The tiger chameleon, aka Seychelles tiger chameleon, is only found on the Seychelles islands of Mahé, Silhouette, Sainte Anne, and Praslin. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, tourism, fires, and mismanaged fire suppression efforts; roads and railroads, […]
Having the smallest distribution of the 6 known spoonbill species, the black-faced spoonbill can be found in the coastal regions of southeast Asia. These large wading birds prefer food-rich
The Javan rusa, aka rusa deer or sunda sambar, is located on the island chains of Indonesia, off of Australia, Brazil, Fiji, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Thailand,
The Galápagos sea lion lives and breeds on the Galápagos Islands. They can also be found on Isla de la Plata, mainland Ecuador, and Isla del Coco. These sea lions have a preference for
The odd looking Baird’s tapir, aka Central American tapir, Danta, Anteburro, Macho de Monte, tzemen, niguanchan, or Mountain cow, hails from south-eastern Mexico down to Panama and
The Key deer is the smallest recognized deer species in North America. These critters are only found in the Florida Keys. They are a subspecies of white-tailed deer. In the 1950s there
The beautiful Sri Lankan elephant is 1 of 3 recognized subspecies of Asian elephants. These magnificent beasts can be found in Sri Lanka in a wildlife reserve called the Peak Wilderness Sanctuary. They prefer open savannas, open grasslands, forested regions, lake shores, and marsh lands. Due to the severely fragmented […]
The Andean mountain cat, aka Andean cat or mountain cat, is an extremely rare feline species found in Bolivia and southern Peru over to northwestern Argentina, as well as northern Chile
Related to the mandrill, the drill is a short tailed, old world monkey that hails from Cameroon, Nigeria, and the island of Bioko in Africa. They prefer mature lowlands, riverine and coastal forests, as well as secondary
The Borneo Bay cat, aka Bornean cat, Bornean marbled cat, Bornean red cat, or Bornean Bay cat, is considered 1 of the rarest wild cat species in the world, to date. Nearly 1 century after
