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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part1
CONCORD MONITOR Thursday, October 1, 1998
The camel's named Muhane. The kangaroo is Jerry. The wild boars? Hany and Sally. Call the caracal Kalix and the on cubs Maria and Tintoo. Now all your mom and tell her you went to a zoo - in New Hamphire. And be thankful that Glen and Kathy Eldridge persisted in their push to open the Greenville Wildlife Park
Just as residents would later lambaste the lion and the elephant in Weare, several people poke out, at first, against exotic animals in this small town just north of the Massachusetts border.
Forty-two people signed a petition protesting the town's sale of 80 acres to a couple wanting it for a zoo. Then, lions and tigers and bears, oh no, came the cry from six people who fought the porposed wildlife park all the way to the Hillsborough County Superior Court in Nashua.
Except for the closest neighbor, who resents the late-night noise and the lack of fencing between his property and the park's, the critics here have been silenced.
Another abutter complains, too, but only that the lions don't roar loud enough to impress his friends when they come over.
Even two of the three couples who took the Eldridges to court said they haven't been bothered by the zoo's noise, traffic or smell to this point.
The Eldridges and all their animals - from the two-toed sloth to the ring-tailed lemur - won the right in court to open their wildilfe park in April 1997. Two weeks ago they did. And New Hampshire now has its first public zoo since in Hudson closed.
In Greenville, select signed onto the concept the town's zoning and boards helped it over hurdles, as well. Now hundreds of people from New Hampshire and Massachusetts have paid $3 each to visit the park over its first two weekends.
In fact, the interest is so great that starting today the park will open. daily.
"We felt we were doing the very best we could to help the town," said selectwoman Mary Pelletier on her second visit to the zoo last Sunday. "It's a family thing.....There won't be smell. There won't be garbage. There will be animal noise, but you won't have to call the cops for noise."
Albert and Sandra Jones, the owners of Tanya the elephant and Lisa the lioness, haven't given up hope that one day their 50 acres in Weare will morph into a menagerie. On Columbus Day weekend, they will even be dispensing elephant rides from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at their 94 Martin Road home off Route 114.
For now, though, Greenville is the only place to go.
"I'd send you way before I send the hyena away."- Kathy Eldridge, talking to her husband
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part3
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INDIAN MUNTJAC
Order: Artiodoctyla Family: Cervidac Genus & Species: Muntiacus muntiak
Distribution: Occurs naturally in India, Nepal, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Taiwan, and Southern China. Introduced to England.
Conservation The Indian muntjacs one of the most abundant species in the genus, and populations appear to be stable. However, the species is threatened by over hunting and loss of habitat.
The Indian muntjacs is a primitive species of deer native to Southeast Asia. A shy nervous animal, it lives among dense vegetation that enables it to hide from predators.
Sizes Body length: 3 - 41/2 ft. Tail length: 5 - 9 in. Tusk length: Up to 1 in. Weight: 35 - 75 lb.
Sexual maturity: six months Mating: Year-round.
The Indian muntjac is generally found in hilly areas, ranging in altitude from sea level to 3,200 feet. It prefers to live in dense vegetation where it can hide from predators.
Unlike many other deer species, Indian muntjacs do not form herds, Individuals may live alone or ion pairs, rarely leaving their own territory. During the breeding season does ( females) often form small territories within the larger territory of a buck (male). Each doe defends her space from rival females.
The Indian muntjac is active mainly at night, it has a good sense of smell and uses secretions from its facial glands to communicate with other deer. Scent is especially important to animals like the Indian muntjac that are night-active and live in sense vegetation, where visibility is limited.
A cautious animal, the Indian muntjac listens carefully for any sound of danger while it eats. When it senses the presence of a predator, it barks loudly. Then it runs off with bounding leaps to take cover in the bushes.
Fossils that are 15 to 30 million years old prove that the Indian muntjacs once lived in parts of central Europe. John Reeves sent the first Chinese muntjac to England. The species known as Reeves' muntjac adapted well to life in England. Today it is even seen in London's parks and gardens. The 11th Duke of Bedford imported a number of Indian muntjacs to England in 1900.
Antlers: Found only on males. Shed annually. Short and curved, with only one short side branch. Each antler is set on a long, bony, hair covered projection that extends from the skull. Scent glands: Two right below the eyes and two in a distinctive V shape on the forehead. Coat: Short, soft hairs all over except ears. Color varies from dark brown to yellow or gray-brown with creamy white markings. Coat turns a richer chestnut color in summer.
Breeding The Indian muntjacs may breed at any time, but they most often mate in January and February. At this time the bucks engage in a ritualized fight with rivals that determines which of them will mate. The males fight with sharp tusks rather than their antlers. Injuries rarely occur during the fight. But once it is over the vitorious male may strike out with his tusks, injuring the loser's neck or throat.
