Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Worlds biggest cat



Jungle Island in Miami is home to a liger (a hybrid cross between a male lion and a female tiger) named Hercules, the largest non-obese liger. The liger is recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records as the largest cat on Earth, weighing in at 900 lbs.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Finger Monkey

A finger monkey is a monkey the size of a human finger. They got their name because of their size and the fact that they cling to your fingers when you try to hold them. The planet’s smallest living primate, finger monkeys are also known as pocket monkeys or tiny lions.

Indigenous to the rain forests of Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Columbia the common finger monkey can grow up to 14 inches. Don’t let a finger monkey’s looks fool you. Its claws are extremely sharp, and when provoked, these pygmy marmosets can wreak havoc like you’ve never seen.