Wildlife
International Orangutan Day 2020
International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2020
-The Orangutan is one of humans’ closest relatives in the animal kingdom. We share 96.4% of our DNA.
World Lizard Day 2020
World Lizard Day – August 14, 2020
– #WorldLizardDay
-Geckos’ Eyes are 350 times more sensitive to the light than are Human eyes
World Elephant Day 2020
World Elephant Day – August 12, 2020
– 2 African Elephant species – African Bush Elephant (L. africana) & smaller African Forest Elephant (L. cyclotis).
International Owl Awareness Day 2020
International Owl Awareness Day – August 4, 2020
– #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay
– Over 200 Owl species of mostly solitary & nocturnal birds of prey
International Golden Lion Tamarin Day 2020
International Golden Lion Tamarin Day – August 02, 2020
– #InternationalGoldenLionTamarinDay
– Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
World Nature Conservation Day 2020
World Nature Conservation Day – July 28, 2020
– #WorldNatureConservationDay is observed on July 28th to spread awareness about protecting natural resources.
National Wild Feline Day 2020
National Wild Feline Day – Costa Rica – July 04, 2020
– #NationalWildFelineDay
– National Wild Feline Day (Día Nacional del Felino Silvestre) in Costa Rica
World Firefly Day 2020
World Firefly Day – July 04, 2020
– #WorldFireflyDay
– All known fireflies glow as larvae, only some adults produce light.
