appreciation Day 2023
Elephant Appreciation Day – September 22, 2023
– Elephants are smart, emotional, self-aware and highly social creatures.
World Rhino Day 2023
World Rhino Day – September 22, 2023
– The One-Horned Rhino is identified by a single black horn & a hide with distinct skin folds, giving it an armor-plated appearance.
National Fox Day 2023
National Fox Day – September 17, 2023
– Arctic Foxes are well adapted to living in frigid-cold environments in the Arctic & Polar region in the Northern Hemisphere.
International Red Panda Day 2023
International Red Panda Day – September 16, 2023
– Apart from sharing a name the Giant Panda & Red Panda are not closely related.
International Vulture Awareness Day 2023
International Vulture Awareness Day – September 02, 2023
– The Hooded Vulture has a wide distribution throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
World Primate Day 2023
World Primate Day – September 01, 2023
– The Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) is a New World monkey that is located from Central and South America.
International Orangutan Day 2023
International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2023
– Orangutans are known as ‘gardeners of the forest’ because of the vital roles they play in supporting and maintaining the ecosystem.
National Honey Bee Day 2023
National Honey Bee Day – August 19, 2023
– Honeybees fly at a speed of over 25km per hour and beat their wings over 200 times per second.
World Elephant Day 2023
World Elephant Day – August 12, 2023
– When Elephants drink, they suck as much as 7.5 liters (2 gallons) of water into their trunk at a time.
International Owl Awareness Day 2023
International Owl Awareness Day – August 04, 2023
– The Great Gray Owl is the largest species of oel in the world.
World Mangrove Day 2023
World Mangrove Day – July 26, 2023
– Mangrove forests grow only at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot handle the freezing temperatures outside these regions.