Approximately seven months after mating, the female gives birth in a secluded spot, usually to a single fawn. She licks the newborn clean and leaves it in hiding place while she feeds. The spotted fawn stays in the safety of the undergrowth until it is old enough to move with its mother. Athe doe forces the fawn to leave her and become independent before she is ready to mate again.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part4
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DONKEY
Order: Perissodactyle Family: Equidae Genus and Speceis: Equus asinus
Speed at the gallop: 31 mph. Sizes: varies according to breed Weight 220 to 550 lbs Gestation: 340 to 386 days Only one foal Life-span: 37 years
Not as dumb as it's thought to be.
The donkey is one of the most popular characters in the whole of the animal kingdom. So many legends which are quite false surround this companion of men and give quite false impressions of its character. A close relative of the horse, the donkey was domesticated by the Sumerians about 3000 B.C.
Experts think that the donkey is descended from its cousin which still lives in a few areas in Somalia, in Africa. But we cannot be certain for it is equally possible that the so called wild donkeys of Africa are in fact descendants of the domestic donkeys which returned to the wild at some far off time in the past.
The donkey is an indispensable aid in many societies and might as well be called the "poor man's horse", with a reputation for strength, patience and endurance it renders valuable service in regions where the horse -- which is much more demanding -- would not be able to survive. The donkey is not particular as to its food and will eat anything. It drinks little and this allows it to prosper in even the driest areas. Man has created and bred many species of donkey from very small to the very large. In the Middle East there are saddle donkeys renowned for their speed and resistance to fatigue. It is a very intelligent animal whose faculties of judgement and comprehension are greater than those of horses: if sometimes it is stubborn this is a proof of intelligence not of stupidity. It is sure-footed and skilled at placing its hooves in the right places in stony ground. In many areas donkeys are bred to produce mules, the result of crossing a donkey with a mare.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part5
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AMERICAN BLACK BEAR
Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus and Species: Ursus americanus
Key Facts
Sizes. Height to shoulder: 3ft. Length: 4 - 6ft. Weight 100 -300 lb. Male is much larger than female.
Breeding. Sexual maturity: Male, 5 - 6 years. Female, 4 - 5years. Mating season: June to mid-July. Gestation: 220 days. No. of young: Up to 5; usually 2 or 3.
Lifestyle. Habit: Generally solitary. Diet: All types of vegetation and plant material, fish, small mammals and insects. Call: Woo! Sound when startled. Lifespan: 25 years.
Related species. There are 7 species grouped in 5 genera, in habitats ranging from polar regions to topical forest.
Distribution. Found in many states, especially Washington, Oregon and Idaho. And in all Canadian Provinces.
Conservation. Now a partially protected species. Although numbers have decreased from former days they are protected in national parks. Still, hunting for sport is widespread.
Food & Hunting
Although the American black bear is classified as a carnivore, it only occasionally eats meat. It feeds primarily on vegetation, including twigs, buds, leaves, nuts, roots, fruits, corn, and plant shoots. In spring, when it is particularly hungry after having spent an inactive winter, it tears barks from trees to eat the layer known as cambium located just beneath the surface. It also rips into rotting logs with its claws, looking for small insects and grubs.
Black bears often climb tree to raid birds' nests for eggs and tear open beehives to eat honeycombs, bees, and larvae. They also eat small mammals like porcupines.
Black bears hunt fish in streams and rivers. They fish by diving or wading in the water, where they catch the fish with their paws and teeth,
Bears often disturb the landscape in areas where they feed. While searching for food, they turn over logs and stones, rip open tree stumps, and tear branches off trees.
Breeding
The American black bear mates in June and July. The female gives birth every two to four years.
Although the egg is fertilized during mating, it is not implanted into the uterus until fall, which means that the embryo develops only during the last 15 weeks of the gestation period. Since birth takes place in January or February, the cubs are mature enough to leave the den in the spring.
The female gives birth to two to three cubs weighing no more than 12 ounces. They are born naked and blind, and they spend the cold winter months in the den where they are fed and kept warm by their mother. By May, their coats are grown and their eyes are open. They are not weaned until they are six to eight weeks old, and they spend their second winter in their mother's den, becoming independent the following spring or early summer.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part6
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AMERICAN BLACK BEAR
DID YOU KNOW?
*The American black bear has been known to knock mountain goats from rocky ledges to kill them.
*Zoologists can determine the age of a bear by cutting crosswise though its tooth and counting the rings, which are similar to the annual rings found in a tree.
*Black bears sometimes raid commercial beehives.
*Seven hundred American black bears were slaughtered in Canada in 1953 to provide bearskin hats for British soldiers in Queen Elizabeth 11's coronation.
Habits
The American black bear lives primarily in woodland habitats and spends much of its active life looking for food. The females ranges over an area of 1 to 35 square miles, whereas the male may have a territory of up to 200 square miles. The female does not share her territory, but the territory of a male may overlap with those of other males. Confrontations are rare, and black bears are thought to avoid open country, where they are more likely to encounter the stronger, more aggressive grizzly bear.
