Alpha's Featured Character September 30 2011

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Xadrian Xerus

Alpha's "Xadrian Xerus" is our 
featured character for September 30th 2011! 

As you might imagine there aren't a lot of choices when it comes to an animal whose name begins with the letter X.  But we found one. Here's some interesting "Xerus" 
(African Ground Squirrel) facts!

As the name suggests, this species is mainly a native of South Africa, Zambezi Rivers, and southern Cunene. In Botswana, it is found in Semi-desert regions of Kalahari and also in the central parts of South Africa, the Northern Cape, and Free State. The main habitats of South African Ground Squirrels are arid parts of South Africa, Succulent Karoo, and Nama-Karoo biomes where annual rainfall is about 100 to 500 mm. These animals prefer to roam in open terrains which are covered with bushes. They are also found in floodplain areas, dry watercourses, open grasslands, or on grounds that are overgrazed. The "Xerus" South African Ground squirrel is a gregarious animal, which means they like to stick together and associate with their own kind in groups.

Namings for the South African Ground Squirrel ("Xerus")

A young / baby of a South African ground squirrel is called a 'pup, kit or kitten'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A South African ground squirrel group is called a 'dray or scurry'

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"Alpha's Walden Walrus"

Alpha's Featured Character Today Is:  "Walden Walrus" 

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 Here are a few interesting Walrus facts:

The mustached and long-tusked walrus is most often found near the Arctic Circle, lying on the ice with hundreds of companions. These marine mammals are extremely sociable, prone to loudly bellowing and snorting at one another, but are aggressive during mating season. With wrinkled brown and pink hides, walruses are distinguished by their long white tusks, grizzly whiskers, flat flipper, and bodies full of blubber.

Walruses use their iconic long tusks for a variety of reasons, each of which makes their lives in the Arctic a bit easier. They use them to haul their enormous bodies out of frigid waters, thus their "tooth-walking" label, and to break breathing holes into ice from below. Their tusks, which are found on both males and females, can extend to about three feet (one meter), and are, in fact, large canine teeth, which grow throughout their lives. Male walruses, or bulls, also employ their tusks aggressively to maintain territory and, during mating season, to protect their harems of females, or cows.

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"Alpha's George Gorilla"

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Takoda Toucan

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Alpha's daily featured character is:  "Takoda Toucan"

   Here are a few interesting Toucan Facts!! 

You probably already know that toucans have big bills. As a matter of fact, they have larger bills, in proportion to the size of their body, than any other birds. Here are some interesting facts about toucans' bills - and their other physical attributes.

• An average full-grown toucan weighs less than a pound - about 14 ounces or 400 grams. Full grown toucans are slightly less than two-feet long. From top to tail they are about 20 inches.
• Studies suggest that a toucan's bill is so large because it helps to keep the bird cool in the warm climates where it lives.
• Toucans are unable to sweat, which is why they need their bills for air conditioning.
• Toucans' bills are not solid. Instead, their structure is similar to a honeycomb, making the bills extremely light.
• Because toucans' bills are so light in weight, they are pretty useless for anything other than cooling. They can't be used for digging or fighting.
• The bill does, however, allow them to sit in one spot and reach for food, which is a good thing since toucans don't like to move around much.
• Toucans also can use their bills for camouflage.
• Toucans' bills average about 8 inches in length.
• Toucans make use of length of their bills by digging into holes in trees and logs to grab prey.
• Baby toucans are not born with large beaks; it takes several months for their beaks to reach full size.
• Toucans have four claws: two on the front and two on the back, which allow them to cling to branches and balance on trees.