Animals
They are in our backyard, our forests, plains, mountains, atmosphere, ocean, in our homes. We are even one of them. They are everywhere. 8.7 million species of them. They are animals, life on Planet Earth. For most of us, we know so very little about them, how they live and survive alongside us. And what this blog intends to do is educate you, young and old, about who and what they are. We will look at their lives and tell you a bit about this wonderful life on the planet. Every week, a couple of times during the week we will introduce you to the animals, fish, birds, insects, reptiles you know and some you've never heard of. Let's start with the familiar: The Red Ruffed Lemur This little guy with piercing yellow eyes is called a Red Ruffed Lemur. It comes from the island of Madagascar which is a large island just off the continent of Africa, southeastern Africa. It lives in the northeast rainforests and is Diurnal, which means it is active and jumping around searching for ...