The American black bear is most active at night but also forages during the day, particularly when feeding is heavily in the fall to prepare for a winter of inactivity.
As cold weather approaches, the American black bear searches for a protected spot for its den. It may be under a fallen tree, in a hollow log, in a cave, or in a burrow that it digs, sometimes under the snow, Although its body temperature drops, its respiration slows and its metabolic rate is depressed, the bear is not a true hibernator; it remains semiconscious the entire winter. When it emerges from its den in May it is thin and extremely hungry.
The American black bear is timid, yet it is frequently sighted. Once widely hunted for sport, the black bear is now protected in some Areas of the United States and Canada. Although some hunting continues, it is more abundant than the larger grizzly bear.
BLACK BEAR & MAN
The American black bear was hunted widely in the past, although it is now a partially protected species in Canada and the Untied States. It is specially popular with visitors to Yellowstone National Park, where it roams among their cars and trash cans looking for food.
The black bear's reputation as the original teddy bear dates back to the beginning of the century. President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt captured a black bear on a hunting trip. He kept it as a pet, and a toy manufacturer used it as a model for the first teddy bear.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part7
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EMU
Order: Casuariiformes Family: Dramaiidae Genus & Species: Dramaiius navaehallabdiae
Sizes. Height: Up to 6 ft. Weight: 65 - 100 lb. Female heavier than male.
Breeding. Sexual maturity: 2 years. Breeding season: April to July. No. of broods 1 or 2. Eggs: 9 - 11, large, olive green. Incubation period: 8 weeks.
Lifestyle. Habit: Sociable outside the breeding season. Call: ,ale hisses and grunts. Females makes loud and resonant booming noises. Diet: Seeds, fruit, insects, small rodents and lizards. Lifespan: 5 - 10 years in the wild. Longer in captivity. Distribution: Australia
The emu has coarse, shaggy plumage that is dark when new but gradually fades to light brown as the molting season approaches, This strange-looking bird is closely related to the other four flightless, ground-dwelling birds - the kiwi, ostrich, cassowary, And rhea. Collectively these birds are known as ratites.
Habits
The emu lives in small groups except during breeding season. Occasionally several groups join to form a herd of several thousand.
The emu stays in one place while the male incubates the eggs. But usually it wanders, traveling long distances in search of food, When food is plentiful, the emu builds up reserves of fat, which it uses when food is scarce. An emu normally weighs about 100 pounds, but it can still function at 45 pounds.
Food & Feeding
The emu eats only foods that are rich in nutrients, such as seeds, fruits, and young shoots, as well as insects, lizards, and small rodents. It avoids grass and leaves even if they are all that is available. To help its stomach grind the food; the emu takes in pebbles with its food, These pebbles can weigh as much as two ounces each, The emu must also have access to fresh water.
Because its diet is so nutritious, the emu grows quickly and reproduces in large numbers. It covers hundreds of miles searching for food after the supplies in one area have been exhausted.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part8
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EMU
DID YOU KNOW?
*There is an old saying in Australia that someone is "as stupid as an emu."
*Early settlers made omelets from emu eggs, One egg fed several people. It is first broken into a basin and left overnight so all the oil could be skimmed off before it was cooked.
*The stomach of one emu was found to contain nearly 3,000 caterpillars.
*Emus investigate any object they come across. One emu reportedly drank the contents of a can of paint and then swallowed the tin.
EMU & MAN
Until the eighteenth century several kinds of emus lived in Australia, each on a separate island. Many were killed by early settlers for meat and for oil that could be extracted from the carcasses and used as medicine and in lamps.
The emu population on the Australian mainland survived in spite of several government campaigns to reduce their numbers because of the damage they do to crops. Now man-made watering holes for cattle and sheep provide the emu with a permanent supply of fresh water in places where there was no fresh water before.
The emu's fondness for seeds causes trouble with farmers, who may shoot birds that feed on their land.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part9
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SPOTTED HYENA
Order: Carnivoru. Family: Hyoenidar Genus & Species: Crocula crocula.
Sizes. Length: Head and Body, up to 3 ½ ft. Tail, about 1 ft. Female larger than male. Weight: 130 - 175 lb. Height: 2 ½- 3 ft. shoulder.
Breeding. Sexual Maturity: 18 months.
Gestation: 14 - 16 weeks. No. Of young: 2 - 3, usually 2.
Lifestyle. Habit: Lives most in groups. Call: Varied squeals and howls. Including well known "laugh." Some sounds inaudible to humans. Diets: Mostly large prey such as zebras and antelopes, Also carrien. Lifespan: lives up to 25 years.
Related species. The spotted hyena is the largest of 4 hyena species.
HABITS
The spotted hyena lives in packs of 12 to 100 animals. Females are larger than males, and the most dominate female heads the pack.
