Utah’s Hogle Zoo is pleased to introduce their new Amur Leopard cubs, Rafferty and Roman. The cubs were born 17 February and have been bonding with mum, Zeya, behind the scenes, learning all the basics of being an Amur Leopard. Rafferty’s name means one who possess prosperity
, and Roman means strong, powerful
— via ZooBorns
Six American Bison calves have been born at Wildlife Conservation Society‘s Bronx Zoo, and four of them are now on exhibit on the Zoo’s Bison Range
. The calves were born to a herd of seven females and one male that arrived at the Bronx Zoo from Fort Peck, Montana in November 2016 — via Youtube
Denver Zoo is happy to announce the birth of Umi, an endangered Malayan Tapir. The female calf, whose name means life
in Malayan, was born to mother Rinny and father Benny early in the morning on 6 May. She is only the third Malayan Tapir ever born at the Denver Zoo — via Youtube
An Andean Bear cub, born over the winter at Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Queens Zoo, recently made his public debut. This is the first Andean Bear born in New York City — via Youtube
Since mid-April, Zoo Vienna Tiergarten Schönbrunn has welcomed eleven Northern Rockhopper Penguin chicks — via Youtube
Meet Idaho Falls Zoo‘s a-roar-able new addition and his special friend Justice, a Great Pyrenees — via Youtube
A tiny, orphaned cougar cub — with a fuzzy, spotted coat, baby-blue eyes and a surprisingly big voice — has briefly taken up residence behind the scenes at the Oregon Zoo’s veterinary medical centre. The cub, described as loud and rambunctious
by zoo vet staff, was rescued this week by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers, after a landslide separated the young cougar from its mother — via Youtube
On 28 April the Museum of Life and Science‘s 6-year-old Red Wolf gave birth to a litter of three male and three female pups. This is the first litter for the Museum, since 2002. All pups and their mother were found to be in good health by the animal care team and are currently on exhibit in the Museum’s Explore the Wild exhibit — via Youtube
— via Etsy
Three five month old Cheetah cubs make their public debut at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Australia — via Youtube
Visitors to Aalborg Zoo, in Denmark, have been enjoying the antics of two adorable Polar Bear sisters. The female cubs were born 26 November to mum, Malik, and the trio emerged from their birthing den in late February — via ZooBorns
Autumn Leaves originally uploaded by Red Wolf
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Worship me, human originally uploaded by Red Wolf
St John’s Pipe Organ, St John’s Saint Paul Window, St John’s Door Hinge and Raven originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Paignton Zoo’s South American Maned Wolves are rearing a litter of three pups. This is the first litter for the pair. The male, Tolock, arrived at Paignton Zoo in September 2016 from Katowice Zoo in Poland, where he was born in 2015. Female Milla was born in December 2012 and arrived in the UK a year later from Nordens Ark Zoo in Sweden — via ZooBorns
The notorious Bin Chicken gets the Planet Earth treatment. Learn more about this distinguished, yet disgusting bird — via Youtube
May the fourth be with you everyone! As all the nerds know, today is Star Wars Day, so I wanted to celebrate with this super-cute-squishy little Wampa plush. I knew right away that I wanted to make a plush when I saw Star Wars day coming around, and while we’ve seen the classic characters in plush form all the time, I thought a stumpy little chibi Wampa with a bloody little arm was too good to pass up! The arm is even detachable for use in your own lightsabre battles. I made him with some long-pile minky that I had lying around that I thought suit him wonderfully; with just a scrap of red flannel and a sew-in snap, he came together perfectly — via Choly Knight
Scientists have confirmed the existence of an ancient dog species in one of the world’s most remote places — the mountains of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia’s Papua provinces.
The international team led by scientists from Indonesia’s University of Papua captured evidence of the New Guinea highland wild dog during a 2016 expedition to an austere, high-altitude region near the Grasberg mine, one of the world’s largest copper mines.
The discovery is the first confirmed sighting of the species in more than 40 years.
The dogs are believed likely to be the same species as the New Guinea singing dog, a wild dog that has been bred in captivity since several pairs were taken from the remote New Guinea highlands on both sides of the border in the 1950s and 1970s.
There are about 200 New Guinea singing dogs in zoos around the world, but little is known about the ancient breed famous for their unique vocalisations.
However, scientists are certain it shares ancestry with the Australian dingo — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Sigh, What?, Interesting, Funny!, Has All the Toys and Tucked In originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Pink Lantana (Lantana camara) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Clearing, Ferns, Banksia, Banksia by the Creek, Fern Invasion, Fern Detail, Sunlight and Creek originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Go the Rat originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Extremely happy to have rat stickers back in my life via Stickermule
Dino Sunbaking and Watching originally uploaded by Red Wolf
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A new approach to target and kill destructive feral cats is being developed in South Australia, in a bid to help save threatened native animals.
