[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]Desert ass Hardy and attractive, this wild ass is found only in the Horn of Africa, where it lives on desert plains and rough mountain terrain. With only a few hundred individuals left in the wild, this species is...
[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 land animal! Giraffes can reach an unbeatable height of 5.5 metres. Other notable statistics: legs 2 metres long, a tongue of over 40 cm, and a 14-month gestation period… What is more, each giraffe has its own...
[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 popular… and threatened bird There are two sub-species of grey parrot: the Congo and the Timneh, which differ in the colour of their beaks and tails. These parrots live in large flocks in tropical forest and communication...
[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 carapace with no scales?! Although it is quite capable of moving around on land, this turtle is almost entirely aquatic and has adapted to this lifestyle in a number of ways. Its carapace has no scales, instead...
[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] It may look quite cuddly, but the brown bear is a powerful animal, one of the largest terrestrial carnivores: it can weigh as much as 700 kg! It has a wide distribution, and though Alaskan bears are...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] A very prickly customer! The porcupine's body is covered with dark brown or black bristles. On its back, sides and hindquarters it has black and white quills which can grow as long as 45 cm! When disturbed, it raises these quills to make itself look...
[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] Its Latin name means "snake-like" turtle, and this turtle is aquatic. It has wide feet and powerful claws… Though it is highly mobile in water it is less at ease on land which explains why it often...
[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] Each to his own...
[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...