Mammals

Mammals • June 19, 2020

Hippopotamus: Profile and Information

One of the most popular wild animals amongst kids is the hippopotamus, and that’s because they learn to spell it with a song. The hippopotamus is also known as the river hippopotamus or the common hippopotamus. It is a large, semiaquatic mammal, mostly herbivorous and ungulate, native to the sub-Saharan African region. It is one […]

Emmanuella Oluwafemi • June 19, 2024

Mammals • June 16, 2020

Blesmols: Profile and Information

The blesmols are also called the mole-rats or the African mole-rats. These creatures are burrowing rodents that belong to the family called Bathyergidae. The blesmols rodents represent a unique evolution of a subterranean life among African rodents, much like the tuco-tucos in South America, the pocket gophers of North America, or the Spalacidae. Scientific Classification […]

Emmanuella Oluwafemi • June 19, 2024

Mammals • June 10, 2020

Asian Elephant: Profile and Information

The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only existing member of the genus Elephas. This elephant is well distributed throughout southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, from Nepal in the north, Sumatra in the south, India in the west, and Borneo in the east. The Asiatic elephant is easy to spot […]

Emmanuella Oluwafemi • June 20, 2024

Mammals • May 6, 2020

Pigs: Profile and Information

A pig is one of the most popular animals. Any animals belonging to the genus Sus and within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae are called pigs. Pig is a term that includes both the common Eurasian wild boar, the domestic pigs, and their ancestor, along with other species. Pigs, such as all suids, are native […]

Emmanuella Oluwafemi • June 18, 2024

Mammals • April 28, 2020

Elephant: Profile and Information

Elephants are the earth’s largest land mammals. These mammals are part of the Elephantidae family, and three species have been recognized: the African forest elephant, the African bush elephant, and the Asian elephant. The Elephantidae is the only identified surviving member of the order Proboscidea. The identified extinct members of this family include the mastodons. […]

Emmanuella Oluwafemi • June 18, 2024

Mammals • March 29, 2020

Pygmy Killer Whales: Profile and Information

Pygmy Killer Whales are not popular, but they engage small Dolphin Family members. Pygmy Killer Whales are called the “Slender Blackfish” or the “Slender Pilot Whale.” These gentle sea creatures were not known till the 1950s. People only knew them by their skulls, which were kept at the British Museum then. The pygmy killer whales are […]

Emmanuella Oluwafemi • June 18, 2024

Mammals • December 18, 2019

Fish-eating Bats: Profile and Information

Bats are one of the most intriguing animals in the wild. Myotis vivesi, also known as the fish-eating bat or fish-eating myotis, is a species of bat that resides around the Gulf of California and eats fish and crustaceans. The fish-eating bat is the largest animal of the genus Myotis on the American continent. They […]

Emmanuella Oluwafemi • June 15, 2024

Mammals • December 4, 2019

Olingos: Profile and Information

The genus Bassaricyon comprises little Neotropical procyonids, popularly called olingos. The olingos are native to the Central and South American rainforests from Nicaragua to Peru. These animals, who look like cousins to the kinkajou, are nocturnal and arboreal and reside at elevations from sea level to 2,750 m. Some of the most notable similarities between […]

Emmanuella Oluwafemi • June 15, 2024

Mammals • December 4, 2019

Dolphins: Profile and Information

Dolphins are one of the most popular aquatic mammals. Dolphins are marine mammals within the infra-order Cetacea. Dolphin is a term used to refer to the existing families Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the brackish dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), and the now-extinct Lipotidae (baiji or Chinese river […]

Emmanuella Oluwafemi • June 15, 2024

Mammals • December 3, 2019

Evening Bats: Profile and Information

Evening bats can be easily mistaken for Myotis species, even though the curved tragus can differentiate the two genera. They can also be confused with Eptesicus fuscus. Although Eptesicus fuscus is more extensive, you can also distinguish them by the lack of keel on their calcar. Evening bats are dark-brown. Their ears, on the other […]

Oluwafemi Michael • June 15, 2024