The task of reducing the feral cat population has been difficult due to the lack of effective and humane broad-scale control techniques.
In a lab at the University of South Australia, researchers have created a rice-sized implant that can be injected into native animals, making them toxic to feral cats.
Anton Blencowe, polymer chemistry expert at the university, said it was a unique approach that could help safeguard a range of endangered species.
It’s got a toxin in the middle, and then it’s got a special coating around the outside so that we can make the animals toxic to cats,
he said.
But at the same time make sure the implant is not toxic to native animals.
The implant contains a natural poison from seeds of native plants and is covered by protective coating.
It remains inert until it comes into contact with the feral cat, and while it’s harmless to the native animal, to the predator it’s highly deadly once ingested — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A Mishmi Takin calf, named Nanook, was born on 19 February at Kolmården Wildlife Park. Mother to the handsome male calf is Aisha, and his father is Hobbit.
Nanook is the first successful Takin birth for the Swedish zoo. He was born in the early morning of a cold, snowy day. The name Nanook was chosen by the keepers, in honour of his day of birth, and means polar bear
in Inuit. At birth, Nanook weighed-in at a healthy 7 kilos — via ZooBorns
Denver Zoo is excited to announce its first successful birth of a Fishing Cat. The cub, whose sex is not yet known, is named Miso-Chi and was born on 25 January — via ZooBorns
Bengals, Savannahs, and Toygers, explained.
By breeding house cats with wild animals, humans developed hybrid cats that look like little leopards. Bengal cats are a breed that was developed by breeding domestic cats with Asian Leopard Cats. The first American Bengal breeder is a woman named Jean Mill, but her work has continued through other breeders. We met one of those breeders, Anthony Hutcherson, when we went to film the cats at the Westminster Dog Show. Besides Bengals, we also saw another hybrid breed: Savannahs. Instead of Asian Leopard Cats, Savannahs were developed by breeding house cats with Servals. Unlike the other two breeds, the last breed we met, Toygers, are not hybrid cats. Breeder Judy Sugden created the breed by carefully breeding domestic cats with qualities that resemble wild tigers — via Youtube
Happy pod! and Smile originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Bromeliad (Aechmea Fasciata) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Orange bracket fungi (Pycnoporus coccineus) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila edulis) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
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Orphaned grizzly bear sisters have found a home at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore — via Youtube
Orange bracket fungi (Pycnoporus coccineus) and Pink geranium originally uploaded by Red Wolf
A 14-week-old Polar Bear dub at Munich Zoo goes outdoors for the first time after spending the winter with its mother in the den — via Youtube
A group of four birdwatchers from Broome has photographed Australia’s most mysterious bird, the night parrot, in Western Australia.
The sighting is all that more remarkable when you consider that the night parrot was not confirmed as still alive in Australia until three years ago, and that the photograph was taken in a patch of spinifex 2,000 kilometres from where the bird was rediscovered in Western Queensland.
While the group described the parrot as a fat budgerigar
, the sighting was the equivalent of winning the bird watching lotto — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This is Rachel and Jun’s cat Poki. They found Poki about a year ago. What a year it’s been — via Youtube
White Mushroom (Lepiotaceae) and Deer Shield Mushrooms (Pluteus cervinus) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Moreton bay fig (Ficus macrophylla) and Moreton bay fig (Ficus macrophylla) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Grey Pod + Mini Me, Funko Pop Husky Custom and White Pod + Mini Me originally uploaded by Red Wolf
There is exciting news from Uganda’s Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch. On 26 December 2016, their fourth Rhino of 2016 was born. The young male Southern White Rhino was named Noel and is becoming a valuable member of the ranch’s Rhino herd — via ZooBorns
Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp (Netelia producta) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Three Malayan tiger cubs were born on Friday, 3 February, at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and are now being cared for in the Zoo’s nursery. First-time mum Cinta’s maternal instincts did not kick in and vets, concerned that the cubs’ body temperatures would dip too low without the warmth of mom’s body, made the call to remove them from the den. The cubs will be cared for in the nursery for now and will move to Cat Canyon when they’re weaned and no longer require constant care. Visitors should be able to see them playing and running around in their outdoor habitat in early spring — via Youtube
Taronga Zoo is celebrating a birth from the world’s smallest Fox species, with keepers monitoring the progress of a tiny Fennec Fox kit. The curious little kit was born on 3 December, but has just started to venture outside its nest box — via Youtube
