[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The longest snake in the world! This snake can exceed 9 metres in length, though it is quite slender. It owes its name to its characteristic geometric markings which assist it with camouflage. It mainly eats mammals, sometimes quite...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] An extraordinary bird The cassowary has a strange brown casque on the top of its head, made of keratin. It has no feathers on its head and neck, where the skin is a striking blue colour, and two red wattles. Like all ratites (the same...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Un oiseau surprenant Le casoar doit son nom à son curieux casque composé de kératine. Sa tête et son cou sont déplumés, présentant une surprenante peau bleue et deux caroncules rouges. Comme tous les ratites (la famille de...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The world's largest bird! You will recognise the male ostrich by its black and white plumage; the females are brown. Like the other ratites (emus, cassowaries, rheas and kiwis), ostriches are flightless; however, they can run at speeds...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Le plus grand oiseau au monde ! Vous reconnaitrez le mâle autruche à son plumage noir et blanc, tandis que les femelles sont marrons. Comme les autres ratites (émeus, casoars, nandous et kiwis), l'autruche est incapable de voler...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Les aras sont des psittacidés ; ils font partie de la même famille que les perroquets. Ils s'en différencient essentiellement par leur grande taille : le ara chloroptère fait 90 cm de long ! Il doit son nom à la couleur verte sur ses...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Macaws are psittacidae; they belong to the same family as parrots. They differ from them mainly in terms of their large size : red and green macaws can be 90 cm long! They get their name from the green plumage of their wings and...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Amazon parrot This little green parrot is recognisable by the blue stripe above its beak. Each bird has a unique pattern that distinguishes it from other individuals. As with other psittacidae (the family of parrots, macaws, budgerigars, etc.), the Amazon parrot's vocal abilities have made it...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]Buoux Regional Centre for Wildlife Conservation [Centre Régional de Sauvegarde de la Faune Sauvage] is managed by LPO PACA (PACA region Bird Protection League). Established in 1996, the Regional Wildlife Centre is part of the Lubéron Regional National Park and is managed by LPO PACA. It...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]All 5 species of African and Asian rhino are threatened with extinction. One reason is the disappearance of their habitat, but the main cause is poaching: rhino horn is highly sought after for use in traditional Chinese medicine. At one time, poaching had been brought...