My major passion is animal welfare, and a very large part of that is Endangered Wildlife. It’s a subject that everybody should be aware of.
Marine Iguanas of the Galapagos Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is the world’s only marine lizard, and are found only on the Galápagos Islands’ rocky shores in warm to comparably cold water. Marine iguanas have the ability to forage in the sea and have adapted well to the harsh marine environment. These marine reptiles can dive … Read more
Unique Island Animals The isolated nature of island life, with fewer natural predators and ample resources, is the perfect environment for unique island animals to evolve unique characteristics, features and behaviors. From the smallest chameleon on the planet, the Brookesia micra – believed to be so small as a result of insular dwarfism (the reduction … Read more
Celebrating Monkey Day December 14 is an unofficial international holiday for celebrating Monkey Day. Worldwide, this day is enjoyed by acting like monkeys, attending costume parties, creating art, music, competitions, and just generally encouraging monkey business. But on a more serious note, celebrating Monkey Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the theory of … Read more
How to Attract Birds to Your Garden A while ago, Dave Green, who runs a website dedicated to all aspects of backyard called Backyard Birding, wrote an article for Animal Bliss called “How to Attract Birds to Your Backyard.” Dave has since shared this infographic that he created about how to attract birds to your … Read more
Snake Recognition: Harmless Snakes vs Dangerous Snakes Guest Author: Joe Felegi From Indiana Jones’ famous pronouncement, “I hate snakes, Jock! I hate ’em!” to myriad other negative depictions of snakes in film and books, American culture spreads a blanket of fear over this diverse group of reptiles. Everyone should be wary of snake species that … Read more
How to Attract Birds to Your Backyard Guest Writer: Dave Green Introduction I’ve always been fascinated by wild birds, and I’ve spent many a pleasurable hour sitting and watching them feeding, bathing and preening in my backyard. It’s wonderful to observe them playing and flitting around. If you want to attract birds to your yard, … Read more
10 Most Dangerous Spiders Run, Don’t Just Hide! Whether you’re a fan of spiders or not, they happen to be fascinating critters. Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other orders … Read more
Looking to expand your knowledge of the animal kingdom? You’ve come to the right place! Below you will find links to our articles on 26 of the most fascinating creatures on this earth. Oddball animals Rare animals Weird, strange, freaky animals Animals that most of you don’t know anything about. There will be plenty of … Read more
What A Wonderful World ~ as seen by David Attenborough – BBC One ~ I found this video while searching the web one day and wanted to share its beauty with you. Enjoy! What a Wonderful World Who is David Attenborough? Sir David Frederick Attenborough (born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster and naturalist. He … Read more
Baby Elephants Video This baby elephants video is short (96 seconds), but it’s got those frolicking baby elephants we all adore and never get tired of. There’s just something about watching a baby animal that we know will grow into a massive size being so small and clumsy. But there’s an important and serious message … Read more