Cape Chestnut (Calondendrum capense), Red Grevillea and White Grevillea originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Los Angeles Zoo has announced the birth of two endangered snow leopard cubs, a male and a female, born on 12 May and 13 May 2017. The siblings spent several months behind the scenes bonding with their mother and getting to know animal care staff. Now, at four months old, the cubs have gained enough strength and coordination to navigate their outdoor habitat and make their public debut — via Youtube
Kinji the Cheetah is something special. He honestly tries making friends with everyone… especially the animals that lives within his reach. Here he is at 8 months and 2 years old trying to get the meerkats to scratch him. He ends up purring to the delight of getting a grooming from these small creatures. He has no idea they want to kill him. Meerkats are territorial and do not like predators — via Youtube
Pink Pig Face (Mesembryanthemum) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
White husky detours through the garden — via Youtube
Flowering Crabapple (Malus) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Toronto Zoo‘s four-month-old Clouded Leopard cubs are transitioning to a new play space and zoo guests can now see the sisters during limited times on most days — via ZooBorns
A baby Fossa (pronounced FOO-sa) was born this summer at the San Diego Zoo. Now 12 weeks old, the Fossa pup, its mother and three siblings moved into their new home in the Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks exhibit last week and wasted no time exploring—jumping over grassy areas, climbing on rocks and playing in trees — via ZooBorns
Orange Pig Face (Mesembryanthemum) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
A blue-eyed bundle of fluff arrived at Tierpark Berlin on 13 June: Kitai the Snow Leopard cub. Kitai was born to parents Maya and Bataar, both six years old. This is their third litter together — via ZooBorns
On 1 July 2017 Colchester Zoo welcomed an adorable new arrival, Nala the Serval kitten — via Youtube
Nashville Zoo recently welcomed the birth of two Banded Palm Civets. The brother and sister were born on 29 June — via ZooBorns
Three-week-old black rhino calf Kendi is making short visits outside. First-time-mum Seyia is being cautious, so the mum and calf duo are still hanging out inside more than they go out. Visitors may see Kendi bouncing around, peeking out or even venturing into the yard. Sightings will become more frequent as Kendi gets more comfortable in the new environment — via Youtube
This photo isn’t fake.
These tiny, dazzling spiders are 100 per cent real — and scientists have just discovered another five species and sub-species in Western Australia.
They’re called peacock spiders and self-described peacock spiderman
Jurgen Otto has spent years discovering and photographing them.
When he first spotted one of the unique creatures in bushland near Sydney about a decade ago, he said he almost stepped on it.
I took a photograph and then later I went home, looked at it on the computer and was just blown away,
Dr Otto said.
When I started with all this, there was not a single picture or video of a peacock spider on the internet.
Nine years later now, you get many thousand hits when you type
peacock spider
into Google.
The reaction of people when they see the latest finds remains the same.
One could think that the novelty of this would all have worn off by now, but people still get excited when they see them,
he said.
Each new species is a complete surprise — the patterns and colours of each species are so different and so unpredictable, you never know what the next one and its display and courtship dance will look like.
Most of the five discoveries were spotted in south-western WA, but peacock spiders can be found across southern Australia.
Dr Otto estimates there are now more than 60 species and sub-species of Australian peacock spiders. Thirty-nine of them were named by himself and fellow spider expert David Hill — via ABC News
Burgers’ Zoo is now home to five Golden Jackal pups. Until recently, they have been safely tucked away with mum in their underground den, which makes it difficult for keepers to pinpoint their exact birthdate. They are now spending more time above ground and keepers estimate them to be about three-months-old — via ZooBorns
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
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