It is so amazing to me that of any animal that is living, or has ever lived on earth before, we are still graced with it’s presence in our lifetime!
The Blue Whale is the largest animal EVER! It is even larger than any of the dinosaurs…That’s amazing!
Check out this amazing short video of the Blue Whale:
Wow…What a fantastic creature! Truly wonderful to have them on the planet with us!
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Suborder: Mysticeti
Family: Balaenopteridae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Species: B. musculus
There are 3 known subspecies:
1. B. m. musculus of the north Atlantic and north Pacific
2. B. m. intermedia of the [ ... ]
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It is so amazing to me that of any animal that is living, or has ever lived on earth before, we are still graced with it’s presence in our lifetime!
The Blue Whale is the largest animal EVER! It is even larger than any of the dinosaurs…That’s amazing!
Check out this amazing short video of the Blue Whale:
Wow…What a fantastic creature! Truly wonderful to have them on the planet with us!
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Suborder: Mysticeti
Family: Balaenopteridae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Species: B. musculus
There are 3 known subspecies:
1. B. m. musculus of the north Atlantic and north Pacific
2. B. m. intermedia of the [ ... ]
Category: Mammals, Marine Animals, Whales
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When I saw this video, I was shocked…This footage is unbelievable…
…And to think this happens every year!
Land Crabs! – Click here for another funny movie.
Christmas Island Red Crab
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Grapsoidea
Family: Gecarcinidae
Genus: Gecarcoidea
Species: G. natalis
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I hope you enjoyed this Ocean Animal post on Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…
Live Exotically,
Kimberly Edwards
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Yup, that's right! [ ... ]
Wow…That’s right…that’s what I said…
Well, it’s true, and it’s not…
At the Georgia Aquarium, the female sea dragon laid eggs and attached them to the males tail. He will carry the eggs until they hatch, sometime in mid-July.
Right now the proud daddy carries about 70 fertilized eggs on his tail now, looking like small red grapes.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has deemed this fish as endangered, mostly due to habitat destruction because of increased Australian population and pollution. What else is new?
The survival rate in the wild of the offspring is very low, but in captivity it is around [ ... ]
Exotic Animal Newsflash:
Ahhh…My favorite species of animal is the Red Panda…
Unfortunately, they are extremely endangered. However, thankfully, there are a number of breeding programs in the world that are doing their best to ensure the survival of this species.
Edmonton’s Valley Zoo just had the 2nd arrival of twin baby red pandas! Yeahhh!!! They were born May 26th in captivity, and were named Tai (female) and Pip (male).
The babies are no longer with their mother, as she began to groom one of the babies too aggressively, but are in great hands with surrogate, human caretakers.
At this point, their eyes are still [ ... ]
If you’ve never heard of the Caledonian Forest, it’s time to listen up…LOL…
Basically, the Caledonian Forest is like the “Rainforest” of Scotland. It used to cover 1.5 million hectares of the Scottish Highlands, and now, only about 1% of that remains in 35 isolated areas.
This is devastating, not only to Scotland and it’s amazing wildlife, but to the world in general. We depend upon trees to survive…
The species like beaver, tarpan, wild boar and the lynx are that inhabited these forests are gone.
Photo left: Tarpan (wild horse), extinct since 1919 – This is the only known photo of a live [ ... ]
Now, I know you must have heard about all the fuss about all the amazing benefits of Goji Juice and Goji berries are for you and that it is considered a “Super Fruit”!
What people don’t often realize is that what’s good for the goose, is good for the gander. Usually, if there is something that is really good and healthy for you, it probably is for your pets too…Of course, contact your vet first before giving your pet anything that is not “normal”.
Do some research first. If you have an Asian exotic animal as a pet, chances are likely [ ... ]
I just got back from another trip to Dallas, Texas, and it seems that I am never ceased to be amazed by people that love and respect animals.
Not sure if you know, but my family loves to invest in real estate, and whilst we were looking at a great suburb in Allen, Texas – a suburb of Dallas – we came across an amazing find, actually considered to be in McKinney, Texas!
It was the HEARD Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary…Wow! This place boasts over 200 acres of land that is “hikeable”, has different trails, a great museum, especially for [ ... ]
This is one hilarious video that I had to share with you…
See more funny videos at CollegeHumor
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Great video…such funny, little animals!
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia???????? ????? ????????
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Procyon
Species: P. lotor
Conservation Status:
The raccoon is considered a species of least concern.
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I hope you enjoyed this North American Animal post on Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…
Live Exotically,
Kimberly Edwards
P.S. Check out this adorable Raccoon poster:
Barbara Von Hoffmann Raccoon Framed Art Poster Print –
20″ X 16″
“You are looking at a great poster, that comes with a fully pre-assembled frame, for easy set-up. Black frame is made of high [ ... ]
Exotic Animal Newsflash:
Firstly, I always hate bringing you this type of news, but it is so essential to know what is going on…IT IS REAL!
The Caribbean Monk Seal, also known as the West Indian Monk Seal, was announced extinct officially on Friday, June 6th, 2008.
Photo left: Caribbean Monk Seal – Click photo for larger view.
This seal is the only species ever known to be native to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Now extinct due to human activities, namely over-hunting, this seal has not been spotted for the past 5 years, even with an effort to try and save [ ... ]
So often we take for granted this planet we call Earth. What it provides us, not only in resources, but in beauty and enjoyment.
To me, our greatest asset is our bio-diversity of wildlife. One by one, these fantastic animal species are disappearing…extinct…never to be seen again.
What a shame! So, what in the world can you do?
Well, first of all, conserve your resources, such as energy, water and don’t waste your food. Live organically, not only with the food you consume, but with your cleaning products and the means in which you take care of your property, gardens and grass.
Use [ ... ]