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Australian Mammals - The Victorian Fauna

Australian Mammals - The Victorian Fauna

This species is a very large kangaroo with short, red-brown fur, fading to pale buff below and on the limbs. It has long, pointed earlobes and a squared-off muzzle. Females are smaller than males and are blue-grey with a brown tinge, pale g [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

  Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are the fastest land animal. These long-legged cats can run up to 65 miles per hour (100 kph) in short bursts when they are hunting.Cheetahs are shy and are not very sociable with each other.These speedy [...]

Posted On : Sep, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Baboon

Baboon

The Baboon is the largest type of monkey. It is a noisy, ferocious, ground-dwelling Old World monkey that lives in groups called troops. Troops vary in size from a few individuals to up to several hundred members.Distribution and Range: Bab [...]

Posted On : Aug, 31 2007 | Comments : 0

African Lion

African Lion

  Panthera leo  Lions once lived in southern Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia. Today, however, they are confined mainly to the game reserves of Africa, with a few still living in the Gir Forest of India.An adult male can be 2.4 [...]

Posted On : Aug, 28 2007 | Comments : 0

Red Fox

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes : The red fox is found in Canada from coast to coast. Resembling a small, slender dog, it is a shy, nervous animal, and, for the most part, it tries to remain hidden from view. Unlike the dog, it is equipped with furred foot [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

Egg-laying Mammals

Egg-laying Mammals

There are only three living monotremes, the duck-billed platypus and four species of echidna, or "spiny anteaters," such as the one shown at left. All of them are found only in Australia and New Guinea. Monotremes are not a very d [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Musky rat-kangaroo

Musky rat-kangaroo

The Musky Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is the smallest kangaroo that has been most recently classified in the Hypsiprymnodontidae family along prehistoric rat-kangaroos. Some earlier scientists classified it as a Hypsiprymnodonti [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2007 | Comments : 0

Dorcas gazelle

Dorcas gazelle

The Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) is closely related to the mountain gazelle, but is different on a few points. They have longer ears and they have curvier horns. The Dorcas gazelles live in northern Africa, and the Sahara and Negev deser [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Desmarest's Hutia

Desmarest's Hutia

The Desmarest's Hutia (Capromys pilorides) lives in Cuba and on adjacent islands, but they are not confined to a single habitat. They could be seen all over Cuba, namely: cloud forests, forests, arid semi-deserts, marshy parts and the mou [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Andean Mountain Cat

Andean Mountain Cat

As early as 1865, the Andean Mountain Cat (Leopardus jacobitus) had been described to the scientific world, but it was only sometime in the 1980s that a real sighting happened. A couple of experts photographed it for a mere 2 hours, and the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

Baboon

Baboon

Baboons are the largest members of the monkey family, possessing heads with long, naked, dog-like muzzles. Some species have patches of bright red, blue or purple skin on their face, chest, or rump. Depending on the species, baboons weigh [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

Lesser Grison

Lesser Grison

The body of the Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja) and the neck are long, and it has a narrow chest, short tail, short legs and the head is small too. Furthermore, its ears are rounded and also small. Salt and pepper would be the best descript [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

Eastern Quoll

Eastern Quoll

The Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) is a solitary marsupial from Tasmania; there used to be populations in South Australia as late as the 1960's, but they are now extinct. They are protected animals due to their decreasing numbers. Th [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

The Horse

The Horse

The horse (Equus caballus) is one of ten species in the genus Equus (which includes zebras, donkeys, onagers, etc...). Horses have played an important role in history, they are used for transport, working the fields, warfare, etc... It is e [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

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