LESS THAN 2% OF POLAR BEAR HUNTS ARE SUCCESSFUL- AND THEY CAN LIVE 6 MONTHS WITHOUT EATINGPOLAR BEARS CAN SWIM FOR 100 KILOMETERS WITHOUT REST
SURVIVAL SKILLS
A POLAR BEAR'S SKIN IS ACTUALLY JET-BLACK. THE POLAR BEAR’S FUR IS ALSO TRANSLUCENT AND ONLY APPEARS WHITE BECAUSE IT REFLECTS VISIBLE LIGHT.
SKIN
Ursus maritimus
Polar Bear
20 TO 30 YEARS
LIFE SPAN
POLAR BEARS CAN SWIM FOR 100 KILOMETERS WITHOUT REST
SWIMMING
LESS THAN 2% OF POLAR BEAR HUNTS ARE SUCCESSFUL- AND THEY CAN LIVE 6 MONTHS WITHOUT EATING.
SURVIVAL SKILLS
A POLAR BEAR'S SKIN IS ACTUALLY JET-BLACK. THE POLAR BEAR’S FUR IS ALSO TRANSLUCENT AND ONLY APPEARS WHITE BECAUSE IT REFLECTS VISIBLE LIGHT.
SKIN
POLAR BEARS CAN SWIM FOR 100 KILOMETERS WITHOUT REST
SWIMMING
20 TO 30 YEARS
LIFE SPAN
Ursus maritimus
Polar Bear
INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS LEAVE THEIR MARK
Pollution poses a threat to wildlife habitats and survival
Litter in our ocean puts marine life at risk
PLASTIC WASTE IS A LEADING THREAT TO MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
And to this day, hunting remains a popular pastime.
These challenges are tough on our most vulnerable species.
These challenges are tough on our most vulnerable species.
Pandas embody the symbolism of the yin yang: representing balance
& harmony.
IN CHINESE HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY, THE GIANT PANDA WAS REVERED AND KNOWN AS PIXIU, CHARACTERIZING PEACE AND STRENGTH:
PANDAS ARE OFTEN PERCEIVED AS CLUMSY CREATURES THAT FALL AND ROLL PRETTY OFTEN, BUT THEY ARE SKILLED TREE CLIMBERS AND SWIMMERS.
BEHAVIOR
GIANT PANDAS HAVE A HIGHLY DEVELOPED SENSE OF SMELL THAT MALES USE TO AVOID EACH OTHER AND FIND FEMALES FOR SPRING MATING.
THEIR PREGNANCIES LAST FIVE MONTHS, AND THEY GIVE BIRTH TO A CUB OR TWO, THOUGH THEY CANNOT CARE FOR BOTH TWINS AND THEY LET GO OF THE WEAKER ONE.
SENSES & PREGNANCY
THE GIANT PANDA HAS AN INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR BAMBOO— IT EATS 13 KILOS (28 POUNDS) DAILY AND SPENDS 12 HOURS DOING SO.
PANDAS DEFECATE MORE THAN 100 TIMES A DAY.
NUTRITION
A NEWBORN PANDA CUB WEIGHS ONLY 100 GRAMS (3.5 OZ). THEY ARE FUR-LESS, PINK, AND BLIND. THEIR ICONIC BLACK AND WHITE COLOR COAT GROWS AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
EARLY STAGES
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Giant Panda Bear
Pandas embody the symbolism of the yin yang: representing balance
& harmony.
Pandas embody the symbolism of the yin yang: representing balance
& harmony.
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Giant Panda Bear
熊猫
( XIÓNGMĀO )
AN ADULT SNOWY OWL CAN EAT 1,600 LEMMINGS A YEAR. BECAUSE OF THIS, THEIR LOCAL NUMBERS RISE AND FALL WITH THAT OF THE LEMMING POPULATION.
NUTRITION
OWLS DO NOT BUILD NESTS LIKE OTHER BIRDS. INSTEAD, THE FEMALE SCRATCHES OUT A SHALLOW BOWL IN THE GROUND, TYPICALLY ON A SMALL HILL. WHILE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PREDATORS, SHE LAYS ONE EGG APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO DAYS.
EARLY STAGES
SNOWY OWLS FORM AN EXCLUSIVE PAIR BOND FOR ONE BREEDING SEASON, BUT DO NOT MATE FOR LIFE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE COURTSHIP AND PAIRING PROCESS BEGINS ANEW.
MATING
THEY’RE NOT NIGHT OWLS- THEIR ACTIVITY AND SLEEP ARE DETERMINED BY LOCATION, SUNLIGHT, AND PREY. THEY CAN HUNT DURING THE DAY, A USEFUL ABILITY IN AREAS WITH NO SUNSET WHERE THEY BREED.
