Our Animals
Acacia Rat
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African Fat-Tailed Gecko
Scientific name: Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Western Africa
Habitat: Dry or moist savannah
Lifespan: Up to 25 years
Diet: Insects
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: Their tails are used to store excess fat, which enables them to survive for days without food
Asian Forest Scorpion
Scientific name: Heterometrus petersii
IUCN status: Not evaluated
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Southeast Asia
Habitat: Forested, tropical, humid areas
Lifespan: Up to 8 years
Diet: Small insects
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: Like all scorpions, they glow under a UV light, which is useful as it helps people to spot them when walking in the dark
Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot
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Blue Tongue Skink
Scientific name: Tiliqua scincoides scincoides
IUCN status: Not evaluated
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Eastern Australia
Habitat: Semi-desert to agricultural areas
Lifespan: Up to 30 years
Diet: Small animals and plants
Activity: Diurnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: Their blue tongue is still a bit of a mystery as to its purpose. Some believe it's used as a lure to catch prey, others think that they flash their tongue at predators in an attempt to confuse them briefly, giving them a chance to escape
Burgundy Goliath Bird Eating Tarantula
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Burmese Python
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Chaco Golden Knee Tarantula
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Chile Rose Tarantula
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Curly Hair Tarantula
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Flat Rock Scorpion
Scientific Name: Hadogenes troglodyte
IUCN status: Not evaluated
Threats: Habitat destruction and collection for the pet trade
Where they live: Southern Africa
Habitat: Coarse and sandy savannahs
Lifespan: Up to 30 years
Diet: Insects
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: They are the longest species of scorpion!
Giant African Millipede
Scientific name: Archispirostreptus gigas
IUCN status: Not evaluated
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Eastern Africa
Habitat: Warm, dark places on the rainforest floor
Lifespan: Up to 7 years
Diet: Dead and decaying organic matter
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: Instead of breathing with lungs like mammals, millipedes breathe through tiny pores along their body
Giant Asian Mantis
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Giant Leaf Insect
Scientific Name: Phyllium giganteum
IUCN status: Not evaluated
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Malaysia
Habitat: Tropical forests
Lifespan: Up to 1 year
Diet: Leaves
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: This species consists of all females!
Giant Lime Green Stick Insect
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Horned Frog
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Kuhl's Flying Gecko
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Leopard Tortoise
Scientific name: Stigmochelys pardalis
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: In some areas, unsustainable harvest for the pet trade
Where they live: Eastern and Southern Africa
Habitat: Varies over large areas
Lifespan: Up to 100 years
Diet: Wide variety of plants
Activity: Diurnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: The shell markings are unique to each individual tortoise
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
Scientific name: Echinops telfairi
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Southern Madagascar
Habitat: Dry deciduous forest and open grasslands
Lifespan: Up to 12 years
Diet: Mainly insects, but also small mammals such as baby mice
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: Despite their appearance, they're not related to hedgehogs. They are more closely related to elephants!
Madagascan Hissing Cockroach
Scientific name: Gromphadorhina portentosa
IUCN status: Not evaluated
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Madagascar
Habitat: Tropical lowland rainforests
Lifespan: Up to 5 years
Diet: Decaying plant material, smaller insects and animal carcasses
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Found in colonies
Interesting fact: Hissing cockroaches hiss by exhaling air through breathing holes, a unique trait among insects
Meerkat
Scientific name: Suricata suricatta
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Southern Africa
Habitat: Arid, open country, with short grasses and woody growths
Lifespan: Up to 14 years
Diet: Small animals, lizards, birds, insects, fruit.
Activity: Diurnal
Sociability: Found in colonies of up to 40 individuals
Interesting fact: While digging, meerkats can close their ears, and also have a second eyelid to prevent dirt getting in
New Caledonian Giant Gecko
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Orange Spotted Agama
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Phantasmal Dart Frog
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Rainbow Lorikeet
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Rat
Scientific Name: Rattus norvegicus domesticus
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: All continents except Antarctica
Habitat: Anywhere with a food supply
Lifespan: Up to 3 years
Diet: Seeds, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, eggs, fish and insects
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Found in colonies
Interesting fact: A rat can go longer than a camel without water!
Royal Python
Scientific name: Python regius
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: Their biggest threat is the international pet trade. In West Africa, many thousands are captured and exported annually
Where they live: Western to Central Africa
Habitat: Dry areas, from grassland to open forests
Lifespan: Up to 40 years in captivity
Diet: Rodents such as rats, gerbils and jerboas
Activity: Crepuscular, active at dawn and dusk
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: In Southeast Nigeria, they are treated with great care. If one is accidentally killed, many communities will build a coffin for the snake, and even give it a short funeral!
Rusty Red Millipede
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Savannah Monitor
Scientific name: Varanus exanthematicus
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: Heavily exploited in both the skin and pet trade
Where they live: Central Africa
Habitat: Grasslands and agricultural areas
Lifespan: Up to 15 years
Diet: Large invertebrates
Activity: Diurnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: The name 'monitor' comes from the belief that Nile monitor lizards watched for Nile crocodiles, and warned people of their approach, although they were most likely searching for crocodile eggs!
Skunk
Scientific name: Mephitis mephitis
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: Predation, disease, severe winters or droughts
Where they live: North America
Habitat: Varied, but they prefer open or forest-edge areas
Lifespan: Up to 10 years
Diet: Insects, small mammals, birds and vegetation
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: Skunks can spray up to 10 feet, and the odour can be detected 1.5 miles away!
Sulcata Tortoise
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Tailless Tenrec
Scientific Name: Tenrec ecaudatus
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Madagascar
Habitat: Forests and wooded grasslands
Lifespan: Up to 5 years
Diet: Insects, frogs and mice
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: If threatened, this tenrec will scream, erect its spiny hairs to a crest, jump, buck and bite.
Two-spotted Assassin Bug
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Virginia Opossum
Scientific Name: Didelphis virginiana
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Southern Canada down to Northern Costa Rica
Habitat: Forests and shrublands
Lifespan: Up to 4 years
Diet: Fruit, insects, eggs, birds, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: They are the only marsupials to live in the USA
Western Hognose Snake
Scientific Name: Heterodon nasicus
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: No major threats
Where they live: Central America
Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, desert and savanna
Lifespan: Up to 20 years
Diet: Small rodents
Activity: Diurnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: When threatened, they can imitate a cobra, by flattening their neck to look like a hood
White's Tree Frog
Scientific name: Litoria caerulea
IUCN status: Least concern
Threats: Pollution, predation and habitat loss
Where they live: Australia and Southern New Guinea
Habitat: Dry forests and grasslands, near streams and swamps
Lifespan: Up to 16 years
Diet: Insects
Activity: Nocturnal
Sociability: Solitary
Interesting fact: They are nicknamed "happies" in Australia, due to the appearance of smiling
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