WALLABY

Scientific Name: Macropus parma

Habitat:
Found primarily in Australia and on nearby islands.

Diet:
Grasses and plants

Reproduction:
Females give birth after a short gestation period of 28 - 34 days, to a single young.

Life Span:
10-15 years

Fact:
A baby wallaby crawls into its mothers pouch right after birth.



RED PANDA - endangered


Scientific Name: Ailurus fulgens

Habitat:
the bamboo forests of the Himalayan mountains of China.

Diet:
Berries, mushrooms, grasses and bark

Reproduction:
Red pandas reach sexual maturity when they are 18-20 months old. Breeding season occurs from early January to early March.

Life Span:
8-10 years

Fact:
Red pandas are exceptional tree climbers and love bamboo as a snack!



MEERKATS

Scientific Name: Suricata suricatta

Habitat:
South African savannah, rocky grasslands, intense heat, little rain

Diet:
worms, crickets, grasshoppers, small rodents, lizards, small snakes, birds, eggs, fruit, and ant larvae ... yum!

Reproduction:
Meerkats become sexually mature at about one year of age and can have 1 to 5 pups in a litter.

Life Span:
12-14 years

Fact:
With their excellent sense of smell, meerkats can find their food even when it is hiding underground.



GOAT

Scientific Name: Capra hircus

Habitat:
high altitudes in Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe

Diet:
grains and hay

Reproduction:
Goats can breed any time of the year, and usually produce twins or triplets.

Life Span:
6-9 years

Fact:
Goats were the first animals domesticated by man in 10000 B.C.



PORCUPINE

Scientific Name: Erethizon Dorsaum

Habitat:
Porcupines live all over the world. The American porcupine lives in the grasslands and forests of Canada.

Diet:
roots, leaves, and berries

Reproduction:
Female porcupines become sexually mature at about 18 months of age. The breeding season occurs between September to November and females may cycle more than once a year. Gestation varies from 205 to 215 days. One pup or "porcupette" is born in the spring.

Life Span:
10-15 years

Fact:
Porcupine vision is poor, but they have an excellent sense of smell..