At the end of July, I had the opportunity to travel to the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC for short) in El Valle de Anton, Panama, to get up to
on several exhibits, and assisting with various other things they needed extra hands
Sloths are arboreal animals and are slow and deliberate rather than swift and agile. Specialized, enlarged claws enable them to hang upside down below the branches they traverse. Sloths derive their entire diet of leaves and some fruits in the trees, and they do almost everything upside down.
The hands and feet are highly specialized, with naked, heavily calloused soles and
Guenons are a diverse group of Old World monkeys, characterized by enormous cheek pouches that they stuff with food opportunistically as they forage. They will then actually consume the bounty from their recent foraging bout in a secluded retreat, safe from predators. They mainly eat fruits and small animals such as insects or lizards. Like the other species of guenon, these are social animals living in family groups, with a single dominant male. Group size may reach 50 animals when resources are abundant, but groups may split into smaller units if resources become scarce.
cling by gripping the fur on the mother’s stomach while also being supported by her hands
A quick stroll around the Zoo can allow you to see the immense diversity of birds just by looking at one key anatomical feature – their beaks. Although birds
The blue-throated macaws use their bills as a substitute for their hands.
What is the illegal wildlife trade, and equally importantly, what can you do to help?
Communities in or near areas where poaching occurs often fall victims to violence at the hands
Today, I am coming to you from The Living Treehouse to introduce one of its newest occupants. We have a sunbittern chick, the first ever known to hatch at
After that, we were pretty hands off.
Third in a three-part series on the 2018-2019 Quarters for Conservation programs at Zoo Atlanta.
Lion Guardians believes that the fate of the lion lies in the hands of those who
Drills are very distinctive primates that are related to baboons. They live in complex social groups led by a single dominant male. Social interactions are mostly focused around grooming, and communication comes in the form of visual displays and vocalizations. Deforestation and unsustainable harvest for the commercialized bushmeat trade are creating an uncertain future for this species.
General Information: Drills walk on the flat surfaces of their feet and hands
These medium-sized mammals may weigh sometimes up to 50 pounds. They use their prehensile tails and specialized wrists and ankles to maneuver about rainforest trees in search of fruits, bird eggs or small animals.
straight down a vertical tree trunk, their specialized wrists and ankles can pivot the hands
Halloween is coming up, and we’re all excited for this spooky time of year! For many of us it’s a time to don costumes, get silly or scary, and go to
but the reason their tails are hairless is the same reason we don’t have hairy hands
