Giant Panda - Ailuropoda melanoleuca

In a bamboo forest, on a small mountain range in China lives one of the most recognizable animals in the world... The Giant Panda. The black eye patches, black ears, and black and white body are forever carved into our hearts. Although brought back from the brink of extinction, there are still only about 2-3 thousand of these peaceful giants left in the wild (range shown below).

Giant Panda Range

The 9 main types of Bears (main suborders)

1. Pandas

Tasmanian Devil - Sarcophilus harisii

The Tasmanian Devil is an animal not very well understood. On the Island it calls home, many people swerve their cars simply to hit and kill it. Although the tasmanian devil may seem very ferocious and dangerous, it's "bark" is definitely worse than it's bite. You see, they inherited their common name from the sounds they make when in danger or when feeding (see clip below).

Koala - Phascolarctos cinereus

Everyone knows a little about, or has at least seen a picture of, a koala bear. Although, it is not actually a part of the bear family, it is no less adorable. It's soft fluffy grey fur, big eyes, and cute face makes it a lovable creature to most people. So, as you may have guessed the first animal I will cover is the Koala.

Take a moment...

What to do?

I was pushed by my peers to start one of these blogs and couldn't find anything I would really love to write about. Until I realized that I didn't have to write about my boring days, or post poems/short stories I have made (let's face it, I am not good at those). And not being able to formulate my opinions well forces me to opt out of that one. So instead, I decided I would start writing about something I love, something I know won't take up too much of my time from all the school work I have to do as a Biology student. I will be writing about all the amazing things I see in the animal kingdom. Small tidbits of information that get stuck inside my head, like the Fossa is the largest carnivore in Madagascar, or that the most endangered mammal is actually a type of dolphin (less than 12 left). Here is where I will come to write down the things I want to remember, and stuff I find interesting. And perhaps it will help others realize all the amazing animals we have around us.