A collection of pictures, videos, news and facts about animals and their habitats. Posts are those which are submitted or found on external sites as noted.Tumblr (3.0; @faunafacts)http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4347da77851bc3ac444b02bc2558e268/tumblr_mn9sykJkX81qm96yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>Newborn ring-tailed lemur Rascal is carried by its mother Roxy at Bristol Zoo Gardens</span></p> <p><strong class="credit">Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images</strong></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51221209920http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51221209920Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:55 +0100ring-tailed lemurslemursanimalsprimatesmammalsfaunawildlifenaturebristol zoobristol zoo gardens<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa5b175e80d34ca3e3afb19f808effaa/tumblr_mn9st1LmgM1qm96yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>A brown bear cleans himself in a pool before falling asleep under a tree in the Bavarian Forest, Germany</span></p> <p><strong class="credit">Picture: Ronald Wittek/Arco Images/Solent News</strong></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51219262400http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51219262400Fri, 24 May 2013 12:49:26 +0100brown bearbearsanimalsmammalsfaunawildlifenaturebavarian forestgermany<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/816b3740334c5f36adbb919237b1c1ed/tumblr_mn9sg8pcFS1qm96yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Llamas, Peru<span> by <a href="http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/profile/171035/" target="_blank">Antoine Bruneau</a></span></p>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51217529177http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51217529177Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:54 +0100llamasanimalsmammalsfaunanatureperulivestocksouth america<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uqyVLKnVS4s?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Flirting with animal facts by <a href="http://stream.pleated-jeans.com/" target="_blank">pleated-jeans</a></p>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51090070345http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51090070345Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:17 +0100animal factsflirtinganimalsfauna<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4287e95428ac91a787bef03606a54078/tumblr_mn7h1tMRep1r9ek54o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tigertimenow.tumblr.com/post/51072869892/deborah-meaden-has-taken-part-in-our-celebrity" target="_blank">tigertimenow</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Deborah Meaden has taken part in our celebrity tiger postcard auction! All funds raised will help save the last 3,200 wild tigers - so please bid generously!</p> <p>You can see the full catalogue of celebrity tiger postcards, how to bid and T&Cs here: <a href="http://bit.ly/CelebTigerAuction" target="_blank"><a href="http://bit.ly/CelebTigerAuction" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/CelebTigerAuction</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51073470868http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51073470868Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:43 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/177584c2af1da291b70752c1dbc9dc9a/tumblr_mn60aeMbU81r4zr2vo1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51064176221http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51064176221Wed, 22 May 2013 12:49:31 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae7f96f1257422aaad0dbfdcad2ea2a7/tumblr_mlvwz5Hl651rhb9f5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://elizabethnixon.deviantart.com/art/Phyisiological-Color-Cange-353740436" target="_blank">Physiological Color Change</a></strong></p> <p>by ~<a href="http://elizabethnixon.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">elizabethnixon</a></p> <p>Ever wonder how an Anole changes color? <br/>Here’s how!</p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51062322447http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/51062322447Wed, 22 May 2013 11:55:03 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7e90c0094e425d27f3e60bd419da27c/tumblr_mn39ulhoBz1s55pveo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a0cee0bbf57e445464311d1fdb6197c0/tumblr_mn39ulhoBz1s55pveo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c6d3126960de4468549d9e57ad452e0f/tumblr_mn39ulhoBz1s55pveo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://savephilippineseas.tumblr.com/post/50895536861/check-out-the-window-of-lush-bonifacio-high-street" target="_blank">savephilippineseas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Check out the window of LUSH Bonifacio High Street Branch! Proceeds of the limited edition soap goes to SPS’s shark conservation efforts in Malapascua Island, Cebu. </span></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50983786848http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50983786848Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:23 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/36023201cef77b5c80932feed689e897/tumblr_mn3wt48aN61r4zr2vo1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://headlikeanorange.tumblr.com/post/50931933649" target="_blank">headlikeanorange</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A tawny-bellied hermit (Untamed Americas - NGC)</p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50981913479http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50981913479Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:54 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/476b940ee554bc2f356813570b664264/tumblr_mn3wkfBn9P1qm96yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>Bull African elephants drinking at a water hole in the Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana</span></p> <p><strong class="credit">Picture: Paul Souders / Barcroft Media</strong></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50920560560http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50920560560Mon, 20 May 2013 19:11:22 +0100bull elephantelephantsafrican elephantsanimalsmammalsfaunawildlifenaturenxai pannxai pan national parkbotswanaafrica<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/06af3c7d93234ebb34835b5a0d852572/tumblr_mn3wfniu0H1qm96yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>Two baby opossums play on a branch, </span><span>Minnesota, USA</span></p> <p><span>Picture: Ronald Wittek/Arco Images/Solent News</span></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50917272369http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50917272369Mon, 20 May 2013 18:16:44 +0100opossumsbaby opossumsanimalsmammalsfaunawildlifenatureminnesotaususa<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92355635898e2ae49c5224a4aefa5b15/tumblr_mme95xHRSK1r4zr2vo2_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50828435303http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50828435303Sun, 19 May 2013 17:22:14 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/146b7627e43cfd51196854b870e22e7b/tumblr_mm68sgkDAC1r4zr2vo1_r3_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://headlikeanorange.tumblr.com/post/49957865205" target="_blank">headlikeanorange</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A tarsier (Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero - BBC)</p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50824634118http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50824634118Sun, 19 May 2013 16:27:43 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f430f085383ecbe6f89cd22943f61cbe/tumblr_mmslffLqj51r4zr2vo2_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://headlikeanorange.tumblr.com/post/50600187901" target="_blank">headlikeanorange</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A western screech owl (<a href="http://vimeo.com/65529773" target="_blank">Tara Tanaka</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50821157694http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50821157694Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:10 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b76e1f472cfa5c6b47fba6cc9016ca5d/tumblr_mmygp4rU7u1r4zr2vo2_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://headlikeanorange.tumblr.com/post/50674775695" target="_blank">headlikeanorange</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A male magnificent bird-of-paradise (Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero - BBC)</p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50818121365http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50818121365Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:40 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1c30e6b63ce255b6c3e87e1ce8fa8fd/tumblr_mmzr97Jqh71qm96yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>Bonobos wading in water in Democratic Republic of the Congo.</span></p> <p><span>Photograph: </span><span>Russell A Mittermeier/Conservation International</span></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50815539418http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50815539418Sun, 19 May 2013 13:44:17 +0100bonobosapesgreat apesprimatesanimalsmammalsfaunawildlifenaturebonobodemocratic republic of congoDRCafrica<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b7ca281a7cd1a5c298cf89f55eaa7332/tumblr_mmzr61GGbu1qm96yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>Moor frogs (</span><em>Rana arvalis</em><span>) temporarily turning blue at the Ljubljana Marshes, Slovenia. It is thought that males turn blue during the mating season so they can quickly distinguish males from females among the dense frog populations</span></p> <p><span>Photograph: </span><span>Luka Esenko/Rex Features</span></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50813336225http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50813336225Sun, 19 May 2013 12:49:18 +0100moor frogsfrogsamphibiansanimalsfaunawildlifenatureanimal behaviourljubljanaljubljana marshesslovenia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/394039d24eba4bd4b8f813fcf05f55ad/tumblr_mmzqy6xf2A1qm96yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>An Ocellaris clownfish (</span><em>Amphiprion ocellaris</em><span>) nestled in a sea anemone in the waters of Pasir Putih Beach in Probolinggo, Indonesia</span></p> <p><span>Photograph: </span><span>Robertus Pudyanto/Barcroft Media</span></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50810910563http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50810910563Sun, 19 May 2013 11:54:55 +0100ocellaris clownfishclownfishfishmarine lifeanimalsfaunawildlifenatureanemonesea anemonepasir putih beachprobolinggoindonesia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07514010f67fae9d29bd1a1b361dcbc8/tumblr_mmzqrtxvJF1qm96yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>A butterfly sits on a flower in Obergünzburg, Germany. The coldest start to spring for half a century has led to many butterflies emerging weeks later than usual, said a Butterfly Conservation report</span></p> <p><span>Photograph: </span><span>Karl-josef Hildenbrand/AFP/Getty Images</span></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50748605876http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50748605876Sat, 18 May 2013 20:05:52 +0100butterflybutterfliesinsectsbugsanimalsfaunawildlifenatureflowersobergunzburggermanyspring<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6d980fd0ff8293475c78bb8acb1b383/tumblr_mmzqnh2YyU1qm96yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>A coot with her chicks in Regent’s Park, London</span></p> <p><span>Photograph: </span><span>Bimal Gautam/Barcroft Media</span></p> </blockquote>http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50744773952http://faunafacts.tumblr.com/post/50744773952Sat, 18 May 2013 19:11:23 +0100cootcootsbirdsavesanimalsfaunawildlifenaturechicksregent's parklondonukengland