Spirit Animal Bonobo (Pan Paniscus)

Animal Facts: Bonobos, also referred to as dwarf chimpanzees, are members of the great ape family, along with gorillas, orangutans and chimpanzees. Out of those, the bonobo and the chimpanzee are the only living species in the Pan genus and thus the human’s closest living relatives, as we share more than 98 per cent ofContinue reading “Spirit Animal Bonobo (Pan Paniscus)”

Spirit Animal Furrow Spider (Larinioides Cornutus)

Animal Facts: The furrow spider, also called the furrow orb spider or foliate spider, belongs to the group of orb-weaver spiders.Their colour ranges from black, grey and red to olive, with their legs having a striped pattern. The two pairs of forward legs are long while the rear legs are shorter. Males tend to beContinue reading “Spirit Animal Furrow Spider (Larinioides Cornutus)”

Spirit Animal Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus Arnee)

Animal Facts: The wild water buffalo, which is also known as the wild Asian buffalo or the Asiatic buffalo, is native to Asia, where it lives in wet grasslands, swamps, flood plains, woodlands, marshes and densely vegetated river valleys.There are two subspecies of these buffalo: the river buffalo and the swamp buffalo. The swamp buffaloContinue reading “Spirit Animal Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus Arnee)”

Spirit Animal European Hedgehog (Erinaceus Europaeus)

Animal Facts: The hedgehog was named for its foraging methods: they grunt like a warthog while rooting through hedges and other undergrowth in search of food, which includes insects, worms, centipedes, snails, mice and frogs. This diet is supplemented by fruits, grass, seeds, roots, eggs and mushrooms. And snakes! European hedgehogs have proteins in theirContinue reading “Spirit Animal European Hedgehog (Erinaceus Europaeus)”

Spirit Animal Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx Cinereus)

Animal Facts: Asian small-clawed otters, also known as Oriental small-clawed otters, live near ponds, lakes, rivers, freshwater or mangrove swamps or even rice fields. They prefer areas with a lot of vegetation to provide cover and share their habitat with three other species of otters: the Eurasian otter, the smooth-coated otter and the hairy-nosed otter.AsianContinue reading “Spirit Animal Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx Cinereus)”

Spirit Animal Bowhead Whale (Balaena Mysticetus)

Animal Facts: The bowhead whale belongs to the group of baleen whales and is the only one of that group that spends its entire life in Arctic and subarctic waters. The majority of them spend the winter near the southern limit of the pack ice and move north as the sea ice breaks up inContinue reading “Spirit Animal Bowhead Whale (Balaena Mysticetus)”

Spirit Animal Jaguar (Panthera Onca)

Animal Facts: The jaguar lives in Central and South America, including much of the Amazon basin. It prefers dense forests and rainforests, as well as seasonally flooded wetlands, but it also lives on grasslands.The jaguar can be active during the day or night, depending on its environment and the activity of its prey.It is anContinue reading “Spirit Animal Jaguar (Panthera Onca)”

Spirit Animal Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Unicornis)

Animal Facts: The Indian rhinoceros, also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, is the largest of the three Asian rhinoceros species, the other two being the Sumatran rhinoceros and the Javan rhinoceros. All three species are in danger of extinction.The Indian rhinoceros lives in parts of India and Nepal where they reside in woodland, grassland,Continue reading “Spirit Animal Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Unicornis)”

Spirit Animal Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris)

Animal Facts: Capybaras, also called water hogs, are the world’s largest rodents. They are semiaquatic mammals, which means they live near bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, ponds, swamps and marshes. They’re great swimmers, aided by their partially webbed feet.But they’re also at home on land, where they’re capable of reaching speeds of upContinue reading “Spirit Animal Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris)”

Spirit Animal Common Raven (Corvus Corax)

Animal Facts: Ravens belong to the crow family, but the common raven differs from its cousins in several ways: it is larger and entirely black (including a black beak), it has shaggy feathers around its throat and above its beak, and it has a wedge-shaped tail. Apart from that, ravens can be distinguished from crowsContinue reading “Spirit Animal Common Raven (Corvus Corax)”

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