Shark and Ray Awareness Day
Aquariums mark Shark and Ray Awareness Day with a closer look at these relatives. Sharks and rays have skeletons made mainly of cartilage, and both can sense the tiny electrical signals produced by other animals. The horn shark has one of the more unusual eggs in the ocean. Its tough egg case has spiral ridges, […]
World Chimpanzee Day
July 14 marks the day Jane Goodall arrived at what is now Gombe National Park in Tanzania in 1960. World Chimpanzee Day commemorates the start of that work and celebrates what we’ve learned about chimpanzees since. At Gombe, chimpanzees use slender stems to fish for termites. In some West African communities, chimpanzees use stones or […]
World Snake Day
World Snake Day gives zoos and wildlife educators a chance to introduce people to some remarkable reptiles. A rattlesnake, for example, can detect warmth using heat-sensitive pits between its eyes and nostrils. Its rattle is made of interlocking segments of keratin. A new segment forms when the snake sheds, but segments can break off and […]
International Tiger Day
July 29 is International Tiger Day! This day is set aside to appreciate the tiger and to raise awareness for tiger conservation issues. This Day was first established in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit. To learn more about tiger conservation and to make a difference, visit Panthera.org.