http://www.thewildlifeblog.com WildLife Redefined Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:26:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en RACCOONS The Raccoons are found in the forests of Tropical Central and South America. The Raccoons family is divided into two subfamilies: i. Raccoons, Coatis and Kinkajou ii. Red Panda RACCOONS There are 7 species of Raccoon. The most familiar one is the Common Raccoon with black mask and ringed tail. Its food includes Fish, Frogs, Insects, ... http://www.thewildlifeblog.com/2008/12/30/raccoons/ [caption id="attachment_211" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Penguin"][/caption] Eudyptula minor is a social bird, and is the most nocturnal of all penguin species. During the day it is either hunting at sea or in its nest sleeping. Little penguins live in loose colonies, composed of birds of all ages. They form small, very vocal ... http://www.thewildlifeblog.com/2008/12/16/penguin/ [caption id="attachment_208" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Genetic Erosion"][/caption] Genetic erosion is a process whereby an already limited gene pool of an endangered species of plant or animal diminishes even more when individuals from the surviving population die off without getting a chance to meet and breed with others in their endangered low population. Genetic ... http://www.thewildlifeblog.com/2008/12/13/genetic-erosions-in-wild-life/ [caption id="attachment_205" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="hippopotamus"][/caption] All wild populations of living things have many complex intertwining links with other living things around them. Large herbivorous animals such as the hippopotamus have populations of insectivorous birds that feed off the many parasitic insects that grow on the hippo. Should the hippo die ... http://www.thewildlifeblog.com/2008/12/11/trapped-in-chain-of-extinction/ [caption id="attachment_201" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Cheetah"][/caption] The most well known savannas are found in Africa. Lions, zebras, elephants, and tommys live in grasslands. Grasslands are not just in Africa, but in many other parts of the world including North America and South America. Savannas are a kind of grassland. The weather changes ... http://www.thewildlifeblog.com/2008/12/09/savanaa/ [caption id="attachment_199" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Black Kite"][/caption] The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. This kite is a widespread species throughout the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia. ... http://www.thewildlifeblog.com/2008/12/07/pariah-kites-or-black-kites/ [caption id="attachment_196" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Puma"][/caption] The cougar (Puma concolor), also puma, mountain lion, or panther, depending on region, is a mammal of the Felidae family, native to the Americas. This large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere,[3] extending from Yukon in Canada ... http://www.thewildlifeblog.com/2008/12/05/pumawild-and-wide-range-mammal/ [caption id="attachment_191" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="PolarBear"][/caption] The polar bear is a bear native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas. The world's largest predator found on land, an adult male weighs around 400–680 kg, while an adult female is about half that size. Although it is closely related to the brown ... http://www.thewildlifeblog.com/2008/12/03/polar-bearsubpopulations-in-decline/ [caption id="attachment_187" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Woverine"][/caption] The wolverine (Gulo gulo) is the largest land-dwelling species of the Mustelidae or weasel family (the Giant Otter is largest overall) in the genus Gulo (meaning "glutton"). It is also called the Glutton or Carcajou. Some authors recognize two subspecies: the Old World form Gulo gulo ... http://www.thewildlifeblog.com/2008/12/01/wolverine/ [caption id="attachment_183" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Bear Hybernating"][/caption] Winter season introduces many changes in the way animals live and survive, such as the activity of migration by whales, seals, turtles, eels, crabs, fish, butterflies, etc. Hibernation is a popular term, when referring to animals during winters. Basically, animals resort to hibernation in order ... http://www.thewildlifeblog.com/2008/11/29/hybernation-a-process-in-wildlife/