Welcome New Baby Giraffe Named 'Naughty'

It's a boy! The Planckendeal zoo in Belgium wants you to meet it's new baby giraffe, Ndale. Ndale's name in English is Naughty.

Naughty, was born last month. At the time of the following video, he was still a newborn giraffe. He was only a few days old but already weighed 143 pounds and nearly 6 feet tall. Since then he has gained thousands of fans worldwide.

We think he's a cutie. What do you think?

 

Giraffe Facts:
Giraffes are endangered. There are several different species of them which have different markings and patterns on their coats.

In the wild, giraffes live on the continent of Africa. Giraffes are the tallest animals on earth. They can grow to be as tall as 18 - 20 ft. Male giraffes can grow to weigh as much as 3,500 pounds.

Giraffes eat leaves. Acacia leaves are their favorite. Grown giraffes eat up to 140 pounds of foliage per day.

Giraffes can live as long as 25 years in the wild, but much longer in wildlife parks and zoos.

Giraffe Fun: Watch a baby Giraffe and an Ostrich play chase.

Giraffe Coloring Pages: Giraffe Color Picture

Endangered Whooping Crane Numbers Increasing

The Whooping Crane is the largest bird in the U.S. It has been on the endangered species list for many years.

Their numbers once dropped as low as only 48 birds in the wild in 1967. However, now there's good news regarding them. As of 2011, they had increased in numbers as high as 599 birds in the wild by some estimates.

These large, beautiful, long-legged birds nest in Wisconsin, Central Florida, and Texas in the U.S. They can grow as tall as 5 feet and weigh 14 - 16 pounds. Their wing span is about 7 and a half feet. They get their name from their loud calls.

Raising Whooping Cranes

A Whooping Crane Baby Chick

Whooping Crane Coloring Pages

Flying Whooping Cranes

Whooping Crane Standing

Endangered Animals At The National Zoo Show Odd Behavior Before Earthquake

Shortly before the August 23, 2011 earthquake hit along the eastern coast of the United States, many of the animals at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. behaved strangely. Some people say that the animals predicted the rare 5.8 earthquake. Many people believe animals to be highly sensitive and suspect they have a sixth sense that can predict danger before it happens.

Among the endangered animals in distress at the National Zoo were tigers, gorillas, and flamingos. Some of the animals huddled together. Some moved to higher ground; while others made crying sounds and other peculiar noises.

The Giant Pandas were cool. The 5.8
earthquake didn't seem to faze them. 

After the quake was over, most of the animals returned to their normal behavior. Then, there were some animals who were unfazed by the entire event. The giant pandas seemed to take it all in stride.

Read the full story: Animals at National Zoo Sounded Alarm Before Rare D.C. Earthquake.

Free Animal Coloring Pages

Check out this free website with animal coloring pages that you can print out for kids to color. Here is an example of a page of elephants.

To print out this page or any of the other wonderful, wild, endangered animals, go to Coloring-fun.com

Or purchase a wild animal coloring book on Amazon.

Wild Animals Coloring Book