Central America

Iguana Awareness Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
September 8, 2023September 8, 2023
Central America, North America, Reptiles, South America

Iguana Awareness Day – September 08, 2023

– Iguanas are excellent swimmers and can swim in both saltwater and freshwater.

National Hummingbird Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
September 2, 2023September 2, 2023
Birds, Central America, North America, South America

National Hummingbird Day – September 03, 2023

– Hummingbirds are birds native only to the Americas, from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.

International Vulture Awareness Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
September 2, 2023September 8, 2023
Africa, Asia, Birds, Central America, Europe, North America, South America

International Vulture Awareness Day – September 02, 2023

– The Hooded Vulture has a wide distribution throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

World Primate Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
September 1, 2023September 1, 2023
Africa, Asia, Central America, Mammals, North America, South America

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 Puma Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
August 30, 2023August 30, 2023
Central America, Mammals, North America, South America

International Puma Day – August 30, 2023

– The Puma has the widest distribution of any New World mammal, with a range extending from southeastern Alaska to southern Argentina and Chile.

National Honey Bee Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
August 19, 2023August 19, 2023
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Insects, North America, South America, South Pacific Region

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 Lizard Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
August 14, 2023August 19, 2023
Central America, Reptiles

World Lizard Day – August 14, 2023

– 59 unique species of chameleon live on the island of Madagascar and are found nowhere else on earth.

World Armadillo Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
August 13, 2023August 19, 2023
Central America, Mammals, North America, South America

World Armadillo Day – August 13, 2023

– The word Armadillo means “little armored one” in Spanish.

International Owl Awareness Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
August 4, 2023August 4, 2023
Africa, Asia, Birds, Central America, Europe, North America, South America, South Pacific Region

International Owl Awareness Day – August 04, 2023

– The Great Gray Owl is the largest species of oel in the world.

World Mangrove Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
July 26, 2023July 26, 2023
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America, Oceans and Seas, South America, South Pacific Region

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.

World Snake Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
July 16, 2023July 16, 2023
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceans and Seas, Reptiles, South America, South Pacific Region

World Snake Day – July 16, 2023

– Snakes are the 2nd largest group of reptiles; lizards are the largest group.

Don’t Step on a BEE Day 2023

by Cyril Brass
July 10, 2023July 10, 2023
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Insects, North America, South America, South Pacific Region

Don’t Step on a BEE Day! – July 10, 2023

– Bees have two stomachs – one stomach for eating and the other special stomach is for storing nectar collected from flowers or water so that they can carry it back to their hive.