Hello, this isWild Suzhou. Today, we will betalking about the black-footed ferret and how it might be saved from goingextinct. The black-footed ferret doesn’t lookextraordinary compared to other types of ferrets. It’s mostly white and lightbrown, with black feet, a black tipped tail, and black mask on its face. Italso has a dark brown back. The black footed ferret is endangered, with onlyaround 500 of them left in the wild. Habitat loss, disease, and less food for theblack footed ferret to...

Hello, this isWild Suzhou. Today, we will betalking about Anglerfish, which is a group of around 210 rather unique lookingfish. First, what is anAnglerfish? They are a group of rather bizarre looking fish that have amodified fin that sits on the top of their head. This modified fin has a fleshypiece of skin attached at the end, which looks like a bait a fisherman woulduse. This is where anglerfish get their name from. In english, the word anglermeans a fisherman who uses a fishing rod, which...

Hello Welcome toWild suzhou, today i am talking about some interesting large sea animals The largest clamis the giant clam. Giant clams live on the floor of Indian Ocean, SouthernParts of the Pacific Ocean, and waters around South Africa. They’re importantto the ecosystem because they are able to serve as shelter to other animals.The large animal can live up to 100 years, the oldest one  of  theirspecies is estimated to have been 500 years old, but it died in 2006. Theymostly live on algae...

Hello, this isWild Suzhou, Today, we will betalking about Na Doi, a small fishing village in Thailand that was able to savethe fish populations that lived in their local river. Na Doi is a smallvillage with around 75 households that is in northwest Thailand. In 1998, theynoticed the amount of fish in their rivers was declining, as fishermen weren’tcatching as family fish. They also noticed that the fish they caught weresmaller than they used to be. To fix the problem, the villagers decided to...

The giant sloth is anextinct animal that could be distinguished by its large size. The species firstappeared 35 million years ago. They evolved from the Promegatherium, which wasanother large mammal, in South America. Their preferred habitat was forests.Later on, or 8 million years ago, they started migrating towards North America.During this era, a lot of other animals were migrating. It went extinct around12 to 10 thousand years ago. This was a ground sloth so it didn’t climb treeslike...

Hello, this isWild Suzhou. Today, we willtalk about fritillaria delavayi, a small flower that grows in Southwest Chinathat recently has changed a lot. Fritillariadelavayi is a small, yellow plant that is often used in traditional Chinesemedicine to treat illnesses like bronchitis and coughing. This flower belongsto a group of flowers, known as fritillaries. It has 3 to 5 bright greenleaves, and once a year blooms with a single flower. This flower is a brightyellow and looks sort of like an...

As the years go by more andspecies become endangered, and a large portion of those are birds.The African gray parrotThe African gray parrot, also known as the congogray parrot is a species native to Sub saharan africa. Usually they live inrainforests, but they are becoming more popular as pets. But keeping them aspets has become harmful to their population. Some pet traders steal the youngbirds from their nests or will take the adult birds since they are easy tocatch. They ship them in unsafe...

Hello, this isWild Suzhou. Today, we will betalking about bobbit worms, also known as sand strikers. These frighteningcreatures live under the seafloor and are sneaky and quick predators. First, what arebobbit worms? They are marine worms that can be anywhere from 10 centimeters to3 meters long. They can come in many different colors, from brown, to purple toblack. Their bodies are soft but have an exoskeleton, just like a spider or abeetle would have. Bobbit worms are ambush predators, using...

Hello Welcome to WildSuzhou, today I am talking about 3 very small animals.Just looking at the Brookesia Micra, it doesn’tlook very striking or unique,  but when you look at its size that's whenyou can see what makes it different. Another name for them is the Leafchameleon. They are only 3 centimeters long, since they are so small they alsoweigh barely anything.  They eat small crickets and flies and theirpredators are small mammals and birds. The Brookesia Micra lives on the Islandof...

Hello, this isWild Suzhou. Today, we willtalk about adaptations, and look at some interesting examples of adaptationsthat animals have made. First, what is anadaptation? It’s how animals change so that they can survive better indifferent places. For example, animals that live in cold places might havethicker, warmer fur, like bears. Another example would be birds that live in ornear water, who have evolved to have webbed feet. These adaptations happenbecause they make life easier for the...

The andean condor lives in the andes mountains,as well as grasslands, lowland deserts, and coastlines. The climate in theandes can be very harsh, in some parts it is very rainy and others quite dry.The andean condors use the natural environment to grow their offspring, insteadof having to make nests they will lay their eggs up high on a cliff or in acave to protect them. The adults will scavenge for food and bring it back tothe offspring.  Adult andean condors don't have any predatorssince...

Hello, this isWild Suzhou. Today, we will betalking about mutations, and we will also look at a couple interestingexamples. First, what is amutation? It’s when there’s a change in the structure of a gene. What does thatmean? Genes are what make your hair brown instead of red, or tall instead ofshort. They tell your body what you will look like and how you will survive.They are made from building blocks called nucleotides. There are four differentnucleotides. These are kind of like letters in...

