Mammals

The Mandrill is one of the largest monkeys it got its name cause it can stand on two legs for a short moment in time.

Its name Mandrill means Man-Ape and like all baboons its famous for its red bottom.

The Man-Ape is one of the most ferocious Monkeys/ Baboons on the planet it has over 24 teeth mostly made for ripping and chewing meats.

Its arm strength is more powerful then any average human it has a long tail which it uses to escape and capture prey in the trees.

The Baboon has several common enemies such as the Hawk, Leopard, Alligators and other Baboons.

The Hippopotamus also known as Hippo is a Large purple/brown four legged mammal that feeds on shrubs and grass near the Water where they live together.

Hippopotamus also is known as a River Horse in Greek, The Hippo even though its has short stubby legs and weigh more then a Land rover they can easily outrun a average human.

They are the Average size as a Rhino/ Rhinoceros.

Hippos have four large caineins in the front of therre mouth even though they are Vegitarins they use less large and brutal teeth to warn off preditors and to battle one another for a mate.

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The oldest intact mammoth on record was found by a group of French scientists in Siberia, Russia, in Oct. 1999. The animal is estimated to be 23,000 years old, and has tusks weighing 143 lbs. each. The objective of the expedition, which was sponsored by the Discovery Channel, was to find DNA from this extinct species to perform cloning experiments.

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The fastest eater amongst mammals is the star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata). Research published in February 2005 by Dr Kenneth Catania (USA) at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA, recorded an average ‘handling time’ of 230 milliseconds with the fastest time being 120 milliseconds.

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The oldest living kinkajou (Potos flavus) in captivity is Huggy Bear, who turned 27 years 6 months old in January 2004 and belongs to Sonja Pedersen (USA) of Holiday, Florida, USA.

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A record 16 giant pandas have been born in captivity this year, the head of China’s panda breeding programme says.

They include twins born in Japan and a cub born in California - to mothers lent to zoos by China.

Threatened with extinction in the wild, captive breeding programmes, including artificial insemination, are seen as vital to save giant pandas.

Only about 1,000 of the animals remain in the wild, feeding on bamboo in the Sichuan mountains of south-west China.

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A total of 29 pandas
were inseminated naturally or
artificially in the spring and
they gave birth to 19 pandas in the autumn,
of which two were stillborn and one
failed to survive, said Zhang Zhihe,
head of China’s Giant Panda Breeding Technology Committee.

The Kinkajou a mammal which is other known as The Honey Bear, Sugar Bear, or the Cat-Monkey it lives in the rain forest and is of the Family Procyonidae related to the Olingo, Ringtail, Cacomistle, Raccoon, and Coati. It is the only member of the of the Genus Potos.

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The Kinkajou is Native to Central America and South America , this Aboreal mammal is not particularly Rare thou it is in Seldom because of it is Nocturnal habits. Sometimes the Kinkajou is mistaken for a monkey or Ferrets.

The Giant Panda is only found in China and Japan due to its large supplie of Bamboo, Pandas Though belonging to the order Carnivora family, the panda has a diet which is 99 percent bamboo. Pandas may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, bananas and small insect found on Bamboo.

The Giant Panda has a black-and-white coat. Adults measure around 1.5 m long and around 75 cm tall at the shoulder. Males are 10-20% larger than females. Males can weigh up to 115 kg. Females are generally smaller than males, and can occasionally weigh up to 100 kg. Giant Pandas live in mountainous regions, such as Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, and Tibet.

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People born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented, and ambitious. They are virtuous, reserved, and have excellent taste.

Rabbit people are admired, trusted, and are often financially lucky. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind.

Rabbit people seldom lose their temper. They are clever at business and being conscientious, never back out of a contract. They would make good gamblers for they have the uncanny gift of choosing the right thing. However, they seldom gamble, as they are conservative and wise.

They are most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog.

The Ring-Tailed cat is a large omnivore as a The ring tail is buff to dark brown in color with white underparts and a flashy black and white striped tail which is longer than the rest of its body. The eyes are large and black, each surrounded by a patch of light fur. It is smaller than a house cat, measuring 30–42 cm long with a tail of 31–44 cm and weighing 0.8–1.5 kg. Ring tails have occasionally been hunted for their pelts, but the fur is not especially valuable

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The Red Kangaroo is the largest Kangaroo in the world found in Australia, its also the largest ever Marsupial in the World!!!

Male Red Kangaroos grow up to 1.8m (6 feet) tall and weigh up to 187lbs. Female Red Kangaroos grow up to 1.1m (3.6ft) tall and weigh up to 77lbs. The kangaroos tails can be up to 1m (3ft) long.

Red Kangaroos are capable of jumping 6.ft and can out run many predators in the wild. There Red with a orange tinge and a long thick tail which the roo uses to pound on the ground when trying to impress a mate or when defending its self, Red kangaroos are able to pack a good punch/kick and go around in large packs.

Hogs are part of the Ungulate family which include horses, zebras, donkeys, cows, rhinoceros, camels, hippopotamus, goats, pigs, sheep’s, giraffes, deer, antelopes, and gazelles.

Hogs are though big and dumb looking are quite intelligent, even more intelligent than a Cat or Dog.

A Hog has a long muddy snout as a nose and tiny eyes a short tail so it doesn’t stand on it, they have large bodies with short pudgy legs with four toes on each foot, the middle one are used for walking.