Monday, November 20, 2017

New ape species, flying rhinos + more

WWF E-news | Orangutan
New Species of Orangutan
A new great ape species—the Tapanuli orangutan—was officially announced by an international team of scientists. With 800 or fewer individuals, the Tapanuli orangutan is the rarest of all great apes.
 
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Take Action | Clean Power
Speak Up for Clean Power
Tell the EPA and federal government that you want a healthy planet driven by clean, renewable energy. Add your name in support of national standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants.
 
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Airlifting to safety
Flying Rhinos to a New Home
WWF's Black Rhino Range Expansion Project in South Africa works to ensure a brighter future for the critically endangered black rhino—creating new populations and helping rangers to monitor, manage, and protect rhinos.
 
The wilds of Madagascar video
See Madagascar’s Wildlife
From lemurs to chameleons to tenrecs, Africa's largest island is home to thousands of species found nowhere else on the planet. See footage of this spectacular biodiversity.
 
Songbird
Where Are the Grassland Songbirds?
In some areas of the Great Plains, the soundscape has changed. Notably missing from the prairie chorus are many of the native grassland birds. What's the culprit?
 
Muenster, Texas
How Can a Wind Farm Help a Small Town?
This interactive multimedia story explores how a Texas ranching community became home to something pretty special: a clean energy revolution.
 
Close-up animal photo
What Is This?
Can you tell what fascinating animal is shown in this close-up?
 
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Chinstrap penguin
Species Spotlight: Chinstrap Penguin
Chinstap penguins are named for the thin band of black feathers just below their chins. Weighing up to 8 pounds, they are quite a bit smaller than emperor penguins, which can weigh 10 times as much. Breeding pairs share a close bond; most individuals return every year to the same nest site with the same partner.
Letter A iconSpecies
Pygoscelis antarcticus 
Group symbolGroup Size
Some colonies have more than 100,000 pairs of penguins. Globally, there are several million chinstrap penguins.
Range symbolRange
The Antarctic and sub-Antarctic
magnifying glassHeight
Adults can be more than two feet tall.
quote bubbleInteresting Info
They mainly eat krill but also other crustaceans and fish. They are able to dive over 200 feet deep to capture prey.
Chinstrap penguin plush and tote

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Forest and stream

Pop Quiz

Which ecosystem covers a quarter of Brazil?
 
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Photos: Orangutan © Batang Toru/Maxime Aliaga; Wind turbines © Global Warming Images/WWF; Rhino translocation © Green Renaissance/WWF-SA; Chameleon © Natural Habitat Adventures; Songbird © USFWS; Man and horse © WWF-US/Eric Kruszewski; What Is This? close-up © Emmanuel Rondeau/WWF-UK; Chinstrap penguin © Natalie Bowes/WWF-Canada; Fall colors at Brooks Range, Alaska © Anthony B. Rath/WWF; Brazil ecosystem © Juan Pratginestos/WWF

 

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