Polar Bears Description: The polar bear has many unique adaptations for dealing with the cold and snow of the Arctic. The polar bear is covered in thick fur that keeps water away from his/her skin. It also has large, furry feet which act as snow-shoes. It has an excellent sense of smell(they can smell a [...]

Twitching nose and tiny hooves – The Dik-Dik Weighing a mere 5 kg, the Kirk’s Dikdik is one of the smallest members of the antelope tribe. Its most distinctive features are its huge eyes and trunk-like snout with down-pointing nostrils. This flexible nose is an adaptation to a semi-arid environment, serving as a radiator to [...]

The polar ice caps are melting, damaging habitats and robbing animals of their basic resources. But polar bears have a decent chance of surviving the upheaval, thanks to snow goose eggs…and a little random good luck. If an animal moves from one habitat to another – or if their habitat changes around them – there’s [...]

An amazing species revival story!  The return of the Large Blue Butterfly in the United Kingdom is being celebrated just 30 years after scientists declared that it was extinct from that region. The Large Blue Butterfly was re-introduced to the UK from Sweden, about 25 years ago, and is doing well again thanks to a [...]

We have about 180 kinds of monkeys the entire world. Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Orangutan, Baboon, Savanna monkey, Spider monkey, Squirrel monkey, Red hair monkey and others. Almost of them are inhabited in Torrid Zone and subtropics. Japanese monkey is inhabited in the north area. And northern part of Japan has a lot of snow during a [...]