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What Are Canids?

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Canids are among one of the most recognized groups of animals in the world – and that’s nothing new. In fact, canids have been an important part of human culture for centuries, playing an invaluable role in environmental preservation.

The word “canid” is used to describe the “Canidae” family of animals – this covers an incredibly broad range of species including dogs, the Coyote(Canis latrans) and foxes! Each of these are amazingly unique, all with their own mental, physical and characteristic traits.

So what unites these massively different animals? What does a friendly, happy retriever have in common with the … Continue

5 Weird, Wild & Wonderful Facts About Okapi

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You have to travel into Habitat Africa: The Forest here at Brookfield Zoo to see the okapi, an incredible creature that might resemble a zebra mixed with an antelope, but is actually most closely related to the giraffe. In the wild, you would have to travel into the dense jungles of the Democratic Republic of Congo to find these enigmatic creatures.

What Are Bats?

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Bats are one of the most fascinating and interesting creatures of nature. They fly, but they are not birds. Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera; their forearms, modified into wings, distinguish them from other mammals. The digits of the arms are connected through a thin membrane which acts as a wing. Most bats are nocturnal and search for food during the night. The following are some interesting facts about bats:

  1. Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight. Some other mammals can glide through the air for shorter distances, such as some species of squirrels, but they
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