Top 10 Reptiles in the World
National Reptile Day is observed every year on October 21st to promote education and appreciation for reptiles everywhere.
With Thanksgiving upon us, it's only natural that dog owners may be tempted to share the festive food with their pups.
National Reptile Day is observed every year on October 21st to promote education and appreciation for reptiles everywhere.
This week brings the start of ZSL London Zoo's annual stocktake. Dedicated zookeepers have?dug out their clipboards and calculators as they?began counting?the animals at the Zoo. Tallying up every mammal, bird, reptile and invertebrate zookeepers are continuing their essential work, despite the national lockdown forcing the Zoo to close once again. Counting everything from a colony of inquisitive Humboldt penguins to Critically Endangered Sumatran tigers the stocktake is a legal requirement as part of the Zoo License. For some zookeepers the task is relatively easy, but imaginative tactics are used by others to ensure every resident at the Zoo is accounted for. The annual audit takes keepers almost a week to complete and the information is shared with other Zoos around the world where the data is used to help manage worldwide conservation breeding?programmes?for?endangered?species.
This adorable baby possum is the latest arrival at the Australian Reptile Park. The brushtail possum was found by the side of a road after his mum had been hit and killed by a car. Thankfully, a passer-by checked the mother's pouch and discovered the baby possum and took him to keepers at the park. The baby possum has now been named ‘DOBBY’, due to him gazing at keepers with his large, scared eyes. For now, Dobby will remain in the care of Australian Reptile Park staff until he is strong enough to be released back to the wild.
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