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Revision as of 22:16, 7 January 2024
Featured article
Koala - Phascolarctos cinereus
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) or, sometimes inaccurately called, koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.
Featured interview
The Black Mambas
Erica Salvemeni chats with Craig Spencer and Leitah Mkhabela, part of the Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit in South Africa. Craig Spencer is the executive director of Trans-Frontier Africa and founder of the Black Mambas, while Leitah Mkhabela is a supervisor and ambassador for the all-female anti-poaching unit. The Black Mambas initiative, started in 2013, employs 36 women from local tribal communities to protect wildlife, particularly rhinos, from poaching.
Featured video
Deadly ocean trash - The impact of ghost nets
Every year, about a million tons of fishing nets are lost or dumped in the sea, known as "ghost nets," causing indiscriminate deaths of marine animals. Synthetic nets, which take up to 600 years to decompose, are a significant part of this problem. Initiatives worldwide attempt to salvage and recycle ghost nets, but the process is expensive and dangerous.
In the news
Did you know?
- At only 1 cm (⅜ in) the Antarctic midge insect is the largest land animal native to Antarctica.
- Dragonflies have existed on earth for 300,000,000 years.
- A box jellyfish has 24 eyes.
- Giant squids can be up to 18 m (59 ft) long.
- The mimic octopus can change its colour and texture to look like rocks, coral, and even other animals.
From the library
Protecting and connecting landscapes stabilizes populations of the Endangered savannah elephant is a research article published in Science Advances in January 2024. The article discusses the importance of protecting and connecting landscapes for the conservation of the Endangered savannah elephant.
About WikiAnimal
WikiAnimal is an online knowledge base dedicated to the animal kingdom. Its mission is to offer a comprehensive and accessible resource for animal enthusiasts. Here you can find information about all kinds of animals, from mammals to reptiles, from birds to fish, from insects to amphibians. You can learn about their habitats, behaviors, diets, adaptations, conservation status and more.
You can also contribute to WikiAnimal by editing existing articles or creating new ones. Wikianimal is a collaborative project that relies on people like you to share their knowledge and passion for animals.
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- Project Animal Talk - feature interviews and blogs from people who are passionate about animals.
- Project Newshound - Newshound is a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) retrieval platform that aggregates animal related content from various sources using RSS feeds. You can then access Newshound in a centralized location to view and stay updated on news and articles from different websites. Newshound algorithms attempt to ensure that you receive timely updates while trying to avoid overwhelming you with irrelevant information.
- Project Species - an ambitious initiative dedicated to documenting the vast diversity of life on Earth. Our mission is to create an exhaustive and comprehensive repository of knowledge about every (as many!) species of animal that inhabits our planet.