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Burmese Python
Scientific Name: Python bivittatus DID YOU KNOW? Burmese pythons are among the largest snake species in the world. They can reach lengths of up to 23 feet (7 meters) or even longer. The record for the longest Burmese python is over 27 feet (8.23 meters). When they are young, Burmese pythons will spend equal time […]
MarseniaHermann’s Tortoise
Scientific Name: Testudo hermanni DID YOU KNOW? There is no parental investment in this species once eggs have been laid. The only protection females give comes from placing her eggs in a nest that is underground. After laying their eggs, females leave them on their own. Adult Hermann’s tortoises have very few natural predators because...
MarseniaReticulated Python
Scientific Name: Malayopython reticulatus DID YOU KNOW? Reticulated pythons are slow-moving snakes but are excellent swimmers. They can often be seen hanging around bodies of water as they find it to be the best location for hunting their prey which comes to the water to drink. They are known to occupy areas which tend to […]
MarseniaReticulated Python
Scientific Name: Addax nasomaculatus DID YOU KNOW? The addax is one of the world’s most desert-adapted antelopes. They can go months without drinking, surviving on moisture from plants. Their coat changes colour with the seasons, darker in winter, lighter in summer. EVERY SPECIES COUNT Addax are Critically Endangered, with fewer than 100...
MarseniaLeopard Tortoise
Scientific Name: Stigmochelys pardalis DID YOU KNOW? The leopard tortoises that come from areas around Ethiopia and Somalia can get much bigger. These ones will reach lengths of 75 cm and can tip the scales at roughly 39 kg! This species gets its name from the yellow and black spots on their shell. As they […]
MarseniaRed Footed Tortoise
Scientific Name: Chelonoidis carbonarius DID YOU KNOW? Red-footed tortoises when resting barely move, and they will allow leaf litter to gather on them. Termites have even built tunnels on top of the carapaces of Red-footed tortoises at rest. Red-footed tortoises when resting barely move, and they will allow leaf litter to gather on them....
MarseniaHorsfield Tortoise
Scientific Name: Testudo horsfieldii DID YOU KNOW? Male Horsfield tortoises tend to be a little smaller than females and have longer tails which they tend to tuck into the side of their shell. Horsfield’s tortoises are distinctively known for having only four toes on their front feet, unlike most other tortoises that have five, making...
MarseniaAfrican Spurred Tortoise
Scientific Name: Centrochelys sulcata DID YOU KNOW? This tortoise can last for weeks without water and food, and when it finds water, it can drink as much as 15% of its own body weight. They eat Succulent for both food and the water they need. African spurred tortoise are very aggressive towards each other. This […]
MarseniaIndian Star Tortoise
Scientific Name: Geochelone elegans DID YOU KNOW? If food becomes scarce, as it tends to in the seasonally hot, dry periods, these animals will become inactive and not eat for a long time. EVERY SPECIES COUNT Natural threats to this species are predation and flooding, but humans have drastically reduced their numbers through loss of […]
MarseniaRed-Eared Slider
Scientific Name: Trachemys scripta elegans DID YOU KNOW? Red-eared slides are almost entirely aquatic, but as they are cold-blooded, they leave the water to sunbathe to regulate their temperature. They have poor hearing but good vision and are very sensitive to vibrations. When startled or threatened, they will quickly slide off rocks/logs back...
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