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Hey Steemians! It’s been such a long time, 8 months in fact, since I was last here. I haven’t forgotten any of you, my amazing followers, and most I have managed to keep in contact with on Discord. It’s

Most animals covered in this series have at least one or two traits that appear human-like, either in appearance or in behaviour, for example most eyes are circular, many animals also have hands and feet

It’s that time again for another instalment of endangered animals, I always try to highlight animals that may not be as well known as some of the species that are frequently in the public eye. The Okapi

As a young child I always had the dream of one day becoming a marine biologist, various different life events and changes in interests gradually reduced my focus on this dream, partner that with the fact

When it comes to animals on this series, it’s often Birds that are the most overlooked animals as well as some of the most difficult animals to save, their large ranges, fragmented populations and weaknesses

It's been a while since we covered the Polar Bear so I feel it's time to cover the animals they are thought to have diverged from roughly 150,000 years ago, the Brown Bears. Aside from the Polar Bear,

These animals were popularised in the Madagascar film series and continue to be popular animals in zoological facilities, but very little is being mentioned with regard to their rapidly declining populations.

Going to try something a little different today and cover a terrestrial Arthropod for the first time in this series, Arthropods include a wide range of animals such as Arachnids, Insects, Crustaceans and

I consider myself very lucky in the fact that I’m able to observe these magnificent creatures on an almost daily basis as they are part of our zoological collection and are in fact also part of an

It’s safe to say that cute and fluffy animals reign supreme when it comes to exposure to the general population, but weird and wonderful creatures also worm themselves in to the limelight occasionally,

Sea Turtles are truly amazing creatures, they are a group of marine Reptiles that are thought to have emerged around 110 million years ago with certain species remaining relatively unchanged from their

Back again after a couple of weeks off and hopefully i'll be able to post as normal from now on! The animal I've opted to highlight this week is the White-Rumped Vulture, now, from a publicly funded

These are one of my favourite groups of animals mainly due to the fact that many of them bear a striking resemblance in appearance to my favourite animals which are foxes, only with the added bonus of

They are one of the worlds most iconic creatures, famed for their sheer size, incredibly close social bonds and high level of intelligence, they are also a success story for conservation based work, as

Thank you so much for your support and understanding during this difficult time for both me and my other half. We miss Spyro every day, its really strange sitting here and her viv to be completely empty,

Dear Spyro I won’t forget the day that we came to meet you, there you were on a bed of blue calci-sand with your sibling scratching at the glass. We held you for a good 40 minutes where you just sat there

I'll be the first to admit that my dogs are spoiled, with their ears pinned back and their big saucer eyes i can rarely refuse them. We always try to give them a variety of different treats mostly oily

It’s been 82 days since I first joined Steemit and in that time, I’ve covered a lot of different animals, but I’ve never covered an Amphibian. It may come as a surprise to some people when I say that we

They are one of the many iconic animals present on the African continent and have been a globally recognised symbol of strength and pride for many centuries. All in all there are seven recognised subspecies

Hey guys hope you’re all doing well, todays topic is going to centre around one of the most commonly observed traits in social animals and that is the formation of a dominance hierarchy. I got the idea