World Tapir Day 2024
World Tapir Day – April 27, 2024
– Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) (also called Asian Tapir) is the only living species of Old World Tapir.
World Tapir Day – April 27, 2024
– Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) (also called Asian Tapir) is the only living species of Old World Tapir.
Marine Mammal Rescue Day – April 27, 2024
– Marine mammals are warm-blooded vertebrates that bear live young & nourish them with milk as do land mammals.
World Hyena Day – April 27, 2024
– Spotted hyenas will hunt in groups and will take down big wildlife such as wildebeest, antelope, and zebras.
Going Wild in Costa Rica
– by Erika Ravnsborg
– Costa Rica brings its own unique magic with the local flora and fauna found in various parts of the country.
Bat Appreciation Day – April 17, 2024
– Bats can be found on nearly every part of the planet except in extreme deserts and polar regions.
Save the Elephant Day – April 16, 2024
– African elephants are found in most African countries excluding the Sahara and tropical rainforest of the Congo.
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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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.
Manatee Appreciation Day – March 27, 2024
– Manatees are gentle creatures and have no natural predators.
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).
Save the Panther Day – March 16, 2024
– The Florida Panther is a North American Cougar (Puma concolor couguar).
Key Deer Awareness Day – March 11, 2024
– The endangered Key Deer, smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, is found only in the Florida Keys.
International Polar Bear Day – February 27, 2024
Polar Bears spend most of their lives on the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean depending on the ocean for their food & habitat.
World Whale Day – February 19, 2023
– #WorldWhaleDay
– There are 90 species of whales, scientifically known as cetaceans.