Key Deer Awareness Day 2024
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.
Mammals
International Polar Bear Day 2024
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 2024
World Whale Day – February 19, 2023
– #WorldWhaleDay
– There are 90 species of whales, scientifically known as cetaceans.
National Hippo Day 2024
National Hippo Day – February 15, 2023
– Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
World Bonobo Day 2024
World Bonobo Day – February 14, 2023
– Bonobo (Pan paniscus), also called the pygmy chimpanzee and the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee.
Squirrel Appreciation Day 2024
Squirrel Appreciation Day – January 21, 2023
-Ground Squirrels – members of the squirrel family (Sciuridae) which live on or in the ground, rather than trees.
International Monkey Day 2023
International Monkey Day – December 14, 2022.
– #InternationalMonkeyDay
International Cheetah Day 2023
International Cheetah Day – December 04, 2022
– #InternationalCheetahDay
World Coati Day 2023
World Coati Day – December 03, 2022
-Coatis, also called Coatimundi, are diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America, Mexico, & SW United States
National Bison Day 2023
National Bison Day – November 05, 2022
-Bison and Buffalo are used interchangeably in North America, but the scientific name is bison.Â
World Lemur Day 2023
World Lemur Day – October 30, 2021
– #WorldLemurDay
– Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) is endemic to Madagascar.
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International Snow Leopard Day 2023
International Snow Leopard Day – October 23, 2022
– #InternationalSnowLeopardDay
World Wombat Day 2023
World Wombat Day – October 22, 2022
– #WorldWombatDay
– The closest living relative to the Wombat is the Koala.