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Did you know that otters keep their favorite rock in a "pouch" near their armpit?

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He's coming to town!

These cute and adventurous little fellows love to sleep (for 14-18 hours) and love to chew! I've always heard that they smell. But they can't smell worse than a wet dog! Or?

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It's Mole Day! A mole is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. This day was created as a way to foster interest in chemistry.

For more information and about the ten international Women's values: internationalwomensday.com/values

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Sharing the love for Otters & Co. While we use social media to communicate, rhinos use piles of dung to leave valuable information for other rhinos.

Sharing the love for Otters & Co. It's a prickly situation!

Sadly orangutans are dying.. but there is a way to help them if we all do something about it and spread the word: do not purchase any products containing palm oil and, if you do, purchase only certified sustainable palm oil (RSPO and Green Palm label). Unfortunately palm oil is quite everywhere and you will probably find it in many products that you have at home, like your shampoo, ice cream, detergent, cookies, chocolate, biodiesel, soap, packaged bread, margarine, instant noodles, pizza dough, etc. It is the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet because it’s extremely versatile and cheap to grow. Luckily there are many alternatives without palm oil or with sustainable palm oil! For example instead of nutella you could b...

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Manatees, also known as sea cows, are big, slow, gentle and cute marine mammals. They spend most of their time alone. However, they like to body surf with other manatees.

Monday On Fire !

Pangolins are an endangered species. The biggest threat is illegal, commercial hunting for human consumption. Their scales, blood and flesh considered a delicacy and mistakenly believed as a health benefit. Some are killed when caught and others left alive in cages until a costumer orders it. They hammer them unconscious and drain the blood. It's a slow death.

Six out of the thirteen great whale species are classified as endangered, even after decades of protection. Whales are awesome and important to us and the environment. For more info check the wwf website.

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Have you already told your mom today how much you love her? Every mom likes to hear "I love you", even a "sorry" now and then. But, you know, actions speak louder than words. All our mothers, including our Mother Ocean, have forgiven us our tantrums and destructive actions. Moms, as strong as they are, get hurt too. They need our love, care and protection.

Today is Human and Animal Rights Day.

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Platypus, Turtle and Horseshoe crab: did you know that these three animals survived what dinosaurs Could not?

In every Tiger, there is a Cat wanting to be loved! Unfortunately Tigers are in danger. There are only around 3890 wild tigers left in the world. Since the beginning of the 20th century, we have lost over 95% of the world’s wild tiger population. For more information and how we can protect tigers check the wwf website: http://tigerday.panda.org/.

International Sloth Day: to raise awareness about the need to protect these animals. Did you know that Sloths have a very slow metabolism and only go potty once a week? Which is great for them because they rarely like to leave the safety of trees.

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Sharing the love for Otters & Co. Today is Get Ready Day. A day about how important it is to be prepared to deal with an emergency.

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No Shave November. Devoted to growing cancer awareness and raising funds to support cancer prevention, research and education.

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Ever wonder about the origin of the easter bunny/eggs? Simply put, I heard that in order to make christianity more attractive and to bring in non-christians to the roman-catholic church, they mixed the celebration of jesus' resurrection with celebrations that involved spring pagan fertility rituals. These rituals are the source of the egg and bunny traditions.

King of the New Year - New Year

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