The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States. Although free-roaming Mustangs are called “wild” horses, they descend from feral domesticated horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the English word “mustang” was likely borrowed from two essentially synonymous Spanish words, mestengo and mostrenco. English lexicographer … Read more
The Eurasian lynx is a lynx species native to Europe and Asia. It is found in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia and Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. The Eurasian lynx is one of the most widely distributed cat species. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests up to an altitude of … Read more
The markhor is a large wild goat. It is native to Central Asia, Karakoram (mountain range spanning the borders of India, Pakistan and China) and the Himalayas. Markhors are adapted to mountainous terrain, and can be found between 600 and 3,600 meters (2,000 and 11,800 feet) above sea level. They typically inhabit scrub forests made … Read more
Gibbons are apes that are highly adapted to arboreal life. They are native to the dwindling rainforests of Southeast, South and East Asia. Gibbons are found in Thailand, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia (including Sumatra, Java and Borneo). They live in the upper canopy of rainforests. There are approximately 20 … Read more
The sugar glider is a small, arboreal, possum that belongs to the marsupial family. It is native to eastern and northern mainland Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and introduced to Tasmania. The sugar glider is found in wooded areas with open forest. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such … Read more
The Ethiopian wolf, also known as the Simien jackal or Simien fox, is a canid that looks similar to the coyote. It is one of the world’s rarest canids, and Africa’s most endangered carnivore. The Ethiopian wolf is native to areas of grassland and heath scrub at high elevations in Ethiopia. The species’ current range is limited to … Read more
Sifakas are lemurs. There are 9 species of sifkas. Like all lemurs, they are found only on the island of Madagascar. The lifespan of the sifakas is up to 20 years. Sifakas are about 1 metre (3.3 feet) long, roughly half the length being tail. They have a small head, large eyes, and large ears … Read more
The crested gecko or eyelash gecko is a species of gecko. It is native to to New Caledonia – a special collectivity of France, located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, about 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia and 17,000 km (11,000 mi) from Metropolitan France. The species is found in southern New Caledonia. There … Read more
The tayra is an animal from the weasel family, along with otters, skunks and many other species. It is the only species in the genus Eira. The tayra is found in Central and South America. It ranges from Mexico south to Bolivia and northern Argentina and also on the island of Trinidad. Their habitats are … Read more