July 2017 - A To Z Posting Contest

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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:06 pm
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Z - Zorilla - it is nocturnal, and is therefore not often encountered. It is a solitary animal, and forages for small mammals, insects, spiders, birds' eggs and sometimes snakes or poultry.

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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:08 pm
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Z - Zonkey

The zonkey is a cross between a zebra and a donkey and is unable to produce offspring, thus making them single generation animal

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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:17 pm
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A AFRICAN CIVET

The African Civet is a solitary animal that only comes out under the cover of night to hunt and catch food. These nocturnal animals are primarily tree-dwelling creatures that spend most of the daylight hours resting in the safety of the trees high above

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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:38 pm
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Bat - Bats are well-known carriers of rabies, a disease that is contagious and deadly to humans. Predators of little brown bats include hawks, owls, raccoons, minks, and leopard frogs

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 3:48 pm
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C...COCKROACH'S, HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 300 MILLION YEARS,AND
ARE FOUND ALL OVER THE WORLD. UNLIKE MOST ANIMALS, THE BRAIN OF
THE COCKROACH IS IN IT'S BODY , NOT IT'S HEAD. THIS MEANS THEY CAN
LIVE WITHOUT A HEAD FOR NEARLY 2 WEEKS BEFORE DYING FROM MALNUTRITION.

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 4:12 pm
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Dingo - Normally found on the Australian continent

Was once believed to be a domesticated dog that returned to the wild

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E - Elephant seal - it gets its name for being very large and having a nose with a small trunk-like proboscis. They can barely move on land because of their heavy weight however, flippers make these creatures swift and powerful swimmers, but they are not strong enough to lift their body off the ground.

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:17 pm
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F FRIGATEBIRD

The frigatebird has the largest wingspan in comparison to it's body of any bird species in the world, so the frigatebird is naturally an adept pilot. Frigatebirds have been known to stay in the air for nearly a whole week and only land on the rocky cliffs to breed or to rest.

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:37 pm
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Gecko - The gecko is well-known for its large protruding eyes, fleshy tongue, thin velvety skin, and toe pads. Its colorings are brown, yellow, or gray and have variable markings.

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 7:20 pm
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H HUMAN

Like many other species of primate humans are highly sociable animals and are able interact with one another through spoken language, gestures and written language. Humans have developed extremely complex social structures that have meant that the human population is linked together through a series of interlinking groups and organisations.

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Ibex - Ibex were once hunted near extinction.

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:29 pm
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J-is for Jacana, which is from the bird class. It has several nicknames (lily trotter, lotus bird and the water walker). They live on the surface of ponds, have wired toes and very short tails.

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:51 pm
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K - Komodo dragon - a lizard species that is found on the islands (particularly the Komodo Island) in central Indonesia. The komodo dragon is a member of the monitor lizard family and is the largest living species of lizard.

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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:26 am
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Llama - Llamas are often used by people as pack animals. They can carry up to 60 kg for 30 km in a day. People also raise llamas as a source of wool and for pets.

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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:58 am
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M - Macaroni Penguin - It is the most numerous of all the worlds penguins, with an estimated world population of over 9 million breeding pairs.

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