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Scientific name: Varanus komodoensis Length: Up to 3 metres Diet: Carnivore Origin: Asia (Indonesia) IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Human-induced burning of natural grasslands, loss of prey species, climate change Zoos I have seen them: London, Chester, Natura Artis Magistra, Diergaarde Blijdorp Interesting … Continued
Scientific name: Lemur catta Origin: Africa (Madagascar) Size: 95-110cm Diet: Omnivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Habitat loss, hunting, capture for the pet trade Zoos I have seen them: Countless… Interesting fact: Nearly all of Madagascar’s 105 existing lemur species are threatened … Continued
Scientific name: Trichechus manatus Origin: North America and South America Length: 3-4.6m long Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Vulnerable Zoos I have seen them: Parc Zoologique de Paris Threats: Pollution, collisions with powerboats, hunting, habitat degradation Interesting fact: Although they resemble walruses, … Continued
Scientific name: Mandrillus sphinx Size: 55-110cm Diet: Omnivore Origin: Africa IUCN status: Vulnerable Threats: Deforestation, poaching for bushmeat Zoos I have seen them: La Vallee des Singes, Tierpark Hellabrunn, Chester Zoo, Natura Artis Magistra Interesting fact: The largest of the … Continued
Scientific name: Okapia johnstoni Size: 2.5 meters long Origin: Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo) Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Deforestation, poaching for its meat and skin Zoos I have seen them: Dublin Zoo, London Zoo, Chester Zoo, Diergaarde Blijdorp Interesting … Continued
Scientific name: Pongo pygmaeus Origin: Asia (Borneo) Size: 1.1-1.4m Diet: Omnivore IUCN status: Critically endangered Threats: Conversion of rainforests to palm oil plantations, poaching for its meat and for the illegal pet trade Zoos I have seen them: Dublin Zoo, Chester … Continued
Scientific name: Struthio camelus Origin: Africa Size: 1.7-2.7 metres high Diet: Omnivore IUCN status: Least Concern Threats: Currently no major threats to this species Zoos I have seen them: Quite a lot. Interesting fact: What looks like an ostrich sticking its … Continued
Scientific name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca Origin: Asia (China) Size: 1.6-1.9m Diet: Omnivore, but mostly herbivore (it eats mostly bamboo shoots) IUCN status: Vulnerable Threats: Conversion of bamboo forests for agriculture, climate change, historically hunting for its fur Zoos I have seen them: … Continued
Scientific name: Ailurus fulgens Origin: Asia Size: 50-64cm long (excluding tail) Diet: Omnivore, but mostly herbivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Deforestation, hunting for its fur Zoos I have seen them: Dublin Zoo, Belfast Zoo, Fota Wildlife Park, Highland Wildlife Park, Ménagerie … Continued