BEHAVIOR
Bubo scandiacus
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Snowy Owl
STAGE TWO
Making a Cocoon
SILKWORMS PRODUCE COCOONS MADE OF A SINGLE THREAD OF RAW SILK THROUGH THEIR SALIVA.
THE PRODUCER OF MUGA SILK - KNOWN AS THE MOST HIGHLY PRIZED FOR THE FIBER'S NATURAL GOLDEN GLOSS AND ITS FINE TEXTURE IS WHAT MAKES IT ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE VARIETIES OF SILK.
Muga Butterfly
STAGE 4
STAGE THREE
Emerging
THESE THREADS CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 300-900 METERS LONG, LOOPING AROUND ITS BODY 300,000 TIMES.
STAGE THREE
Emerging
These threads can be anywhere from 300-900 meters long, looping around its body 300,000 times.
Poaching Ivory
there are only 400K living African elephants left. Poaching and the illegal ivory trade are responsible for the decrease in the elephant population
HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DRIVING ELEPHANTS TOWARD EXTINCTION.
NUMBERING THREE TO FIVE MILLION IN THE LAST CENTURY, HUNTING REDUCED THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS TO THEIR CURRENT LEVELS. IN THE 1980S, PEOPLE KILLED ABOUT 100,000 ELEPHANTS EACH YEAR, AND WE LOST UP TO 80% OF HERDS IN SOME REGIONS.
Poaching Ivory
Elephants are
“ecosystem engineers”. Their activities create and maintain habitats for other species.
THERE ARE ONLY 490K LIVING ELEPHANTS LEFT IN THE WORLD. EACH YEAR, AT LEAST 20,000 AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ARE ILLEGALLY KILLED FOR THEIR TUSKS. THROUGHOUT HISTORY IVORY HAS BEEN USED IN PRODUCTS FROM JEWELRY TO PIANO KEYS TO
PRICELESS RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS.
NUMBERING THREE TO FIVE MILLION IN THE LAST CENTURY, HUNTING REDUCED THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS TO THEIR CURRENT LEVELS.
IN THE 1980S, PEOPLE KILLED ABOUT 100,000 ELEPHANTS EACH YEAR, AND WE LOST UP TO 80% OF HERDS IN SOME REGIONS.
THE ELEPHANT'S TRUNK (WHICH IS BASICALLY THEIR NOSE) ALSO OPERATES AS AN ARM. THEY USE IT TO POUR WATER INTO THEIR MOUTHS, TO GRAB OBJECTS AND TO GROOM THEMSELVES. WHEN ELEPHANTS SWIM IN DEEP WATERS, THEY USE THEIR TRUNKS AS SNORKELS.
TRUNK
ELEPHANTS POSSESS THE LARGEST BRAINS OF ALL LAND ANIMALS, WEIGHING UP TO 6 KILOGRAMS. THEIR BRAIN SIZE IS NOT JUST FOR SHOW; ELEPHANTS ARE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT. MUCH OF AN ELEPHANT'S BEHAVIOR IS LEARNED RATHER THAN INSTINCTIVE.
THEY HAVE EXCELLENT MEMORIES- THEY CAN REMEMBER WATERING HOLES CREATED YEARS AGO, RECOGNIZE HUMANS THEY HAVE SEEN, AND WILL KNOW WHEN IT IS TIME FOR FRUIT HARVESTS.
BRAIN
Elephant
Loxodonta
THE ELEPHANT'S TRUNK (WHICH IS BASICALLY THEIR NOSE) ALSO OPERATES AS AN ARM; THEY USE IT TO POUR WATER INTO THEIR MOUTHS, TO GRAB OBJECTS OR GROOM THEMSELVES. WHEN ELEPHANTS SWIM IN DEEP WATERS, THEY USE THEIR TRUNKS AS SNORKELS.
TRUNK
ELEPHANTS POSSESS THE LARGEST BRAINS OF ALL LAND ANIMALS, WEIGHING UP TO 6 KILOGRAMS. THEIR BRAIN SIZE IS NOT JUST FOR SHOW; ELEPHANTS ARE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT. MUCH OF AN ELEPHANT'S BEHAVIOR IS LEARNED RATHER THAN INSTINCTIVE.
THEY ARE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT WITH SUPERIOR LEARNING ABILITIES AND THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT MEMORY- THEY CAN REMEMBER WATERING HOLES CREATED YEARS AGO, RECOGNIZE HUMANS THEY HAVE SEEN, AND WILL KNOW WHEN IS THE TIME FOR FRUIT HARVESTS.
