The scientific name for African lion is Panthera leo. In the wild, they currently live in fragmented populations in Sub-Saharan Africa and prefer grassy plains and savannahs. Lions are the most … [Read more...]
Chinchilla
The chinchilla is named after the Chincha people who lived in Peru in the Andes. Chinchillas are rodents that are native to the Andes mountains in South America at high elevations of 9,800 to … [Read more...]
Elephant
Elephants are the world’s largest land animals. Their trunk can weigh 400 pounds and has 40,000 muscles in it. The largest elephant ever recorded was an African elephant that weighed 27,000 pounds and … [Read more...]
Cheetah
The scientific name for cheetah is Acinonyx jubatus. The word cheetah comes from the Hindi word “chita” meaning spotted one. They are the world’s fastest land animal, getting up to 70 mph. They can … [Read more...]
Ring-Tailed Lemur
The ring-tailed lemur is native to southern and southwestern Madagascar, which is an island 250 miles off the coast of Eastern Africa. They are in the suborder of primates called strepsirrhine … [Read more...]
Wolf
Wolves are the largest members of the dog family. Wolves are the ancestors of all domestic dogs. They used to be found all over the Northern Hemisphere, but in the lower 48 states they were hunted to … [Read more...]