Hierarchy in the pack is maintained through body postures, A weak animal may crawl on its belly or sniff and lick another hyena's genital region. Especially during the mating season, there may be outright aggression leading to the death of the weaker animal.
The spotted hyena's teamwork in hunting and sharing food enables it to adapt to varied habitats and prey.
SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS
The spotted hyena communicates with others using a series of calls, some of which are too high for humans to hear. Other calls include the well-known laugh, which can carry over several miles.
The hyena also communicates by leaving its scent, using a creamy paste from and anal pouch, It deposits the paste on plants on the edge of its territory to signal other hyenas not to approach. At close range it also emits the paste as a sign of aggression.
The Spotted hyena has very powerful jaws that can crunch large bones. It can even eat tusks and horns. This ability is key for hyenas that scavenge from the kills of lions and other big cats.
BREEDING
During the mating season, a male approaches a female submissively but is usually driven off by a dominate male. Only the high-ranking male mates with the female.
After a long gestation the female gives birth to two or three cubs in a den shared with other nursing females. She fiercely defends her young from adult males, who might kill the pups if they were allowed to come near.
Newborn hyenas are better developed than most meat eaters. They can see and run immediately and have most of their teeth. Nevertheless, they depend on the mother for food. The mother suckles them outside the den and slowly weans them onto meat. They are not fully weaned until about 18 months old.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part10
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SPOTTED HYENA
The spotted hyena is a predator and scavenger that lives in the African savanna. It is popularly known as the laughing hyena because it crackles eerily when squabbling over food. With its sloped back and heavy build, the spotted hyena is larger than any of its close relatives. It roams wild over much of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, where it scavenges from carcasses or kills its own prey.
FOOD & HUNTING
The spotted hyena is most active at dusk or night. It may hunt alone but kills more efficiently in a pack. A hyena pack can outrun and bring down zebras or gnus, even though these animals reach speeds of 25 miles per hour.
The hyena seizes its prey by the legs and flank and hangs on until the victim has been brought to its knees. It then tears open the soft underparts. The pack takes about 10 minutes to kill a large animal. Their howls may attract lions or other big cats, but cats are unable to still the kill. In fact a hyena pack can force a lion to abandon its own catch,
No food is wasted. What cannot be eaten immediately is buried, and the hyena remembers its location.
DID YOU KNOW?
*The spotted hyena coughs up undigested waste such as horns in pellet form.
*A single hyena is capable of chasing and killing prey three times its own weight.
*People once thought every hyena was both male and female because the male and female genital organs look alike.
*The hyena howls toward the ground, while wolves and dogs point their noses toward the sky.
* The hyena resembles a dog but is more closely related to a mongoose.
The Spotted Hyena And Its Relatives
Coats: Short red-brown with dark spots on body and legs. Dark paws, muzzle, and tail. Pale belly.
Head: Big and Broad, with very powerful jaws.
Spotted Hyena. Forelegs: Longer than hind legs. Give hyena its sloping profile.
Aardwolf. Height: About 1 ½ ft. At shoulder. Coat: Dark-striped sandy brown with bushy tail and mane. Diet: Mainly termites, as well as small mammals, reptiles, and some carrion. Call: Soft bark or growl.
Brown Hyena. Height: About 2 ½ ft. At shoulder. Coat: Dense. Dark Brown body. Sandy brown mane. Striped legs. Diet: Small mammals, reptiles, eggs, insects, carrion. Call: How. Growl, hoot.
Striped Hyena. Height 2 - 21/2 at shoulder. Sandy gray with thick black throat Stripes on body and legs. Diet: Varied, including mammals, reptiles, carrion insect, garbage. Call: Soft howl or growl.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part11
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Red Kangaroo. Key Facts.
Sizes. Height: Head and body length up to 5 ft. Tail up to 3 ft. Weight: Males, up to 180 lb, but usually 120 lb. Females 65 lb.
Breeding. Sexually maturity; 18 months - 2 years. Mating: Year-round, but depending on availability of food. Gestation: 33 days. 6 - 11 months spent in pouch. No. of young: 1.
Lifestyle. Habit: Nocturnal. Lives in herds.
Diet: Grasses shrubs, and leaves. Lifespan: 12 - 18 years. Up to 25 years in captivity.
Related species. Wallabies belong to the same family as kangaroos, and together there are more than 50 different species
Distribution. Found only in the interior of Australia.
Conservation. Although there are more than three million kangaroos killed each year because of competition with domestic stock, the red kangaroo is still one of the most numerous of all kangaroos and is in no danger of extinction.
BREEDING
The dominate male in a mob of red kangaroos has access to all females for mating. A female is fertile throughout the year, but she can time her breeding to coincide with the availability of food and water, Gestation is little more than a month. The young kangaroo is still quite undeveloped when born, but its forearms are strong enough for it to crawl into its mother's pouch.