BRAIN
Loxodonta
Elephant
Apis mellifera
Honey Bee
LIVES IN LARGE FAMILY GROUPS CALLED COLONIES, EACH CONTAINING AN AVERAGE OF 60,000 INDIVIDUAL BEES.
FEMALE BEES IN THE HIVE (EXCEPT THE QUEEN) ARE CALLED WORKER BEES
THE BEEHIVE
BEES HAVE 5 EYES AND THEY FLY ABOUT 20 MPH
ANATOMY
BEES ARE CRITICAL FOR POLLINATING FOODS LIKE COFFEE, BERRIES, ONIONS, APPLES, AVOCADOS AND MORE. IF HONEY BEES DISAPPEAR, THESE FOODS WILL BECOME SCARCE. TRY TO IMAGINE YOUR MEALS WITHOUT THESE FRESH PRODUCTS.
IMPORTANCE
Without bees, the human diet would suffer tremendously. The diversity of foods available would diminish, and the cost of food would increase.
Coral reefs are crucial to the environment
DESPITE ONLY COVERING 0.1% OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE. THEY CONTAIN THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF SPECIES OF ANY ECOSYSTEM BESIDES RAINFORESTS AND THEY PROTECT COASTAL AREAS BY REDUCING THE POWER OF WAVES HITTING THE SHORE.
SEVERAL CENTURIES
LIFESPAN:
Corals
YOU CAN FIND 4,000 OF THEM IN THE SAME REEF, HAPPILY LIVING TOGETHER. THEY ALSO CREATE A HAPPY HOME FOR OTHERS, THE CORALS ARE HOME TO A QUARTER OF ALL MARINE SPECIES.
There are about six thousand species of coral around the world.
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THE WORD 'MANTA' IS ACTUALLY 'BLANKET' IN SPANISH, AND IT'S PRETTY EASY TO SEE THE CONNECTION.
NAME
MANTA RAYS ARE COMPLETELY HARMLESS TO HUMANS, WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING TAIL SPINE AND 300 TEETH. BEING FILTER FEEDERS, THEIR STANDARD DIET CONSISTS OF CRUSTACEANS, PLANKTON AND SMALL FISH.
NUTRITION
THE GIANT MANTA RAY IS FOUND WORLDWIDE IN TROPICAL, SUBTROPICAL, AND TEMPERATE BODIES OF WATER.
HABITAT
THOUSANDS OF MANTA RAYS ARE KILLED EVERY YEAR WITH AN ESTIMATED WORTH OF $30 MILLION: THEY’RE SAID TO HELP WITH EVERYTHING FROM INCREASING BLOOD CIRCULATION TO CURING CHICKENPOX, DESPITE A LACK OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.
THEY’RE ALSO CONSIDERED BY SOME TO BE A DELICACY.
CONSUMPTION
MANTA RAYS HAVE THE LARGEST BRAIN-TO-SIZE RATIO OF ANY COLD-BLOODED FISH. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT MANTA RAYS CAN RECOGNIZE THEMSELVES IN THE MIRROR.
BRAIN
Mobula birostris
Giant Manta Ray
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WINTER
2013
1973
WINTER
AS PART OF THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING, GLACIERS AND ICE CAPS ARE RAPIDLY MELTING. IF THEY WERE TO COMPLETELY MELT, THE SEA LEVEL WOULD INCREASE BY ABOUT 70 METERS (230 FEET). THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE FLOODING OF EVERY COASTAL CITY ACROSS THE GLOBE.
The melting of the glaciers
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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
ALL OF MANATEES’ TEETH ARE MOLARS, AND THEIR TEETH ARE CONTINUOUSLY GROWING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO EAT.
TEETH
DESPITE THEIR MASSIVE BULK, MANATEES ARE GRACEFUL SWIMMERS POWERED BY THEIR STRONG TAILS.
SWIMMING
THEY SPEND ALMOST HALF THE DAY EATING, CONSUMING TEN PERCENT OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT IN PLANT MATTER DAILY. WITH WEIGHTS OF UP TO 550 KG (1,200 POUNDS).
BEHAVIOR
FACTORY FARMING IS EXTREMELY DAMAGING TO THEIR OCEANIC HABITATS.
RISK
MANATEES ARE TYPICALLY FOUND IN SHALLOW COASTAL AREAS AND RIVERS WHERE THEY FEED ON SEA GRASS, MANGROVE LEAVES, AND ALGAE.
HABITAT
MANATEES ARE BORN UNDERWATER. MOTHERS MUST HELP THEIR CALVES TO THE SURFACE SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE THEIR FIRST BREATH, BUT THE INFANTS CAN TYPICALLY SWIM ON THEIR OWN ONLY AN HOUR LATER.
