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Orphaned Sea Otter Pup: Too Cute!

This orphaned sea otter pup is one of thee cutest animals I have EVER seen in my entire life! This video will explain how Sea World is taking care of this little girl that washed up on shore motherless. Whilst being in the care of Sea World, this pup has gained 1 lb…A great start to her new life! Enjoy this as much as I did! The southern sea otter is considered a threatened species because the small group located along the California coast is extremely vulnerable to human threat. It is also geographically isolated from other otter populations. Therefore, Abby is [ ... ]

Gorillas In The Mist

Gorillas are found in tropical rain forest lowland, highland, mountain slopes and bamboo forests in Africa, mainly along the equator. Class: Mammalia (Mammals) Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Genus: Gorilla Species: Gorilla gorilla (western gorilla) Subspecies: • Gorilla gorilla gorilla (western lowland gorilla) • Gorilla gorilla diehli (Cross River gorilla) Species: Gorilla berengei (eastern gorilla) Subspecies: • Gorilla berengei berengei (mountain gorilla) • Gorilla berengei graueri (Grauer’s gorilla) • Gorilla [ ... ]

The African Pygmy Hedgehog: A Delightful Ball of Thorns

The African Pygmy Hedgehog is truly a delightful animal. You may think, okay, it is a rodent, and now in the world could it be an interactive pet? Well, firstly, it is not a rodent! Secondly, let me tell you from experience, that African Pygmy Hedgehogs are actually extremely intelligent and loving. This is a photo of our little Pumpkin. I am unsure at to how old my hedgehog was when I got her, as I got her from a very uninformed pet store. In fact, we’re not even sure if it was a girl, as vets could [ ... ]

Whale Shark-ing Wow-ness!

Yes, that’s me! This photo is about 12 yrs old now, but whenever I think of my experience diving with whale sharks…I am just awestruck! These gentle beasts are the size of a bus, and are majestic giants in the ocean. They are the biggest fish in the oceans, and the biggest shark! They are actually sharks, not whales, but they call them whale sharks because they look more like whales, and such a gigantic size that people mistook them for whales. I lived in Australia in 1994-1995, and enjoyed every single minute of it…I almost didn’t come home…LOL Before [ ... ]

Exotic Zebrafish May Help Cure Some Cases Of Blindness

I’m not sure if you checked out Yahoo! today, but I am a Yahoo-a-holic… British researchers have been studying how the zebrafish has a great supply of adult stem cells to regenerate their retinas. Basically, with nearly every disease of the eye there is neuron damage. The retina is the part of the eye that sends messages to the brain, and damage to the retina is found to be the reason for most cases of sight loss. The researchers have successfully grown, and tested in rats, the adult stem cells, such as those found in the zebrafish, that develop into [ ... ]