Because she can breed continuously, a female kangaroo produces different kinds of milk to meet the nutritional needs of more than one offspring at a time. A joey that has left the pouch requires fat-rich milk for energy: its pouch-bound sibling gets more carbohydrates.
HABITS
The red kangaroo is a grazing animal that inhabits Australia's arid interior region. The kangaroos are widespread and live together in groups, called mobs, of more than 100 animals.
The home range of the kangaroo is approximately 155 square miles. Each group of kangaroos contains at least one adult male. If there are several males in the group, the dominate males will lead the mob.
The red kangaroo is a nocturnal animal. Remaining inactive during the day helps it to stay cool. It rest under the shade of trees or shrubs, and sometimes digs a shallow depression in the ground, in which it escapes the heat.
The kangaroo's forearms, which have no fur, carry blood vessels close to the surface of the animal's skin. In high temperature, the kangaroo will lick its forearms to help cool itself. It will also pant to get rid of excess body heat.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part12
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Red Kangaroo.
Standing as tall as, or taller than, a man, the adult male red kangaroo is recognized by its reddish-colored fur. The female and young are a bluish-gray color. The red kangaroo is widespread throughout the arid central region of Australia and has few predators.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUNG
After birth, the young kangaroo uses its strong forearms to crawl into its mothers pouch by following a trail of saliva that the mother places on her abdomen. Kangaroos can breed continuously - a female often nurses two offspring at the same time.
In its mother's pouch, the naked joey instantly takes hold of a nipple and remains attached to it for 70 days. By the time it leaves the pouch, the joey weighs about seven pounds.
FOOD & FEEDING
The red kangaroo feeds on grass and the foliage of low-growing shrubs, Kangaroos are usually found near water-courses - both natural and man-made-where plant growth is most plentiful.
Red kangaroo wander extensively over their home range. When rain falls on the desert areas, they gather to feed on plant seedlings that suddenly germinate, The red kangaroo can go for long periods without water if necessary.
DID YOU KNOW?
*A red kangaroo can travel up to 40 miles per hour. It can also jump 40 feet in a single leap.
*Adult male red kangaroos are called "boomers;" females are called "blue fliers"
*At birth a red kangaroo is no bigger than a human thumb, but a mature kangaroo can be taller than a man.
*Strong tendons in the kangaroo's hind legs provide effortless propulsion for its bounding leaps.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part13
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LION
Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus & Species: Panthera leo
Key facts.
Sizes. Length: Male, 9 ft., at which 3 ft. Is tail; females are smaller. Weight: 450 - 550 lb.
Breeding. Sexual maturity: 2 years. Mating: Mostly year-round. Gestation: 105 - 112 days. No. Of young: 2 - 5 cubs.
Lifestyle. Habit: Sociable and territorial, living in family groups. Young males may live in bachelor groups. Call: Lions roar to keep rivals out of their territory. Diet: Wildebeest, zebra, impala, antelope, and gazelle. Lifespan: 10 years in the wild.
Related species. Leopard, snow leopard, tiger, and jaguar are all in the genus Panthera.
Distribution. Sub-Sahara Africa and the Gir Forest of India. A small population once believed to have inhabit a remote part of Iran is now thought to be extinct.
Conservation. Lives in the wild only in remote areas that have remained undeveloped. The best hope for the lion's survival lies in the well-managed national parks and game reserves.
HOW LIONESSES HUNT
When lionesses hunt together, several lie in wait downwind of the herd, while another travels around the herd until she is upwind of it. Suddenly, she breaks cover and chases the frightened herd straight toward the hidden ambush.
FOOD & HUNTING
Lions hunt at dusk. They have excellent eyesight and can see well in the dark. The lionesses usually hunt for the entire pride. While the lion plays little or no part in the hunt, he always takes precedence at the kill, dragging the prey to the chosen spot, then gorging himself before the females and cubs can eat.
Hunting is an organized event. During the dry season, when water is scarce, lions often lie in wait close to water hole, waiting for prey to come and drink.
Lions prefer to hunt wildebeest and zebra, as these animals are slower and easier to catch than small antelopes and gazelles.
When prey is scarce. Lions eat almost anything, including carrion (dead or rotting animal flesh). Hunger may drive them to attack larger prey, including giraffe, buffalo, and even rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and young elephants.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part15
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ALLIGATOR
KEY FACTS
Sizes. Length: About 13 ft.; up to 18 ft. Tail accounts for half of its length. Weight: 450 - 500 lb.
Breeding. Mating season: April to May. No. Of eggs: 25 - 60. Hatching times: 2 - 3 months.
Lifestyle. Habit: Usually solitary. Diet: Insects, shrimp, tadpoles, and frogs when young, fish and small mammals when adult. Lifespan: Up to 50 years.
ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES.
Over some of its territory the American alligator shares its habitat with the American crocodile. Crocodiles are far more rare. The two are very similar in appearance, although the crocodile is slightly smaller and less bulky and has a larger narrower snout. The best way to tell them apart is by comparing the heads.
