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Dedicated to answering all of your porpoise questions! Welcome to the Porpoise Page! This site is dedicated to providing useful and accurate information on porpoises. Porpoises are a truly fascinating, yet relatively unknown, group of marine mammals who a Full Review »
A large, aquatic relative of the elephant that grazes underwater vegetation around the coasts of Florida, the Caribbean and South America. Manatees a have large, rounded bodies ending in a paddle-shaped tail fluke and their front limbs are modified into f Full Review »
Many hobbyist's first attempt at keeping marine fish involves the keeping of clownfish. Most are colorful, they have an interesting swimming motion, they are inexpensive and they are relatively hardy. Soon after the purchase of their clownfish many of tho Full Review »
The redtail is easily recognized by its bright orange-red tail, white nose and cheeks, and its sharp bird-like chirps. It is a smaller relative (3-6 kgs) of vervets and blue monkeys. Throughout its range (covering much of Central Africa) this species inha Full Review »
Close relatives of the lemurs on the mainland of Africa and in Southeast Asia are at least 11 species of the loris family. They are all arboreal and omnivorous; however, their hunting is largely limited to easy prey such as insects, eggs, and baby birds Full Review »
Native to SE Asia, these relatively large (12") geckos are pale gray with bluish spots when they have been in the dark, darkening to dark gray with reddish spots in the light. Like most geckos, tokays are oviparous insectivores. Young are 2-3" a Full Review »
Lowland Copperhead Snake The Lowland Copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) prefers to live in swampy or marshy areas where it feeds on frogs, lizards and smaller snakes. It has a relatively smaller head than the tiger snake. The Lowland Copperhead usually has Full Review »
Ball Pythons, Python regius (also know as Royal Python) are a relatively small and docile specie of snake, which are native to Western and West-Central Africa. If you have purchased a Ball Python from a pet store, chances are it was born in either Togo, Full Review »
The snapper is Canada's largest freshwater turtle. It can attain a shell length of 45 cm and weights exceeding 15 kg. Its serpentine neck, massive head, muscular legs, and relatively long tail make it seem even larger. Snappers are defensive if co Full Review »
Typically, it gets colder as you go higher in the atmosphere, but that's not always the case. Sometimes, cold, relatively heavy air gets trapped near the ground, with a warmer layer just above. Full Review »
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