The Red Panda

The Red Panda,

  The Red Panda is not necessarily a panda, most people would assume that it is a red-panda.  It is not anything close to looking like one, it is more like a raccoon that is red.  They live in China and are hunted for there fur.  A different name for it is Lesser panda or Red cat-bea.  There main meal/diet is bamboo,  they will also eat small mammals, birds, flowers, bark and many more things.  The last thing about the Red Panda is there behavior, there behavior is very much like a cat how they clean there self, etc.  Here is a picture of the
Red Panda.

Asian Carp

The Asian Carp is a catchall name for species of Bighead, Grass, Black, and Silver carp that come from southeast Asia. Silver carp are threat to all boaters because they are huge, hard-headed, beasts that will jump out of the water when startled by things such as motor boats engines, or even a paddle from a row boat.

People are desperately trying to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes (Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, and Ontario) but a Bighead carp was found just five miles away from Lake Michigan.

The Aye-Aye

This strange little creature is called the aye-aye, or Daubentonia madagascariensis. Although the aye-aye looks like something from an alien movie, it is actually a primate, related to apes, chimpanzees and humans. The aye-aye lives solely on the island of Madagascar. It's diet consists of fruit, nectar, seeds, insect larvae, nuts and more. Aye-aye's use their long, flexible fingers to dig out their food.  The aye-aye is nocturnal, and lives in rain forest trees, very rarely coming down to the ground. They are considered a bad omen to the natives of Madagascar, and because of that are killed on sight. That, plus habitat destruction, have caused the aye-aye to become critically endangered. They are now protected by law.

Pink Fairy Armadillo

The pink fairy armadillo is the smallest known species of armadillo. They range from 90-115 mm in length, and (not including tail) weighs less than a pound. This interesting animal resides in Argentina, in the dry grasslands and deserts. Its long claws give it a superior digging ability, and in seconds it can bury itself, protecting it from predators, which is useful, because the pink fairy armadillo's shell is almost completely separate from it's body, and very thin. The pink fairy armadillo eats mainly ants, but will also eat worms, snails, or plants, although ants are it's main preference. The pink fairy armadillo, unfortunately, is endangered, but people are trying hard to keep this tiny little armadillo safe from extinction.