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See Giant Leatherback Turtles on Hattes Beach (Plage des Hattes). Located in the northwest corner of French Guiana, the beach is the most important single nesting site in the world for giant leatherback turtles.
Up close and personal with a giant Pacific octopus! Learn more about these graceful, intelligent creatures—then visit the Seattle Aquarium for an amazing, one-of-a-kind look through our transparent tube exhibit!
Quick Facts
Diet: Carnivore
Avg Life Span in the wild:
3–5 years
Size: Up to 150 pounds with an arm span of up to 20 feet across
Protection ...
The giant otter or giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the Mustelidae, or weasel family, a globally successful group of predators, reaching up to 1.7 m (5.6 ft). Atypical of mustelids, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members. The group...
The Gila monster--as its name implies--often gets a bad rap. It’s sort of like the great white shark of the lizard world in that it gets accused of actively seeking out humans and harming them, when in reality, it would rather avoid them. Most of this misunderstanding comes from folklore. Some say the Gila monster spits venom, some say it can kill a person with ...
Giraffe's are the tallest mammal on earth and are always a hit on African safaris with their long necks, blue tongues, little knobs on their heads. The giraffe has an extremely elongated neck, which can be up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in length. The giraffe neck contains special veins and blood valves to stop the giraffe from blacking out when it takes a drink.
The giraffe'...
Giraffe Manor is a small hotel in the Lang'ata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya which, together with its associated Giraffe Centre, serves as a home to a number of endangered Rothschild giraffes, and operates a breeding programme to reintroduce breeding pairs back into the wild to secure the future of the subspecies.
The Manor was modelled on a Scottish hunting lodge, and was...
9 Cottages inside the London Zoo within roaring-distance of magnificent critters. For just over $500 per night for a maximum of two adults and two children, the stay includes free parking, free entry to the zoo for two days, drinks on arrival, a two-course dinner, breakfast, and, most importantly, exclusive off-hours tours led by zookeepers at sunset, at night, and at...
The golden-headed lion tamarin, also the golden-headed tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the lowland and premontane tropical forest fragments in the state of Bahia, and therefore is considered to be an endangered species. It lives at heights of 3–10 metres (9.8–33 ft). Its preferred habitat is within mature forest, but with ...
Twice a year thousands of golden rays, also known as cownosed rays, make a migration between Western Florida and the Yucatan Peninsula. Known to travel in groups (or 'fevers' ) of over 10,000 rays, the blue water will turn to gold as they glide just below the surface. Their migration heads north in late spring and south in late autumn.
The rays have poisonous stringe...
Gombe Stream National Park is located in western Kigoma Region, Tanzania, 10 miles (20 km) north of Kigoma, the capital of Kigoma Region. Established in 1968, Gombe is the smallest national park in Tanzania, with only 20 square miles (52 km2) of forest running along the hills of the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. The terrain is distinguished by steep valleys, and t...
Gorge Wildlife Park appropriately named Cudlee Creek, a 40-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD. It’s one of the few places in Australia that doesn’t charge extra for koala cuddles.
The Gorge Wildlife Park opened in 1965 and is still operated by the same family. Situated on 14 acres of land, under shaded trees, paths meander among one of the largest private...
Grand Canyon National Park has different life zones within the park which results in a varity of bird species. Of the 373 bird species recorded in the greater Grand Canyon region, 250 are found in the Colorado River corridor. Only 48 bird species regularly nest along the river while others use the river as a migration corridor or as overwintering habitat.
Regarde...
Donna Nook is a point on the low-lying coast of Lincolnshire, England, north of the village of North Somercotes. The area is salt marsh, and is used by a number of Royal Air Force bases in Lincolnshire for bombing practice. The site was also made available to commercial organisations such as BMARC for firing tests. Wildlife seem to have become accustomed to regular ai...
The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), also known as the grey whale, gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, or California gray whale, is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of 14.9 meters (49 ft), a weight of 36 tonnes (40 short tons), and lives between 55 and 70 years. The common name of the whale comes from th...
The Interpretive Center opened in 1984 with a mission to present and interpret the unique features and history of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The almost 10,000 square foot newly expanded Interpretive Center, re-opened on July 15, 2006, features exhibits on the natural and cultural history of the Peninsula, with a special emphasis on the Pacific gray whale. This premie...
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