MAMMALS
20 YEARS
LIFE SPAN
Trichechus manatus
West Indian Manatee
MANATEES, BUOYANT BY NATURE, CANNOT ESCAPE BOATS DUE TO THEIR SLOW SPEED OF 3 TO 5 MPH.
Humans cause half of West Indian manatee deaths, mostly from boat collisions.
Whale Sharks are the world's largest fish
THESE HUGE CREATURES CAN GROW UP TO 39 FEET LONG
WHALE SHARKS CAN’T BITE OR CHEW – THEY MOSTLY FILTER PLANKTON THROUGH THEIR GILLS.
DURING FEEDING THEIR MOUTH CAN EVEN STRETCH OVER 1 METER (HI AMERICANS THAT’S 4 FEET) WIDE.
FEEDING
WHALE SHARKS ARE SLOW SWIMMERS- THEIR MOVING SPEED IS NO MORE THAN 4 KPH
SWIMMING
LIKE HUMAN FINGERPRINTS, WHALE SHARKS HAVE A UNIQUE PATTERN OF SPOTS THAT ALLOW INDIVIDUAL SHARKS TO BE IDENTIFIED.
INDIVIDUALITY
THEY TAKE SMALL FISH AS HITCHHIKERS ON THEIR TAIL AND BACK.
SYMBIOSIS
Rhincodon typus
Whale Shark
Whale Shark is the world's largest fish
THESE HUGE CREATURES CAN GROW UP TO 39 FEET LONG
STAGE ONE
A Worm
SILKWORMS ONLY EAT MULBERRY LEAVES
"MUGA" IS DERIVED FROM THE ASSAMESE WORD 'MUGA' MEANING YELLOWISH, ITS SILK IS A GOLDEN BRIGHT COLOR.
Muga Silkworm
Antheraea assamensis
Gibbons have the longest arm length relative to body size ratio of any tree-dweller in nature.
GIBBON ARMS ARE LONGER THAN THEIR LEGS, HELPING THEM SWING FROM TREE TO TREE.
NORTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBONS ARE LIKE HUMAN BABIES, REQUIRING A LOT OF PARENTAL CARE.
THEY CAN SURVIVE ON THEIR OWN AT THREE, BUT CHOOSE TO LIVE IN THEIR FAMILY GROUP TILL THEY’RE 8-10 YEARS OLD - WHEN THEY LEAVE TO FIND A PARTNER.
SENSES &
PREGNANCY
ADULT FEMALE GIBBONS ARE TYPICALLY DOMINANT IN THEIR FAMILY SOCIAL STRUCTURES, UNLIKE MANY OTHER APE SPECIES.
FAMILY STRUCTURE
WHILE NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS GIBBON SPECIES, SCIENTISTS ASSUME THAT THEY EAT MAINLY FRUIT, FLOWERS AND LEAVES.
NUTRITION
GIBBONS MARK THEIR TERRITORY BY VOCALIZING WITH ELABORATE SOUNDS THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM GREAT DISTANCES.
TERRITORY
Nomascus leucogenys
Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon
STAGE TWO
Making a Cocoon
Silkworms produce cocoons made of a single thread of raw silk through their saliva.
STAGE TWO
Making a cocoon
SILKWORMS PRODUCE COCOONS MADE OF A SINGLE THREAD OF RAW SILK THROUGH THEIR SALIVA.
STAGE TWO
Making a cocoon
SILKWORMS PRODUCE COCOONS MADE OF A SINGLE THREAD OF RAW SILK THROUGH THEIR SALIVA.
Gibbons have the longest arm length relative to body size ratio of any primate arboreal (tree-dwelling) in nature.
GIBBON ARMS ARE LONGER THAN THEIR LEGS, HELPING THEM SWING FROM TREE TO TREE.
NORTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBONS ARE LIKE HUMAN BABIES, REQUIRING A LOT OF PARENTAL CARE.
THEY CAN SURVIVE ON THEIR OWN AT THREE, BUT CHOOSE TO LIVE IN THEIR FAMILY GROUP TILL THEY’RE 8-10 YEARS OLD - WHEN THEY LEAVE TO FIND A PARTNER.
SENSES &
PREGNANCY
ADULT FEMALE GIBBONS ARE TYPICALLY DOMINANT IN THEIR FAMILY SOCIAL STRUCTURES, UNLIKE MANY OTHER APE SPECIES.
FAMILY STRUCTURE
WHILE NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS GIBBON SPECIES, SCIENTISTS ASSUME THAT THEY EAT MAINLY FRUIT, FLOWERS AND LEAVES.
NUTRITION
GIBBONS MARK THEIR TERRITORY BY VOCALIZING WITH ELABORATE SOUNDS THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM GREAT DISTANCES.
TERRITORY