[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] These attractive lemurs have very thick fur with asymmetric black and white markings. They live up in the tall trees of the Madagascar forest, in small groups of 2 to 5 individuals. There they find the fruit...
[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] An invasive species in our region… This turtle is easily recognised by the red stripes on the sides of its head. Though young terrapins are mainly carnivorous, adults eat a larger proportion of plants. A popular pet, millions of...
[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] France's only land turtle! Hermann's tortoises are often confused with the Greek tortoise as both have a black and yellow patterned carapace. Nevertheless, "our" Hermann's tortoise has been found in France for more than a million years, 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] A tortoise from dry regions The Greek tortoise is herbivorous and lives in scrub areas, dunes, the Atlas mountains, and also pinewoods and other dry forests. It is particularly well-adapted to these dry habitats, hibernating and/or aestivating to...
[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] With its short snout and its crest, the tapir is a remarkable animal, often confused with the giant anteater. But this animal only eats plants: leaves, grass, fruit and aquatic plants - in fact, it loves swimming!...
[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] Ants are delicious! The giant anteater mainly eats ants and termites and occasionally larvae and other insects. It has a striking appearance: thick fur, tubular snout, a tongue 60 cm long (the longest tongue of any mammal!) and long...
[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] Always on the lookout! Tiny members of the mongoose family, meerkats are known for their sentry-like behaviour. There is always one member of the clan on guard duty while the others get on with their daily tasks: if...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Particularly active, these little South American monkeys live in large social groups. They communicate by shouts, postures, but also in a strange way: they urinate on their hands, then rub their tail and legs ...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] A peaceful giant Weighing in excess of 3 tons, the white rhinoceros is the second heaviest land mammal after the elephant, and equal to the hippopotamus. Though it appears placid, it can charge at more than 40 km/h if it feels threatened! In recent years, the...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] A cactus eater! Peccaries live in strongly bonded groups of 5 to 15 individuals. They have a precise hierarchy and, unusually, there are the same number of males as females, as the subordinate males do not attempt to mate and are therefore tolerated by the...