Mammals Archive
When one thinks of a deer; an image of a meek, petrified, and a naive animal comes to mind. To the contrary, this species of deer, Red Deer, is comparatively stout and strongly built. These creatures are a riot especially when they run in
Raccoon, the bandit of the wild, is one gorgeous looking creature intricately carved by nature. Though its physical features resembles greatly to that of a fox or coyote, it is actually related to bears. Instilled with greater intelligence when compared to many other creatures,
The springhare, also known as springhaas, very much looks like a small kangaroo and like a rabbit with long powerful legs. They are found in southern and eastern Africa. Though earlier listed with the family of jumping rodents, porcupines and some squirrels; springhare was
Greater bilby, dalgyte, or greater bandicoot, is a marsupial hailing from Australia. It is the only other rare species of the family after lesser bilby, which became extinct in the 1950s. The main reasons behind decline in the number of these marsupials during twentieth
One of the largest wild mammals found in South America, Guanaco, is like a younger twin of a camel. Just shrink its size, remove the lump and place it in South America, you will get a guanaco in result. It is a willowy animal
Echidnas, the spiky little creatures, have been dwelling on the face of the earth from millions of years. Yes, they are that old! Although primitive and similar to platypuses, echidnas split from them and evolved into their own. So there should be an interesting
Tarsiers are dry-nosed primates, one of the smallest in the world, built more on the lines of lemurs than monkeys. They have their own set of characteristics that make them a unique kind, one of which is that they are arboreal, spending their entire
Cervus Canadensis or Elk, as it is popularly known, is a native animal of North America and Eastern Asia. Not only is it one of the largest species of deer in the world, but is also one of the largest mammals in North America
Ferrets belong to the family of Mustelidae, with minks, skunks, weasels, otters and badgers as their related cousins. However, it’s the polecats to which ferrets are closely related, and even have been bred with them, resulting in hybrids that have caused damage to the
They are one of the cleanest of all the rodents, they are social animals and a good source of entertainment and their curious nature makes them popular pets, low maintenance too. They are the gerbils, and there are about 110 species of them, in