The honduran white bats aremuch less scary than their other bat relatives. Instead of being dark andhaving not a lot of hair, these bats are white and have fur. They’re only 3-5centimeters long and weigh 6 grams. The wings, mouth, and ears are a lightyellow and orange color. Their color is special because they’re one of the onlybat species to be white instead of brown or black.Like the name states, the Honduran white batlives in Honduras, it also lives in Costa rica and Panama. They live...

Today, we willtalk about the Giant Water Lily, which is also known as the Amazon water lilyand royal water lily. Water lilies, also known as lily pads, are floweringplants that grow on water, and their leaves are large and round and float onthe surface of the water. The Giant WaterLily is the largest water lily in the world, since its leaves can grow to bearound 3 meters in diameter, or around 10 feet. Imagine a plate that is 3meters long floating on the surface of the water. The stem of the...

Hello, welcome to wildSuzhou, Today I'll be talking about Wilson's bird of paradise.The wilson's bird of paradise is part of theParadisaeidae family, or birds of paradise family. Birds of paradise are knownfor their amazing feathers and mating displays. They will start off the displayby choosing a place, and they make sure it's clean. They will perform a dancethat shows off their bright feathers to attract their females. But the danceisn’t the only thing they show off, birds of paradise have...

Hello, this isWild Suzhou. Today, we willtalk about plateaus, which are a type of beautiful and unique landform. First, what is aplateau? A plateau is large, flat piece of land that rises out of the ground.It looks kind of like a table, which is why plateaus are sometimes calledtabletops. Unlike mountains and hills, they don’t slowly rise up out of theground, but look like the land has been pushed up entirely. Plateaus can befound on every continent and take up around a third of the Earth’s...

The sumatran rhino started to disappear in the 80’s. This animal used to be found in many places which were Most of southeast asia, as well as malaysia, indonesia, and other islands. Their range got smaller and smaller as they became more endangered.The main reason for their endangerment was poaching. Their horns are considered very valuable to poachers because they are often used in traditional medicine but have no science proving it. This rhino is very important to its ecosystem since it...

The atlas moth can be found in South East Asia, the Moths reside in tropical forests where the climate is just right for them. Something very unique about the Atlas moth is that it doesn’t have a mouth, so instead of dying of old age or being preyed on it dies of starvation most of the time. It survives out of the cocoon for about a week and relies on stored energy like fat from before they went into the cocoon. They try not to use lots of energy as they try to mate before they die.Even...

The pygmy three toed sloth is a sloth species only found in panama. It’s habitat is exclusive to an island, named escudo de veragua. The climate in panama is warm and tropical, with lots of rain during the cold seasons. these small animals live in mangrove forests, which directly impacts their diet. They eat the leaves of the mangrove trees and it finds good by slowly getting around all day finding and eating leaves. Since sloths are so slow, it’s pretty difficult to run away or defend itself...

The golden toad is an extinct toad species, the last sighting being 1989, that could only be found in a small region of Costa Rica called Monteverde. It’s habitat was a cloud forest which is an area with a high altitude with lots of moisture. Most of the frog's time was spent underground where it was moist and safe, but it would come above ground during mating season. Mating season was only a week in April. Like most other frogs and toads, this animal ate insects by going around on the forest...

Hello, this is Wild Suzhou.Today, we will talk about woodpeckers, and why they like to peck wood.In case you didn’t know, a woodpecker is part of a family of birds, and they are known for pecking wood. There is a lot of variety among species, meaning different kinds of woodpeckers can look very different from each other. They can be large, or small, brightly colored or rather dull. They live in most parts of the world, except for Oceania, Madagascar, and the North and South poles.Now, why do...

Also known as the granulated sea star. the chorister is a starfish species found in coral reefs in warm water all around the world. It’s most commonly found in the Great Barrier reef off the coast of northern australia, fiji, the red sea, and indo-west pacific waters. These starfish are extremely important to the environment because they help clean and eat decomposing animals. Their diet is simply carrion, which is decomposing meat.   The choriaster starfish doesn’t have to worry much about...

Hello, this is Wild Suzhou.Today, we will talk about Voeltzkow’s Chameleon, which was thought to have been extinct since the last time it had been spotted was in the 1900’s, but it was recently rediscovered. This rare species of chameleon was rediscovered during a two-week expedition to the northern tip of Madagascar. The chameleon had last been seen in 1913, over a century ago, and was only first described by biologists in 1893. The rediscovery of Voeltzkow’s Chameleon means that scientists...

This tree dwelling animal lives in the Huon peninsula of Papua New Guinea, they live in places called  cloud forests because they are so high up in the mountains and clouds are usually covering the sky. They will live in elevations up to 11,000 feet above sea level. Since the habitat they live in is so plentiful, they eat leaves, fruits, moss, and branches. They find food by scavenging along the forest floor as well as the tree tops. Although they live in a remote and hard to get to...

Hello, this is Wild Suzhou. Today, we’ll be talking about dogfish and catsharks, two families of small sharks that look similar and get confused with one another though they are only distantly related. However, they look so similar that sometimes catsharks are even called dogfish. First, we will talk about dogfish. They are small, slender sharks with pointed snouts and large eyes. Fishermen named this species of shark the dogfish because they noticed the sharks hunting together in packs,...