Animal Info

Welcome to the exciting world of Animals. After 3 billion years of evolution, millions of different kinds of animals now exist   populating every corner of the Earth and can be found in a vast amount of various shapes, sizes and colours. Animals are generally classified into Mammals, Fish, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians and Invertebrates.

Endangered Animals
An endangered animal is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation factors. Critically endangered means that a species numbers have decreased, or will decrease, by 80% within three generations. The animals below are all at risk of becoming extinct.
Tigers – Only around 4,000 tigers remain in the wild. Located  in isolated areas of  India to south-eastern China and from the Russian Far East to Sumatra, Indonesia.
Size – Body length is 140-280 cm and tail length is 60 to 95 cm.
Colour – The upper part of the animal ranges from reddish orange to ochre, and the under parts are whitish. The body has a series of black striations of black to dark grey colour.

Tiger Facts
A tiger has been reported to cover up to 10 meters in a horizontal leap. The tiger is the largest of the Asian big cats. There are no tigers with identical markings.

Giant Pandas – Approximately 1,600 individuals in the wild. Location: Southwest China  to the east of the Tibetan plateau.
Size – Giant pandas are about 5 feet long from nose to rump, with a 4-6 inch tail. A large adult panda can weigh about 220-330 pounds, with males 10 percent larger and 20 percent heavier than females.
Colours – Pandas have a white coat with black fur around their eyes, on their ears, muzzle, legs and shoulders
Giant Panda Facts
Although classed as a carnivore pandas have adapted to a vegetarian diet and depend almost exclusively on bamboo as a food source.  Pandas can eat up to 26-83 pounds of bamboo a day. Pandas have broad, flat molars and an enlarged wrist bone that functions as an opposable thumb – both of these adaptations are used for holding, crushing and eating bamboo.

Polar Bears – 20-25,000 polar bears living in the wild. Location: Arctic (northern hemisphere)
Size -  Adult males typically measure 6.5 to 8 feet from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail and weigh 880-1300 lbs. Females are about half this size.
Colour - Although polar bears appear white they have no white pigment in their fur. This water-repellent fur coat, covers the polar bear completely except for the nose and foot pads.
Polar Bear Facts
Polar bears are the top predator in the arctic marine ecosystem and the largest terrestrial carnivore. Polar bears are excellent swimmers and can sustain a pace of 10 km/h. The coat of the polar bear serves as camouflage in fact, polar bears can sometimes pass as snow drifts

Rhino – Very few rhinos now survive outside protected areas. Location: Southern Africa, Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, South Asia, South East Asia
There are five species of rhino, three species are found in Asia, Javan, Sumatran and Indian rhinos, and two are found in Africa, Black rhino and white rhino. All species are endangered but  the Javan, Sumatran and Black rhinos are listed as critically endangered
Size – The rhinoceros family is characterised by large size with all of the species able to reach one ton or more in weight.

Rhino Facts
Rhinos are known to sleep both standing and lying on the ground and are fond of wallowing in muddy pools and sandy river-beds. Both African species and the Sumatran Rhinoceros have two horns, while the Indian and Javan Rhinoceros have a single horn

Sumatran Orangutan – Approximately 7,500 individuals in the wild, the species is losing fast its natural habitat. Location: Northern Sumatra Indonesia to agriculture and human settlements.
Size – Body length is about 1.25-1.5 m. Adults weigh 30 to 50 kg for females and 50-90 kg for males.
Colour -The fur is reddish brown in colour. Compared to the Bornean orangutan, the Sumatran species has long facial hair.

Sumatran Orangutan Facts
An orangutan will break off a tree branch that’s about a foot long, snap off the twigs and fray one end. It then will use the stick to dig in tree holes for termites. Sumatran orangutans give birth when they are about 15 years old. Infant orangutans will stay close to their mother for up to three years.