FOOD AND HUNTING
Alligators a variety of food. Insects, tadpoles, Shrimp and frogs, as they mature, they eat small fish and snakes; when they are almost fully grown, their diet is made up almost entirely of fish.
Adult alligators, however, will eat almost anything. Racoons and muskrats are quickly snapped up, along with birds, freshwater turtles and snakes.
Alligators hunt almost all their prey in water. They snap up small prey and swallow it whole. Larger mammals are generally grabbed and then dragged underwater and drowned before the alligator tears them into large pieces and swallows them.
HABITAT
The American alligator spends all its time in and around the swamps and rivers of its watery home, in some areas where the water level fluctuates, the alligator will dig itself a hollow in the mud which becomes filled with water. This guarantees its access to water at all times and also provides other animals with water.
Sometimes these underground hollows are as long as 60 feet. The temperature there remains fairly stable so the alligator can retreat there to avoid extremities of winter cold and excessive heat.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part16
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LYNX Order: Carnivora. Family: Felidae. Genus & Species: Felis lynx.
The lynx once inhabited forests throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, but today its range is severely limited because of the clearing of woodlands. The lynx has also been widely hunted for pelts, further decreasing the population.
HABITAT
The lynx is found in forests among dense vegetation. It is a nocturnal hunter, and it occupies a home range that varies in size according to the availability of prey. When prey is abundant, the male roams over an area of 20 miles, while the female has a range half that size. When prey is scarce, the lynx roams farther to find food.
The male marks his territory by shredding the bark on tree trunks and spraying them with urine. Like a domestic cat, the lynx buries its droppings. Still, when it is marking the boundary of its territory, it leaves them unburied to warn other animals of its presence.
FOOD & HUNTING
The lynx is a carnivore, or meat eater. It is not as fast as some of its feline relatives, so it locates its prey with its sharp eyesight and acute hearing, often ambushing it rather than chasing it.
It catches its prey by waiting behind a boulder or on a low branch of a tree, attacking before the victim has a chance to escape.
In northern Europe, the lynx hunts foxes, rabbits, hares, rodents, birds, and small deer, In warmer parts of its range, the lynx buries the remains of a kill to eat later, but if it were to do so in the winter, the meat would freeze and become difficult to eat.
In the Untied States and Canada, the lynx mainly hunts snowshoe hares. In these areas, the lynx's population fluctuates, paralleling that of the snowshoe hare, whose population peaks every 9 to 10 years. The lynx also eats meadow voles, small deer and moose, caribou, and sheep. Unlike its European relative, the North American lynx hides meat by covering it with a thin layer of snow or leaves.
BREEDING
The normally solitary male leaves its range and searches for a mate in mid-March to early April. He fights with rival males, and he can be heard amking a high-pitched shriek and wail during this time.
After mating, the female gives birth to a litter of up to four kittens in a hallow tree or beneath the dense undergrowth. The furry kittens are born blind and helpless, and they develop slowly. They open their eyes after ten days and begin to venture outside the den five weeks later.
The kittens are weaned at two months but remain with their mother until the following spring.
LYNX & MAN
The lynx was once more widespread than it is today, especially in Europe. The clearing of forest land has destroyed the animal's habitat and forced it to retreat into a smaller range. Hunting has decreased its numbers as well. Like other members of the cat family, the lynx has been extensively hunted, primarily for its fur, but also for its meat.
The main threat to the lynx is the farmer. Although some farmers see the lynx as beneficial since it kills foxes, rodents, and snowshoe hares, others regard the lynx as pest because they kill sheep, goat, and other livestock. In western Europe the species has been almost exterminated for this reason.
DID YOU KNOW?
*The name lynx is derived from Lyncaeus, the name of the sharp-eyed pilot on Jason's ship. The Argos.
*Studies of the lynx in captivity reveal that its acute sense of smell can detect a rat at 250 feet.
*Although the lynx swims and climbs well, it does not run very fast.
*A lynx can jump six feet into the air to catch a bird as it takes off from the ground.
*In some parts of Europe, Stone Age man hunted the lynx to extinction.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part17
Animals and information about them at Greenville.
MOUNTAIN LION
Long and lean, the mountain lion is immensely powerful and capable of killing prey such as a bear or bison with a single bite. Although it is usually red or brown, its color varies. In Patagonia, where mountain lions are particularly large their coats are often red-gray or silver-gray.
HABITAT
Mountain lions are found in habitats as diverse as the cold, northern woods of Canada, the rocky, western country of the United States, and the tropical rainforest of Brazil. In Argentina, they live in the pampas, and their range extends to the southernmost tip of South America.
Instead of occupying a permanent den, mountain lions rest and find shelter in caves, among rocky outcrops, and in dense vegetation. They generally migrate from the mountains in the winter to follow deer and other prey.
