Species Info

African Wild Dog:

These dogs are similar in size and shape to medium-large domestic dogs, but they are only distantly related to other canids. Their mottled coloring and large rounded ears make them unmistakable. The muzzle is black and the forehead has a black line in the middle of it. The large head resembles that of a hyena. Legs are long and slender. The feet have only four toes, and no dewclaws. The tail has a white plume at the tip

Bobcat:

The bobcat is native to North America but does overlap a little bit into Mexico and Canada.  The bobcat is not a large cat but is a fierce and hearty cat.  Bobcats are often captured as babies and made into pets. This never works out well at all. It ends up in a cat being turned loose in the wild that has no fear of man and no clue how to hunt for food.  Take this link and learn all about the hearty little bobcat.  You can see photos and more of bobcats.

Cape Buffalo:

The African Buffalo is also called the Cape Buffalo.  The Cape Buffalo is not closely related to the slightly larger Asian Water Buffalo like some people think.  They are two distinct animals.  The Cape Buffalo is very powerful.  Even African Lions give this buffalo a wide space to pass.  The Cape Buffalo does not have many natural predators.  Man is the largest danger to this wild animal.  Once in a while a group lions will work together to prey on an older or weaker Cape Buffalo.  This wild African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo has not been successfully domesticated.  The Wild Cape Buffalo is considered one of the "Big Five" of Africa.  It is considered to be the second most dangerous wild animal in African, with the hippopotamus being the most dangerous.

Clouded Leopard:

Clouded Leopards have been seen around the foothills of the Himalayas at about 9000 feet. Clouded leopards are one of the best climbers in the cat family. They climb upside down under tree branches and hang from branches with their hind feet. The Clouded Leopard has some unique features that help it do these unusual things. Their legs are short and stout, providing excellent leverage and a low center of gravity while climbing. Large paws with sharp claws allow them to get a solid grip on tree branches. The back feet have flexible ankle joints that lets the foot rotate quite a bit. Because of this feature clouded leopards can run head first down a tree just like a squirrel.

Grey Wolf or Gray Wolf or Timber Wolf:

Jungle Cat:

The Jungle Cat (Felis chaus), is also called the Swamp Lynx. However the Jungle Cat is not related to the lynx.  Jungle cats are small cats who have a short tail.  Jungle cats vary in color from yellowish-grey to reddish brown.  Jungle Cat kittens have stripes or bars on their fur that disappear by the time they are grown.  These small exotic cats have pointed ears and quite long legs, which reminds you of a lynx.  The jungle cat looks a lot like a large housecat but it certainly does NOT act like a house cat.

Polar Bear:

Male polar bears are normally much larger than female polar bears are.  Males range between 8 and 11 feet long and weigh up to 1,100 pounds sometimes even more. Females are normally between 6 and 8 feet long and weigh up to about 700 ponds. The polar bear is considered the largest land carnivore. The Kodiak bear is close in size but the polar bear is larger than the Kodiak bear.

Siberian Tiger:

The Siberian tiger is the largest of the remaining subspecies of tigers.  They live mainly in the Russian Far East and in a little bit of China.  They are an endangered species. Read all about them by following the Siberian Tiger link above.

Snow Leopard:

This endangered exotic cat lives high in the mountains.  It is very elusive and secretive.  It has the longest tail of all exotic cats.  Its paws act like snow shoes.  Its legs are different lengths, its chest is large and muscular. This wild cat has large lungs and extra large nasal cavities. This endangered big cat cannot roar but it can leap thirty feet or more.

Sumatran Orangutan:

The Sumatran Orangutan is a Critically Endangered Specie.  (CITES) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species has the Sumatran Orangutans on their Endangered Species list.  It has been estimated that only about 7,000 of these red apes are left in the whole world today.  Did you know that every minute of every day that land equaling the size of a football field disappears from their habitat. Think about that for a moment. A football field sized piece of land every second of every day.  What a vast amount of habitat loss on a daily basis. It will not be long before there is no habitat left for this great ape.  The Indonesian forest is diminishing in size at a mind staggering rate.  Did you know that orangutans are the ONLY great ape that lives outside of Africa.  This is true but may not be for very much longer unless we all take notice and decide to care enough to make changes.

Sumatran Tiger:

The Sumatran Tiger is the smallest of the five remaining subspecies of tiger. There used to be eight subspecies of tigers but three are already extinct.  It is estimated that only 400 Sumatran tigers exist today. About half of those are in the wild and about half of them are in captivity dispersed around the world. The Sumatran tiger is the only tiger to have webbed paws.  This helps this tiger swim better.  Sumatran tigers can swim very swiftly. The fur around the face of a Sumatran tiger is longer and fuller than other kinds of tigers, especially in the males.