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Animals That Were Drawn From Memory

There are some weird looking animals out there. Some have been described as looking as though they were “drawn from […]

Cats don’t generally have a fondness for water. It’s pretty well known that housecats and water don’t mix. But what […]

Many people are familiar with cheetahs. They are the fastest animals on land. They’re the sentinels of the savannas, often […]

The cougar – also known as the mountain lion, puma, panther and more – once roamed throughout the Americas, from […]

You may have heard of an animal called the Tasmanian tiger. But this is not a tiger at all. It’s […]

When thinking of an animal that represents a country, many people might picture iconic creatures like the bald eagle for […]

When someone visits a zoo or sanctuary, or watches a wildlife documentary, they may ask the question: How long do […]

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is currently home to 8 species of felines (as well as 4 types of feline hybrids). […]

Naturalists and conservationists play a crucial role in protecting the world’s most elusive and endangered species, and tigers are no […]

History Spyke was a melanistic (black) leopard born to Santania and Zambo who were rescued in 2008 from a private […]