Panda To Me

 

One of the most well-known creatures on this Earth is the Giant Panda.

This black and white teddy bear is generally a solitary bear and can communicate through vocalisation and scent markings. They can climb and take shelter in trees but they do not hibernate.

These pandas rely primarily on spatial memory rather than visual memory.

In the wild, the Giant Panda spends it's life roaming and feeding in the bamboo forests of the Qinling Mountains. Their amount of activity is related primarily on the amount of sunlight during colder days.

 Sounds a lot like us humans!

Although being in 'captivity' has saved many of these pandas, there is one very big problem --- these beautiful creatures will not mate in captivity. Through artificial insemination within these zoos, the pandas have bred successfully, a lot of the time giving birth to twins. Ahh --- .

These lovely pandas first became endangered in 1990 because of excessive poaching and deforestation. Today, there are about 1,864 Giant Pandas in the wild with 400 in captivity. 

How can anyone kill these inoffensive and docile teddy bears?

Let's hope mankind is learning today and now that we have no right killing the creatures we share our home with --- we do not want yet another creature becoming extinct!

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My Best Friend

 I have always loved Horses. Ever since starting a project in infant (yes, infant) school, I fell in love with these beautiful creatures of this Earth.

It is amazing just how many breeds of horse there are and just how long man-kind and horses have lived side by side, working together. Today, we use cars to travel, but horses are by no means redundant. It's nice to see them running free in the fields, dancing during dressage and jumping over 'gates' during competitions.

There are more than 350 breeds of horse and pony, each breed has its own special qualities and 'look.' It is said that the 'horse' was domesticated about 5,500 years ago. This was on the plains of northern Kazakhstan. So we have almost 6,000 years of history with horses but only 100 years with the automobile!

Makes you think, doesn't it!

No matter the breed, the horse is a very strong character, physically, mentally and emotionally. AND --- it is a very beautiful creature --- every colour is seen. 

Take the Appaloosa --- the American breed called the original breed used by the American Indians. Each one has a spotted coat pattern, unique to itself and of different colours.

The Palomino horse is called "The Golden Horse" because it's coat is yellow or gold, with a white or light cream mane and tail. The shades of the body coat colour can range from cream to dark gold.

With its very gentle and kind personality, and 'understanding' of human nature, the Horse has always been My Best Friend.

You just don't realize just how STRONG you really are !

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE !

The Beauty of this Earth

 

THE BEAUTY OF THIS EARTH

We've been born onto a truly Amazing planet --- The Earth --- which provides us with everything to help us live and 'survive.

From the beautiful colours of the flowers to the inspiring singing of the birds, every single plant / crystal / creature is here to 'lift our spirits,' inspire our lives and keep a smile on our faces.

It is a medical fact that what we take into our minds, through our eyes, affects us mentally, which will (in turn) affect us physically.

As children, we're given books on fairy tales and who doesn't love Disney? Yet, as adults, we forget the very real "Magic" that is in this world.

Meditating on this Earth and It's natural elements will bring that "Magic" back into our lives --- our every day lives.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE !

You just don't realize how STRONG you really are !

Try To Be Always POSITIVE

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Like so many of us today, I have a "fight" with depression. We've all had those terrible experiences in our lives which have affected us for the rest of our lives. But rather than dwell on the negative, I want to dwell on the POSITIVE !

One thing that has (and still does) really help me is looking at the beautiful pictures of this planet we live on. The Earth has everything we need to help us and heal us.

And it costs nothing to open a book and look at the beautiful and Peaceful pictures of our home.

The Common Marmoset

The Common Marmoset

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The Common Marmoset is a New World monkey.

The adult body length is 14-19cm (not including the long tail) and an average body mass of 300-500g. It has a white blaze on the forehead and white ear tufts. Thus, another name for it is "The Cotton-Eared Marmoset."

They eat gums and saps --- an important food source. They also feed on fruits, flowers, nectar and small animal prey (frogs, snails, lizards, spiders and insects).

Common Marmosets live in stable groups with an average size of 8-10 individuals. Each group contains only one breeding pair --- the highest ranking male and female.

These Marmosets are native only to east-central Brazil. They have been introduced to Riode Janeiro and Buenos Aires and can be found in a number of forests habitats.

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The Guinea Baboon

The Guinea Baboon

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This baboon is also called the "Red Baboon" due to the red colour pattern of its fur.

The gestation period for the female is 183 days.

These baboons can live 35-45 years and can run up to 45 km/H. It is 508-1,143mm in length and weighs 13-25kg.

They are terrestrial animals, although they are accomplished climbers. They sleep in large trees and at night, looking for food during the daytime hours. They communicate through specific calls.

