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South Lakes Wild Animal Park
South Lakes Wild Animal Park has a variety of animals from all over the world and they are kept in an environment as close to their natural habitat as possible. Continue> |
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Short-Beaked Echidna
Short-Beaked Echidnas are one of only 5 species of egg-laying mammals. They can be found in Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. Continue> |
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Gharial
Gharials are one of the largest crocodilian species and they can be found in the slow moving backwaters of large rivers in the northern Indian subcontinent. Continue> |
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Hawaiian Monk Seal
Hawaiian Monk Seals are endangered marine mammals that can be found on the small uninhabited Hawaiian Islands Continue> |
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Killer Whale (Orca)
Killer Whales are the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family and they are known to be one of the fastest animals in the ocean. Continue> |
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Brown Bear
Brown Bears are the most widely distributed and the second largest species of bear. They are found in forested areas, tundra regions and open wilderness. Continue> |
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Barred Owl
Barred Owls are large grey owls that are found in the dense forests, wooded swamps and woodlands of North America. Continue> |
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Green Jay
Green Jays are large, colourful song birds that are found in southern USA, central America and northern South America. Continue> |
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Humpback Whale
Humpback Whales are baleen whales that mainly feed on krill and small schooling fish. They are found in oceans throughout the world. Continue> |
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Reindeer (Caribou)
Reindeer are large deer that inhabit arctic tundra and subarctic forests. They mainly feed on grasses, lichens, herbs, sedges, fungi, mosses and twigs. Continue> |
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Pets
The Animal Files Pet section contains information on a range of pets including cats, dogs and horses. Also featured are the latest pet products, pet related articles and much more. Continue> |
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Visit The Animal Files Store for a selection of wildlife related books, DVDs and magazines. Also available is a range of camping and hiking gear, camera equipment, pet supplies and much more. Continue> |
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New Rare Primate Groups Found in Cambodia (September 04, 2008)
Two new populations of rare primate species, both numbering in the thousands, have been discovered in a Cambodia preserve. A 2008 survey estimates 42,000 black-shanked doucs and 2,500 yellow-cheeked crested gibbons live in Cambodia's Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area.
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Bats can Fly Silently to Avoid Jamming Sonar Signals
(August 27, 2008) Some bats prevent crossed signals when flying with others by shutting down their natural sonar, new research reports. Bats measure distances, dodge objects, and locate prey by listening to their own sound signals bounce off objects. "Flying mute" could signal active cooperation among the mammals, but scientists don't know for sure.
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New, "Chubbier" River Dolphin Species Found in Bolivia
(August 21, 2008) The Bolivian river dolphin is a separate species from the Amazon river dolphin, scientists announced recently. Thousands of years ago a powerful drought dried up Brazil's Madeira River, causing a "radical separation" as dolphin populations were caught on different sides of the newly created rapids, said researcher Manuel Ruiz-Garcia.
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Gorilla "Paradise" Found; May Double World Numbers
(August 06, 2008) Deep in the hinterlands of the Republic of the Congo lies a secret ape paradise that is home to 125,000 western lowland gorillas, researchers announced today. The findings, if confirmed, would more than double the world's estimated population of gorillas.
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