FOOD & HUNTING
Mountain lions are carnivores (meat eaters) and generally hunt at dawn and dusk. Still, they are active by day in areas undisturbed by man.
Like other cats, the mountain lion stalks its prey, sprinting after it if it attempts to flee. Then, pouncing on the animal's back with a powerful leap that knocks it to the ground, the mountain lion kills its prey with a single bite to the nape of the neck.
Mountain lions have large hunting territories, and they eat most kinds of animals. Throughout their range, however, deer is their principal food. In the absence of deer, they eat anything available, including cattle and other domesticated livestock.
Mountain lion can run very fast over short distances, but they tire quickly. If an animal survives a mountain lion's first attack, it generally escapes. Mountain lion rarely share hunting territories and usually avoid each other, but they make no attempt to defend their own territories or take over those of others.
BREEDING
The territories of male mountain lions may overlap those of females, enabling the male to detect when the female is ready to mate.
During a 14-day period of mating, a male and female will break their normally solitary habits to hunt together and sleep next to each other. The female later gives birth to two to six kittens in a carefully hidden den, located between rocks or in a cave.
Blind at birth, the kittens have spotted coats until they are six months old. They begin to take meat provided by their mother at six weeks, while they are still suckling. Although they can hunt for themselves after nine months, they usually remain with their mother for two years. The cubs then leave her and may stay together for several months before wandering off to establish territories of their own.
MOUNTAIN LIONS & MAN
Once common across the western hemisphere, the mountain lion has been endangered in many areas, and its survival is threatened.
In some areas, mountain lions were wiped out in an attempt to protect deer populations. But eliminating a natural predator disrupted the balance of the environment. Consequently, the deer multiplied rapidly, and their habitat were unable to support the large population.
DID YOU KNOW?
*The mountain lion is found over a wider range than any other mammal in the western hemisphere, except for man.
*Mountain lions vary greatly in size.
* A mountain lion pounces so violently that it can drag its prey 20 feet along the ground.
Brad and Trouble.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part18
Animals and information about them at Greenville.
WILD BOAR
KEY FACTS
Sizes. Body length: 1 to 6 ft. Tail length: 12 - 16 in. Weight: 110 - 410 lb.
Breeding: Sexually mature 14 months. Mating season: Fall. Gestation 3 - 4 months. Litter size: up to 12.
Lifestyle. Habit: Male is solitary. Female lives in family groups. Call: Grunts and squeals sound for communication and in mating. Diet: Fungi, leaves, flowers, roots, grasses, frogs, insect larvae, worms, and mice. Lifespan: 15 - 20 years.
HABITS
The wild boar wallows regularly in muddy lakes and swamps. This routine helps to remove parasites from the animal's skin. In hot climates, the mud coating on the boar's skin also protects it from the sun.
The female wild boar is usually smaller than the male and has smaller tusks. She lives with her young in a herd of relatives led by an older sow (female). This group is known as a sounder.
Its members feed, rest, and sleep together in a home range of four to eight miles.
Young male wild boars live together in bachelor groups. Older males live alone except during the mating season in fall, when they join up with females and other males, After mating, an older male returns to its solitary life.
The wild boar uses a wide range of grunts and squeals to communicate with other wild boars. It grunts regularly when feeding and uses a loud grunt as a warning call. When mating, the boar makes a constant grunting sound known as the mating chant.
BREEDING
The wild boar is sexually mature at about 18 months old, but the male rarely mates before he is four years old. During the mating season, the usually solitary male joins a herd of females and fights other males for a mate. Using his tusks, the male slashes at the shoulders of rivals, often inflicting deep wounds. When courting a female, he tries ti rest his chin on her rump as he makes his courtship chant.
In preparation for the birth, the sow builds a nest of grass and retires to it alone. After gestation of three to four and a half months, she gives birth to a litter of up to 12 piglets. The piglets stay in the nest for about 10 days, until they can regulate their body temperature. Then mother and young are joined by the young from a previous litter. The piglets are weaned at the age of three months, when they can forage for themselves. They remain with their mother and the herd at least until the next litter is born.
DID YOU KNOW?
*The wild boar piglet has stripes along its flanks that offer camouflage in the undergrowth. It lose its stripes at six months old, but does not acquire the adult blackish brown coat until one year.
*Each piglet claims a specific teat for suckling. The first few in the litter choose a teat near the sow's head, where they are most likely to attract her attention and less likely to be stepped on.
* Unlike the curly tail of the domestic pig, the wild boar's tail is straight and is used for swatting flies. The angle at which the tail is held reveals the boar's mood.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part19
Animals and information about them at Greenville.
SIBERIAN TIGER Order: carnivora. Family: felidae Genus & Species: Panthera tigris alfaica
KEY FACTS.
Sizes. Length: Male, 9 - 12 ft. Head to tip of tail. Female smaller. Height: About 3 ft. At shoulder. Weight: 400 - 650 lb.