This baboon will eat both plant and animal, such as roots, fruits, seed, tubers, bulbs, corns of grasses and occasionally meat.

The female gives birth to one baby which is nursed until about 6-8 months old. The female becomes 'reproductively' mature at 4.3 years of age.

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The Japanese Macaque

The Japanese Macaque

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The Japanese Macaque is also known as the "Snow Monkey."

They live in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year --- it is the only primate who is 'northern-living' and who lives in a colder climate.

The fur of these Macaques can vary among shades of brown from grey or yellow brown to exclusively brown. They have a pinkish face and posterior with a short stump of a tail.

The female spends more time in the trees and the male spends more time on the ground. Both are excellent swimmers and can swim distances of over half a kilometer.

The fur is a unique adaptation to the cold, as the fur thickness increases as the temperature decreases and this monkey can cope with winter temperatures as low as -20o (-4oF).

This Macaque is not a picky eater and will eat a variety of foods which includes over 213 species of plant.

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The Long-Tailed Macaque

The Long-Tailed Macaque

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These Macaque live in groups of 6-58 individuals.

The highest-ranking females have more offspring (over their life time) as they begin to reproduce at a young age. The gestation period is 165 days. The female reaches sexual maturity at 4 years of age, the male at 7 years of age. The female gives birth to a single baby and the 'interbirth interval' averages 18 months. The female reaches her peak at 10 years of age and continue to reproduce until 24 years of age.

The mother is very protective of her new-born baby and doesn't 'let go' of the infant until it is about 4 months. The other females are intensely interested in newborns (just like humans) and often attempt to touch and groom.

These Macaques have an extensive vocal communication repertoire which is used in many situations.

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The Emperor Tamarin

The Emperor Tamarin

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This small primate belongs to the group of New World monkeys.

The global population of the Emperor Tamarin is large and stable and is not on the list of endangered animals.

They can reach 9-10 inches in length, not including the 13.8-16.3 inches of tail. They are 7.7-32 ounces in weight.

These primates are active during the day and rarely descends to the forest floor and walks on all fours of its legs. It spends most of its life in the trees, which provide plenty of food and protection against predators.

They eat fruit, nectar, tree sap, insects, lizards, small reptiles and eggs.

The Emperor Tamarin lives in a troop of 4-20. The elderly female is the leader and each group occupies and defends its territory.

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The Rhesus Macaque

The Rhesus Macaque

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The Rhesus Macaque is a familiar brown with red faces and rears.

They can live up to 40 years in the wild.

These are Asian, Old World Monkeys. Their natural range includes Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Southeast Asia and China. These intelligent monkeys can adapt to many habitats. 

Hindus regard this monkey as sacred and leave them undisturbed.

Their diet includes roots, fruit, seeds and bark, and also insects and small animals.

The males measures 1.7ft (53cm) and weighs 17 lb (7.70kg). The female measures 105ft (47cm) and weighs 11.81 lb (5.34kg).

The Rhesus Macaque is predominantly 'quadrupedal' (walk on all fours), but they can be arboreal (live in trees) and terrestrial (live on the ground).

They are active both day and night.

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The Mandrill Monkey

The Mandrill Monkey

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The Mandrill Monkey can live up to 20 years (in the wild).

The height of the male is 55-65cm, the female is 45-50cm. The weight of the male is 19-37kg, the female is 10-15kg.

This is the largest of the monkeys and, surprisingly, they are shy and reclusive and live only in the rain forests of equatorial Africa.

They are extremely colourful and are easily identifiable by the blue and red skin on their face and their brightly hued rumps. These colours become brighter when the monkey is excited.

They move with long arms to forage on the ground for fruits, roots and animals, such as insects, reptiles and amphibians.

Mandrills live in groups, called troops, which is headed by a dominant male and include 12 or more females and young.

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The Sloth Bear

THE SLOTH BEAR

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Sloth Bears are gentle creatures and their scientific name "Bradypus" means 'slow feet' in Greek.

Their home is in tall trees as their long claws make it difficult to walk on the ground.

They can live up to 40 years.

The impressive biology of a Sloth Bear allows it to spend 90% of its life hanging 'upside down,'

Their diet consists of buds, leaves and tender shoots, some have been known to eat insects and birds. 

Sloths have an extra vertebrae at the base of the neck which allows them to turn their head on a 290o axis. This means they can obtain an almost 360o view of the surroundings.

Sloth Bears can swim --- up to 3 times faster than they can move --- and they can hold their breath for 40 minutes.

These bears travel no more than 125 ft (38 m) in a single day.

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