Ferret
Ferrets Ferrets Mustela putorius furo For more information about the IUCN Red List visit: www.iucnredlist.org What do I eat? Ferret pellets, meat and eggs Where do I live? Ferrets are domesticated from European polecats Fun Fact Ferrets were domesticated from European polecats (Mustela putorius) approximately 2,500 years ago to use for hunting rabbits, rodents and […]
Guinea Pig
Guinea Pig Guinea Pig Cavia porcellus For more information about the IUCN Red List visit: www.iucnredlist.org What do I eat? Grass, leafy greens, hay and guinea pig pellet Where do I live? Guinea pigs were first domesticated in South America. Fun Fact Guinea pig’s wild ancestors are native to the Andes mountains, from Peru to […]
Rabbit
Rabbit Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus For more information about the IUCN Red List visit: www.iucnredlist.org What do I eat? Grass, leafy greens, hay and rabbit pellet Where do I live? Rabbits are small mammals found naturally in Europe, South Africa, Sumatra and Japan. Fun Fact There are more than 50 different breeds of rabbit. Fun Fact Rabbits have two different […]
Domestic Goat
Domestic Goat Domestic Goat Capra hircus For more information about the IUCN Red List visit: www.iucnredlist.org What do I eat? Browse, grass and goat pellets Where do I live? Domesticated from a wild goat species from Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe Fun Fact At the zoo we have several species of goats such as the […]
Alpaca
Alpaca Alpaca Macropus rufogriseus For more information about the IUCN Red List visit: www.iucnredlist.org What do I eat? Grasses Where do I live? Andes, South America Fun Fact Alpacas are thought to have been domesticated more than 6,000 years ago from a version of vicuña, a South American ruminants that live high in the Andes. […]
Rock Hyrax
Rock Hyrax Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis For more information about the IUCN Red List visit: www.iucnredlist.org What do I eat? A variety of plants, even some poisonous to most other animals Where do I live? Africa, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and the Sinai and Arabian Peninsula My Habitat Rocky, scrub-covered areas Fun Fact Despite looking like […]
Bush Dogs
Bush Dogs Bush Dogs Speothos venaticus For more information about the IUCN Red List visit: www.iucnredlist.org What do I eat? Small mammals and birds Where do I live? South America My Habitat Forest areas near water Fun Fact Bush dogs are the smallest wild pack hunting dog on the planet and live in groups of […]
Large Hairy Armadillo
Large Hairy Armadillo Large Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus villosus For more information about the IUCN Red List visit: www.iucnredlist.org What do I eat? Omnivore- plants, insects and small vertebrates such as frogs, toads, lizards, birds and rodents Where do I live? South America- They are found in regions of Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Eastern Chile. My […]
Yellow Mongoose
Yellow Mongoose Yellow Mongoose Cynictis penicillate For more information about the IUCN Red List visit: www.iucnredlist.org What do I eat? Insects, but will prey on a variety of animals, including rodents, birds, spiders and scorpions. Where do I live? Southern Africa, including Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. My Habitat Grassland, scrub and savannah Fun Fact […]
African Civet
African Civet African Civet Macropus rufogriseus For more information about the IUCN Red List visit: www.iucnredlist.org What do I eat? Varied diet including carrion, rodents, birds, eggs, reptiles, frogs, crabs, insects, fruits, and other vegetation. Where do I live? Sub-Saharan Africa My Habitat Woodland and savannah Fun Fact African civets are the last surviving member […]