Fang Time


Despite its frightening reputation, this creepy looking creature is not a threat to people. Though it can walk and is quite a strong jumper, this is the only mammal with the ability of flight. This species is just 1 of only 3 out of a thousand varieties of its kind that feed on blood. see image

Lost Legacy – The Passenger Pigeon


Once considered the most numerous bird on Earth with an approximate total of 3 to 5 billion in North America when Europeans arrived. Hunted as a cheap food supply source, the last known wild pigeon was killed in Ohio in 1900.

The last known passenger pigeon, named Martha, died September 1, 1914 in the Cincinnati Zoological Garden where a national landmark memorial stands today. The loss of the passenger pigeon was the first documented extinction of a species at the hand of man.

Here is a painting by Breah of the extinct passenger pigeon: see image

Pangolin – the scaly anteater


This nocturnal solitary mammal spends it’s time eating ants and termites. Sometimes called a “scaly anteater” because of the tough, overlapping scales that cover it’s body. It’s sticky and very long tongue and great sense of smell allow it to find it’s prey, sometimes burrowing underground. See Image

Ring-Tailed Lemur – Island Native


A primate found living in social groups – called a troop – and native to the island of Madagascar. Their distinctive markings of 13 alternating black and white bands on their long tail are covered in smelly secretions during mating season as males engage in “stink battles.” See image

Veiled Chameleon – the Hidden Predator


This tree lizard can remain still and concealed while waiting on their prey – insects. Eyes that can rotate independently allows them to see in two directions at once and flattened bodies that are leaf-shaped make this predator very skilled at hunting and disguise. Their most famous feature See image