Breeding. Sexual mature: 3 - 5 years. Mating: No particular season. Litter size: Up to six cubs, but usually 3 - 4.
Lifestyle. Habits: Male is solitary. Female lives in family units. Mostly nocturnal.
Diet: Deer, boar, elk. Lynx, bear; also smaller prey such as fish, rabbits, and hares. Lifespan: Up to 25 years.
Distribution. Found in the Amar - Ussuri region of Siberia, also northern China and Korea.
Conservation. The Siberian tiger is an endangered subspecies. It is estimated that there are no more than 200 of these animals left in the wild. There are probably nearly as many Siberian tigers in captivity as there are roaming free.
FOOD & HUNTING
The Siberian tiger spends a lot of time hunting because only about one in ten of its hunting trips is successful. It preys mainly on deer and wild pig, but it also eats fish.
Creeping to within 30 to 80 feet of its victim, the tiger pounces and grabs the prey by the nape of the neck with its back feet still firmly planted on the ground.
This nape bite kills small prey, but larger prey is brought to the ground before being killed by a suffocating bite to the throat. If the tiger misses its prey on the pounce, it may chase it up to 650 feet but rarely catches it.
When it does kill its prey, the tiger drags it to cover, usually near water, it then eats its fill, covers up the remains, and goes to sleep. Later it eats the rest of the carcass.
HABITS
The Siberian tiger occupies a very large territory. Ranges of more than 4,000 square miles have been recorded. The tiger may occupy the same territory for many years if food sources are stable within the area. If prey is scarce, it often migrates hundred of miles.
Both males and females mark the boundaries of their ranges with urine and by scratching trees. But only the male defends his territory against other males, concentrating on the most important parts, such as the boundary close to the female's territory or an area rich in food.
The male tiger is solitary, shunning other male. He allows tigers of either sex to pass through his range but is more tolerant of females. The female is sometimes accompanied by her young.
BREEDING
Tigers mate at any time during the year, A female shows that she is ready to mate by leaving urine deposits and scratch marks on trees. In Siberia, where a tiger's range is vast, she may go in search of a male.
The female is receptive for only three to seven days. During this time a pair will mate many times, after which the male leaves to mate with another female.
After gestation period of three and a half months, three or four blind cubs are born in a sheltered den. They are nursed by their mother, who rarely leaves them. At about two weeks old their eyes open and their first teeth begin to grow.
At three months the cubs start to leave the den, and the mother brings them meat to eat. They continue to take her milk until they are five or six months old. At this stage they may begin to accompany her on hunting trips.
The cubs are less than a year old when they start to hunt for themselves. At two years old they can kill large prey, but they will not leave their mother until they are three to five years old. They then start to look for their own territories and mates.
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Greenville Wildlife Park Greenville N.H. part20
Animals and information about them at Greenville.
SIBERIAN TIGER
Their cold homeland is covered in snow for much of the year. Its range is larger than any other tiger subspecies, and it frequently embarks on long journeys in search of food.
FEATURES OF THE SIBERIAN TIGER.
The claws are kept in when resting or walking. Long sharp claws spring out when hunting.
Coat: Along with its striped and yellowish winter top coat, the Siberian tiger has white undersides, The white extends to the back legs and the tail.
Body: Large and heavy muscled, giving it great strength. Hearing: Pricked ears funnel sounds efficiently to the inner ear.
Sight: Excellent binocular and color vision. Night vision is more than five times better than human's.
DID YOU KNOW?
*Siberian tigers are capable of dragging prey that would take more than a dozen men to move.
*One Siberian tiger traveled 620 miles in 22 days in search of food.
*The Siberian tiger eat over 20 pounds of meat a day to sustain itself in the cold climate. It is capable of eating over 100 pounds of meat in one sitting.
*The heaviest Siberian tiger on record weighed almost 850 pounds.
The name Kenika means White Goddess.
The White Tiger is white because of a special gene within the genetic makeup otherwise they are the same as all other tigers. Tiger colors are white, tabby and orange, The first White Tiger to be seen in a Zoo was at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. The White Tiger along with all other Tigers is an Endangered Species.
The Golden Tabby Tiger does not reproduce by breeding to a normal orange color tiger, if you breed him to a normal color tiger, the babies come out orange and black color those normal orange and black babies must be breed back to a golden tabby bloodline then you can get one in four chances of a golden tabby baby. So it takes an enormous amount of resources and time to keep the Tigers and hope they like each other to get the next set of Golden Tabby Tigers. There are now 25 Golden Tabby Tigers in existence in the world today, The Golden Tabby Tiger is not a separate species of tiger but a unique color variation that is necessary to fit into the wide variety of ecological niches such as a red clay or amber grass environment which gives it superior camouflage, it's a rare place but it allowed the Tabby Tiger to live for thousands of years.
This is the end of my Greenville Wildlife Park series, next back on to Apes and Monkeys
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