Select Item Basket Your Details Payment Confirmation We are a charity. We protect animals in danger around the world. Please donate, it means so much to our work and we cannot claim back Gift Aid from the government if you do not. By giving a little you are helping a lot. Maasai Ostrich Though they cannot fly, ostriches are fleet, strong runners. They can sprint up to 43 miles (70 kilometers) an hour and run over distance at 31 miles (50 kilometers) an hour. They may use their wings as "rudders" to help them change direction while running. An ostrich's powerful, long legs can cover 10 to 16 feet (3 to 5 meters) in a single stride. These legs can also be formidable weapons. Ostrich kicks can kill a human or a potential predator like a lion. Each two-toed foot has a long, sharp claw. Ostriches live in small herds that typically contain less than a dozen birds. Alpha males maintain these herds, and mate with the group's dominant hen. The male sometimes mates with others in the group, and wandering males may also mate with lesser hens. All of the group's hens place their eggs in the dominant hen's nest, although her own are given the prominent center place. The dominant hen and male take turns incubating the giant eggs, each one of which weighs as much as two dozen chicken eggs. Naked Mole Rat The Naked Mole Rat comes from Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya and spends nearly it's whole life underground in extremely complex tunnel systems. Similar to bees and termites, the colony is ruled by a Queen who is the only female to breed and can have up to 27 babies in a litter. Penguin (Humboldt) These penguins originate from rocky coastlines of Chile and Peru but still have extremely dense feathers to keep them warm in the cold currents when swimming. They have a form of camouflage called 'countershading', in which their white bellies blend in with the sky above and their black backs camouflage with the sea floor below - this helps them to avoid predation in the wild. Red Panda Despite its name, the Red Panda may not be closely related to the Giant Panda but instead be distantly related to the racoon family or even be in a family of its own! Red Pandas tend to be active in the morning and evening and rest up during the day, which is known as 'crepuscular'. Reindeer Reindeer are the only type of deer in which both male and female reindeer have antlers. Female reindeer retain their antlers until they give birth to their young in the spring, when they will shed them. Keeping their antlers throughout the winter ensures they can compete for food while pregnant, whereas male antlers will shed theirs over the winter months. Rhino (Southern White) The name White Rhino is a corruption of the Afrikaans word 'weit', which means wide, a reference to its wide mouth. This helps them to graze all day on grass and hay. All five species of rhino are vulnerable to extinction due to poaching for their horn, and conservation efforts such as captive breeding programme are extremely important for their long-term survival. Ring-Tailed Lemur This charismatic species is found in grasslands of Madagascar, and each lemur will have thirteen white and thirteen black stripes on their tail. These tails will stick up in the air when they are travelling, so the troop can locate other individuals in the long grasses. Siamang Siamangs are the largest of all gibbon species and have a throat sac which can inflate to twice the size of their head when vocalising! When calling, the male screams his part while the female produces a series of barks. These vocalisations can be heard from up to 5 kilometres away. Slender-Tailed Meerkat Meerkats like to live in groups of around 10 family individuals, called a mob. They have dark circle around their eyes which act as sunglasses to protect their eyes from the harsh sunlight of the desert. !!<>!!Keep an eye on your adopted species via our live webcam.!!<>!! Snowy Owl A snowy owl's preferred meal is lemmings, and an adult may eat more than 1,600 lemmings a year! The birds supplement their diet with rabbits, rodents, birds, and fish as well, and are highly territorial of their nests - they will defend it against anything, even wolves. Squirrel Monkey Squirrel monkeys are highly social animals and originate from rainforests of Central and South America. They mark their territory by urinating on their hands and rubbing this over branches and trees to deter predators such as birds of prey, snakes and felids. Wolverine The wolverine is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae (weasels). It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more closely resembling a small bear than other mustelids. Despite being a solitary animal, the wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself. There are 37 adoptions for this category. Next4321Prev
