Animal Facts: The Pygmy Chimpanzee

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"...born to the female pygmy chimpanzee after a pregnancy or gestation of about 8 months. The young suckles for 3 whole years until becoming weaned. For another year or two the young will stay with its mother being groomed and protected by her. The female gives birth only once every 5 years. When the males become..."

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Animal Facts: the Siamang

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"Most of the diet of the siamang is made up of leaves, about three fifths of their diet. A third of their diet is fruits. The small remainder of their diet consists of blossoms and small creatures like grubs."

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Animal Facts: The Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey

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"The golden snub-nosed monkey is 21 ½ to 28 inches long with a 20 ½ to 30 inch long tail. It weighs about 28 to 46 pounds. It has long fur and a bush tail. Its limbs are strong and stout with stubby fingers."

"The golden snub-nosed monkey lives in groups. It is both arboreal and terrestrial, spending time in the trees and on the ground."

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The Mandrill: Facts and Information

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"The mandrill is 25 to 32 inches long with a 2 ¾ to 3 ½ inch tail. It weighs 24 to 82 pounds. The mandrill is an unmistakable, easily recognizable species. It has a large, scarlet nose with white patches on either side..."

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The Queensland Ringtail: Facts and Information

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"Physical Characteristics

The Queensland ringtail measures twelve to fourteen inches long and weighs twenty five to thirty nine ounces. Its tail is the same length as its body, twelve to fourteen inches. The fur of this species is a reddish or gray-brown and..."

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The Greater Hedgehog-Tenrec: Facts and Information

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"The greater hedgehog-tenrec is not in actuality a hedgehog. It is a tenrec. The hedgehog portion of its name comes from the fact that unlike tenrecs which erect their spines and attack their predators with them, the greater hedgehog-tenrec curls up into a spiny ball the way hedgehogs do.

Physical Characteristics

The greater hedgehog-tenrec is six to nine inches long. It weighs six to ten ounces. It is nearly tailless with..."

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Hopping With The Tasmanian Forester Kangaroo!

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The Tasmanian Forester Kangaroo is an endangered subspcies of the gray kangaroo. This kangaroo lives only in, surprise, Tasmania. There's not too many of these kangaroos left. They've lost their habitat due to the clearing of land for the purpose of agriculture. They have to compete for food with introduced livestock, cattle and even rabbits. These kangaroos also get hunted for their meat. Climate changes have not benefited them either. Then there's road deaths, poisonous baiting and disease. Things are not look well for the tasmanina forester kangaroo.

Luckily the Australian government has recognized that this species is endangered and has declared them protected by the law. Also, most of the Tasmanian Forester Kangaroo's habitat is now on private property. Hopefully soon we will see an increase in their population and maybe someday they will be able to be taken off the endangered species list.

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