Common name : River hippo Scientific name : Choeropsis liberiensis Family : Hippopotamidae Native to : West Africa Interesting fact : Secretes a pink oily substance to moisturize its skin. Conservation status : Endangered This small hippopotamus is native to forests and swamps. Pygmy hippos share the same general form as a hippopotamus. Their diet […]
Once upon a time, on a tall tree lived a Pteranodon, Pete. One day, a Diplodocus was munching on the leaves of this tree when he accidentally disturbed Pete’s nest. Waking up, startled, Pete requested him to be careful. The Diplodocus laughed it off and continued eating and again nudged the nest; this time Pteranodon
On a faraway beach, a Baryonyx family was hunting for fish. The youngest in the family was called Terrie. She was the kindest dinosaur ever; she’d help everyone with no selfish motive. But her family did not like it. One day, a group of T-Rex attacked the beach; all dinosaurs ran for their lives, petrified.
Once, there was a giant Iguanodon, Iggy; she lived in a huge forest with many other dinosaurs. A herbivore, all she ate were plants, upsetting her friends, since she wouldn’t hunt with them. One day, they got angry and said, “We don’t want to be your friends any more.” This upset Iggy a lot; she
Once, there lived a little Lesothosaurus named Buggy. Buggy was really tiny, but was quick on his feet. Buggy could reach the finish line before others reached halfway! Though fast yet he was unhappy with his size. Buggy was playing one morning; he saw a hut on fire and many dinosaurs standing around it, unable
Once, a family of Brachiosaurus lived in a forest. Other dinosaurs were scared of these giants getting in their homes, so they set traps for them. While on a walk with her grandma, little Ellie came across a small pond. Excited, she wanted to jump right in, but grandma stopped her and warned, “It could
Once upon a time, there was a T-Rex, Ricky, living with his parents in a cave near a lake. Every evening, all the dinosaurs in the forest would come to the lake to drink water. Ricky would rush out the moment he heard others but each time he approached any of them, they’d run away,
Common name : Prong buck Scientific name : Antilocapra americana Family : Antilocapridae Native to : North America Interesting fact : They are among the speediest animals, running at 86 km/h. Conservation status : Least Concern Even though pronghorns are often confused to be antelopes yet they do not belong to the antelope family. They
A long time ago, there lived a Megalosaurus family. The small family was about to grow; the Mamma dinosaur has laid three big eggs and everyone was eagerly waiting for them to hatch. The Mamma dinosaur never left the nest; she’d lovingly stroke the eggs, sing melodious songs to them and hope for her babies
Once, there lived an Albertosaurus family, big and strong. Everyone was afraid of them. Ally, youngest of all, thought it was funny to bully others. One day, Ally’s father caught him scaring a little animal; he gave Ally a bad yelling but Ally yelled back and left the house. Wandering in the forest, he came
Once, there was a Velociraptor family: Mummy, Daddy and little Luke. Luke’s daddy was strong and brave, and everyone looked up to him. But Luke was neither strong nor brave; he was shy and didn’t even like to play with the friends of his age. One day, while all the young ones were playing, they
Scientific name : Phalangeriformes Family : Phalangeroidea Native to : Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and introduced to China and New Zealand Interesting fact : Usually confused with the opossum, which is a different animal. Conservation status : Not known Possums have thick, bushy tails, pointed snouts and long, fox-like tapering ears. There are two general
Common name : Quill pig Scientific name : Erethizon Dorsaum Family : Hystricidae, Erethizontidae Native to : America, Southern Asia, Europe and Africa Interesting fact : The quills are now being used as hypodermic needle. Conservation status : Least Concern They have soft hair which can be grey, brown or white in fur colour, but
Scientific name : Mustela putorius Family : Mustelidae Native to : Asia, Europe, Russia and UK Interesting fact : It is usually mistaken for a skunk or ferret. Conservation status : Least Concern They have blackish guard hair and yellow under fur on their bodies, giving ‘black-and-tan’ appearance, pale muzzles, ear tips and eyebrows, with
Common name : Long-nosed monkey, Dutch monkey Scientific name : Nasalis larvatus Family : Cercopithecidae Native to : Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia Interesting fact : Its nose creates an ‘echo chamber’ which magnifies the calls made by the monkey, this attracts females and intimidate rivals. Conservation status : Endangered It has a prominent nose and