[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Ring-tailed lemurs belong to a group of primates found in Madagascar. Besides the characteristic pose they adopt when "sun-worshipping", they are known for their long, ringed tails which help them to balance as they leap through the trees with great agility. This is 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]Master of the frozen wild… Easily identifiable by the black tufts on the tips of its ears, the lynx is a feline adapted to life in the snow: thick fur, long legs, wide paws… Though it has good...
[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]Ancestor of the domestic dog, the grey wolf (or European wolf) is a social animal and lives in packs. Each member has a defined status, and the pack's senior or alpha pair are the only ones to...
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[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The river horse… The hippopotamus has an amphibious lifestyle: it spends the daytime in the water, protecting itself from the sun, and comes back onto land at night to feed. This lifestyle has brought a variety of adaptations, principally its eyes and nostrils, which...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The desert baboon These primates live in arid areas in north-eastern Africa, on both sides of the Red Sea. They eat a range of plants, insects, eggs and small vertebrates… Their social system is highly unusual: basic units (one male, some ten females and their...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The great migration… Wildebeest are designed for running and can cover great distances at speeds of up to 80 km/h. The females and their calves live in herds, while the males are solitary. During periods of migration, they come together in groups of thousands 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]The desert fox The smallest member of the fox family (under 1.5 kg), the fennec is well-adapted to the sandy deserts where it lives. Its thick, light-coloured fur reflects the sun's heat and protects it from the cold...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Life in the desert… A number of adaptations enable the dromedary to withstand extreme heat: its body temperature can go up to 41°C, its red blood cells are oval instead of round… Its hump holds a fat reserve to help it cope with a lack...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Unique of all the deer species, the males have shovel-shaped antlers! The females and their young live in herds, while males are often solitary. Though this species is probably native to Turkey, it was introduced into other regions from the Classical period onwards: Europe,...