Ring-tailed lemurs are named for the 13 alternating black and white bands that adorn their tails. Unlike most other lemurs, ringtails spend 40 percent of their time on the ground, moving quadrupedally along the forest floor.
have several different alarm calls to alert members of their group to potential danger
August is Asian Elephant Awareness Month, and we’re celebrating with stories and fun facts about this endearing—and critically endangered—species.
events (such as giving birth and raising calves), they protect each other from danger
Orangutans are the largest arboreal mammals and the most socially solitary of the great apes. All three orangutan species — Bornean, Sumatran and the newly discovered Tapanuli — are critically endangered, primarily due to habitat loss.
primates in the world and Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutans are in imminent danger
The largest living land mammals, elephants are intelligent, social and vital to their ecosystems.
Elephants are also considered a pest and a danger in areas of agriculture, especially
The world’s most social felines, lions roam the savannas and grasslands of the African continent, hunting cooperatively and raising cubs in prides.
Due to dangers, including starvation during times of food shortage and attacks by
Here’s why eating poop can sometimes be good for animal health—and how the practice is even becoming an important part of human and animal medicine.
We have adapted to avoid feces because of these potential dangers.
