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Seed then apple
school of apples
Passionately red
Youthfully green
Crunch crunch
Yummy

showcasing, youths passionately
now together with mummies and daddies =D





Recaping back : 2ndMarch's post. I promised i'll initroduce them properly. And here i am again. A promise is a promise. The 1st and 2nd photo showed this babeh girl, still less than a month old.

And here are the adults. Not sure though, if the daddy is inside. But well...



Small toothed Palm Civet
Arctogalidia trivirgata
also known as the Three-striped Palm Civet

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Gestation period : 45 days
Litters per year : 2
Lifespan : 11 years
Average litter size : 3
Young open their eyes at 11 days and
weaned at two months
no set mating season
solitary, arboreal (very) and nocturnal
The diet is varied and omnivorous, and usually consist of insects, small mammals, nesting birds, fruits, frogs and lizards.
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Cute litter fellows. And definitely are not any bigger a different to hungry zombies when you're in their habitat with food. They climbed around you, on you and... yea. everywhere around you. Strokie strokie ^^
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Next up, freshly born and flopped





Behold! A barasingha babeh >< Kyaaaa~ First barasingha fawn ive seen. Superb fellow. And unusually long, long hing legs and a uniquely flopped left ear Kyaaaa ><
Floppy floppie floppiiie. Kawaii~~~ Kya.

Oh. And the adults. Ya ya.



Barasingha
Rucervus duvaucelii
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
The breeding season : September to April
Gestation period : 240-250 days in August to November
Average litter size : 1
Lifespan : 20yrs (wild), 23 yrs (captive)
Sexual maturity : 2 yrs (female)
Fawn weaned at 6 to 8 months of age
native to India and Nepal

When alarmed they give out a shrill baying alarm call.

Barasingha are polygynous, a dominant stag collecting a harem of up to thirty hinds (females). He will fight with other males for possession of the harem and the right to breed. However, congregations of up to 250 individuals have been seen

Most striking feature of a barasingha is its antlers, with 10-14 tines on a mature stag, though some have been known to have up to 20.

The name is derived from this and means 12 tined or horned in Hindi.
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Ah~ love this little guy too, too much. Wrap him up for me please and i shall bring him home laterrr. Kya >< Grow up well.
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Have been getting a great numbers of night shifts and thus have spent much time observing the furries in the dark. And managed to, luckily, chance upon this spectacular image. Bravotic lighting and stunning posture by the kitty ^^



Well, many may wonder. How exactly do they looked like. Even if you had been to the Night Safari, the lightings are regrettably poor and dim. Pretty fur coats and patterns are often not display clearly. Thus! Attached, a clear shot of our pretty Clouded Leopard - Taya. Be amazed =)





Clouded Leopard
Neofelis nebulosa
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Gestation period : 85 - 93 days
Average litter size : 1 - 5 cubs
Sexual maturity : 2 yrs of age
Litters per year : 1
Lifespan : 11yrs (average), 17yrs (max)
Young can see within about 10 days of birth, are active within 5 weeks, and probably become independent at about 10 months of age

The Clouded Leopard, despite its name, is not closely related to the Leopard. The Clouded Leopard is regarded as a monotypic genus

Large build and, proportionately, the longest canine teeth (2 in, about the same as a tiger's) of any living feline
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Am in the process of becoming a good friend of the cloudies. Strokie strokie =)
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Hmm. What else. Ah ha. Bonus picture of the day :



This. is a gigantic spider. Real huge. Size of my palm to finger. About 16cm from its' tip to tip. Real beauty. Not too sure about the species of this crawlie but ive been told this is the female. The male, is actually way smaller. Smaller than the female's head. Now, what kind of comparison is that. Amazed, yet again. I am.
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Well, a whole load of info today. So let's close our eyes and get some sleep. Soon.
10 + 10 + 10 + 10 Lalalalala

reason the Cherry

Tell me the reason. Why?

iotaish

hello hello. decided to do up my post more... well, quicker. so yea. photos coming up. new section and lucky enough, babies =)





both the babies look entirely different. so i don't think anyone could have got this mix up. The birdie (top) is a Masked Lapwing's chick =) will take a nice photo of the mum, or dad and then i'll introduce them properly.

And... the other babeh. blackish and quite naughty. this ish eh Small toothed Civet's... hmm.. kitten, i guess. a very feisty girl. but too cute. and everyone's completely 'messing' with her everyday. grow up healthy. grow up well. strokie =)

*eh hem. Courtesy of Kami sama's helping hand. thanks*
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And then its babeh giraffe again >_<

Kayin

after ive been spending more time in leopard trail, have been spending really alot of time wondering and admiring her beauty till i notice 'heart-shaped' patches on her body. behold, our very own South African Giraffe and her patches :



Did ewu spot teh patchas?
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And, yep. A formal introduction finally.

Grant's Zebra





Grant's Zebra
Equus quagga boehmi
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Gestation : approximately 12 months; one offspring
(Foals nurse for at least 6 months)
Sexual maturity : About 3 years for females; longer for males
Life span : Averages up to 20 years

- Grant's zebras are the most abundant and widespread of any zebra species or sub-species.
- Found in eastern Kenya and east of the Rift Valley into southernmost Ethiopia
- Grant's zebra herds are composed of one stallion with several mares (usually 7-8) and their juvenile offspring.
- Grant's zebra are very cooperative: a migrating group will adjust their speed to accommodate the slowest member of the herd.
- Zebra mothers will keep a newborn foal separate from the herd for a period of time long enough for the calf to imprint its mothers stripes (which are unique to her), smell, and call.
- Within several minutes of its birth, a newborn zebra begins to walk, and within just a few hours is capable of running with the rest of the herd.
- If forced to face a predator, a zebra will defend itself with powerful kicks. Just one strong, well-placed kick from a zebra is sufficient to kill a predator as large as a hyena.

- The purpose of a zebra's stripes has long been debated. One theory maintains that a zebra herds' stripes serve to disorient predators that rely on their ability to single out one individual. Another theory is based on the uniqueness of each zebra's set of stripes (no two are the same, like a fingerprint), asserting that herd members use their coat patterns to identify one another. This is thought to be of special importance to young foals, which rely on their mother's rump print for recognition when following behind her during travel.
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The sheepish sheep. Throw it away. Okay?