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White Faced Capuchin Monkey

Going Wild in Costa Rica

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. 

Flying Bats

Bat Appreciation Day 2024

Bat Appreciation Day – April 17, 2024

– Bats can be found on nearly every part of the planet except in extreme deserts and polar regions. 

African Elephants

Save the Elephant Day 2024

Save the Elephant Day – April 16, 2024

– African elephants are found in most African countries excluding the Sahara and tropical rainforest of the Congo.

Dolphins

National Dolphin Day 2024

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!

Tiger

National Zoo Lovers Day 2024

National Zoo Lovers Day – April 08, 2024

– There are over 2,800 zoos and aquariums all over the world.

– There are 39 animals that are extinct in the wild and exist only in zoos.

Frog

World Aquatic Animal Day 2024

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.

African clawed frog

World Water Frog Day 2024

World Water Frog Day- April 01, 2024

– African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis), also known as simply Xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog.

Kori Bustard

Kori Bustard Day 2024

Kori Bustard Day – March 26 , 2024

– Kori Bustards are the heaviest flying bird in the world.

Storks

World Stork Day 2024

World Stork Day – March 25, 2024

– Storks are migratory birds traveling thousands of kilometers from their breeding grounds in Europe and Asia to warmer regions in Africa during the winter months.

Coyote

National Coyote Day 2024

National Coyote Day – March 23, 2024

– Coyote (Canis latrans) is a species of canine native to North America. 

Black Bear

World Bear Day 2024

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.

Seal

International Day of the Seal 2024

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).

Wetlands

World Water Day 2024

World Water Day – March 22, 2024

– Water covers about 71 percent of the Earth.

– 96.5 percent of that is ocean water.

– Together, we can protect this precious resource and ensure a sustainable future for all.

Sparrows

World Sparrow Day 2024

World Sparrow Day – March 20, 2024

– This small bird originates from North Africa, but it has been successfully introduced to North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

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