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[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 "garbage collector of the wetlands" The pond turtle is so nicknamed because it is partly scavenger, eating dead animals, especially fish. It also feeds on prey and plants. This gregarious species lives in wetlands with fresh, calm and...

[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]L' "éboueur des zones humides" La cistude est surnommée ainsi car elle est en partie charognarde, mangeant les animaux morts, notamment les poissons. Elle se nourrit aussi de proies et de végétaux. Cette espèce grégaire vit dans les zones...

[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 largest mainland tortoise! The African spurred tortoise is Africa’s biggest tortoise: the males can weigh up to 100 kg. It is also the one found in the most arid regions and which digs the longest burrows: the tunnels can reach up...

[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]Une tortue plus plus plus ! La tortue sillonnée est la plus grosse tortue d'Afrique : les mâles peuvent peser 100 kg. C'est aussi celle qui est rencontrée dans les zones les plus arides, et qui creuse les...

[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 smallest of the crocodile species! This species was only discovered quite recently, and observing it is difficult since it is a solitary animal, very discreet and timid. The Cuvier’s dwarf caiman hunts at night, feeding on small animals...

[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 petit des crocodiliens ! Vivant dans les eaux douces ou à proximité, cette espèce n'a été découverte que récemment, et les observations sont difficiles car elle est solitaire, très discrète et craintive. Chasseur nocturne, ce reptile se nourrit...

[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 6 species of flamingos have distinctive long necks, long, thin legs, and pink plumage, the result of a carotenoid pigment extracted from plankton: this colour varies from one species to another but also depends on the...

[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]Les 6 espèces de flamants sont reconnaissables à leur cou allongé, leurs longues pattes fines, et leur plumage plus ou moins rose, couleur due à un pigment caroténoïde extrait du plancton : cette couleur est variable selon...

Red pandas live in the forests of the Himalayan foothills, where they feed mainly on bamboo. They are considered Endangered (according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature): their population could be less than 2500 individuals in the wild! They are threatened mainly by...

[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]Les spécialistes de la brachiation ! Les gibbons sont les plus petits des "grands primates". Arboricoles et très agiles, ils peuvent se déplacer de manière bipède (debout sur les pattes arrières), mais ce sont les spécialistes de la...