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World Lemur Day – October 28
World Lemur Day – October 28 World Lemur Day is celebrated on the last Friday of October. The World Lemur Festival is celebrated around the world in the weeks surrounding the day. During the festival, it inspire people to love lemurs and to save them from extinction. Lemurs are wet nosed primates and there are […]
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World Gibbon Day – October 24
World Gibbon Day – October 24 October 24 marks International Gibbon Day, a global celebration of these adorable, singing and acrobatic primates. The special day is all about the adorable lesser apes, who are also called “Jungle Acrobats” .This day is also important because they are the most endangered of group of apes,...
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International Fresh Water Dolphin Day – October 24
International Fresh Water Dolphin Day – October 24 The 24th October is International Freshwater Dolphin Day. Freshwater cetaceans include some of the world’s most highly adapted and critically endangered mammals. Five of the seven currently recognized cetacean species that are either obligate inhabitants of fresh water, or have freshwater...
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International Snow Leopard Day – October 23
International Snow Leopard Day – October 23 International Snow Leopard Day, also known as World Snow Leopard Day, is an annual observance that takes place on October 23. This day provides an opportunity to celebrate these endangered, magnificent big cats, Pantherauncia , which is also known as ounce. On 23 October 2013, a declaration for...
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International Wombat Day – October 22
International Wombat Day – October 22 October 22nd is an annual celebration day of the adorable, chunky, bear like wombat. The human beloved, large, stocky wombat is a kind of mammal, marsupial native to Australia, related to koalas, kangaroos, and Tasmanian devils. They are almost one meter in length with small, stubby tails and weigh...
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Reptile Awareness Day – October 21
Reptile Awareness Day – October 21 Reptile Awareness Day is October 21st. Every year, reptile fanatics have a day that they can celebrate and share their passion; a chance to educate others who may not know about these amazing creatures called reptiles, and the habitat loss and threat of extinction that faces so many reptile […]
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International Sloth Day – October 20
International Sloth Day – October 20 October 20 is International Sloth Day, a day to honor this adorable slowmoving, treedwelling, and leafeating mammals and to celebrate these enigmatic creatures and raise awareness for their six species, some of which are critically endangered. International Sloth Day was established in 2010 by AIUNAU,...
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World Okapi Day – October 18
World Okapi Day – October 18 The Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission recognizes World Okapi Day, which has been held on October 18 each year since 2016. This Endangered and magnificent animal,okapi is the giraffe’s only living relative. Deep in the heart of Africa hidden in the dense jungles of...
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International Sawfish Day – 17TH October
International Sawfish Day – 17TH October International Sawfish Day is celebrated each year on October 17th to focus on the need for sawfish conservation and the importance of sawfish in the oceans and with the aim of raising awareness of these endangered and incredible animals and the threats they face. International Sawfish Day was...
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Inauguration of Small Animal kingdom and Center for Animal Conservation and Migrant Bird Rescue
Inauguration of Small Animal kingdom and Center for Animal Conservation and Migrant Bird Rescue On the occasion of World Animal Day – (October 04), the Department of National Zoological Gardens opened the second part of Ridhiyagama Safari Park, Hambantota. Some photographs of the event are as follows. Ceremonial Ribbon- cutting Opening...
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