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Featured Animal: African Elephant – Animal Fact Guide

Meet our Featured Animal: the African elephant! Here are five fun facts about African elephants: Weighing up to 6000 kg (6.6 tons) and measuring up to 3.3 m (10 ft.) at the shoulder, the African elephant is the world’s largest land mammal. Both male and female elephants possess tusks, which are modified incisor teeth. On […]

Featured Animal: Tasmanian Devil – Animal Fact Guide

Meet our featured animal, the Tasmanian devil! Here are five facts about Tasmanian devils: Tasmanian devils inhabit the island state of Tasmania, although they once lived throughout Australia. The Tasmanian devil is the size of a small dog. Tasmanian devils are not picky eaters. They eat carrion (dead animals), including rotten flesh, fur, and bones! […]

Featured Animal: Short-beaked Echidna – Animal Fact Guide

Meet our featured animal, the short-beaked echidna! Here are five fun facts about echidnas: Baby echidnas are called puggles! [Check out this adorable puggle from the Taronga Western Plains Zoo.] Echidnas are monotremes, or mammals that lay eggs. Their long spines are made of keratin, the same material that makes up our fingernails. The echidna’s […]

The 4th of July – Dog Dependence Day – A Survival Guide

The 4th of July – Dog Dependence Day – A Survival Guide   American Independence Day, the 4th of July, conjures up visions of good times with family and friends, time off, picnics and summer fun – as it should!   What may not immediately come to mind is the fear and anxiety this holiday […]

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