World Wombat Day 2023
World Wombat Day – October 22, 2022
– #WorldWombatDay
– The closest living relative to the Wombat is the Koala.
South Pacific Region
World Wombat Day – October 22, 2022
– #WorldWombatDay
– The closest living relative to the Wombat is the Koala.
Save the Koala Day – September 29, 2023
– Koalas are folivore specialists, feeding mainly on Eucalyptus leaves, and occasional leaves of other plant species.
Happy Goose Day – September 29, 2023
– The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is well known for flying in a distinctive V-formation.
World Cassowary Day – September 26, 2023
– The Cassowary is the third tallest bird in the world after the (1) Ostrich and the (2) Emu.
International Rabbit Day – September 23, 2023
– Cottontail Rabbits (Sylvilagus) are found in the Americas.
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.
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.
International Owl Awareness Day – August 04, 2023
– The Great Gray Owl is the largest species of oel in the world.
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 – July 16, 2023
– Snakes are the 2nd largest group of reptiles; lizards are the largest group.
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.
World Rainforest Day – June 22, 2023
– Rainforests cover only about 6% of the Earth’s surface, but they are home to over half of the world’s known plant and animal species.
World Albatross Day – June 19, 2023
– The Albatross rarely touches land except during breeding season.
World Crocodile Day – June 17,2023
– The saltwater Crocodile is the largest aquatic reptile on Earth.
– It has the strongest bite in the animal world.
Butterfly Education and Awareness Day – June 03, 2023
– Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io) is also known as the European Peacock
World Parrot Day – May 31, 2023
– There are almost 400 species of parrots in the world.
– There are 19 species of Macaws including several critically endangered species.