One century ago, European bison were declared extinct in the wild. But thanks to rewinding projects they now live across Europe one again! But up until July 2022 there had been no bison in Britain. But now, a little herd of them are roaming free in Kent!
Bison being reintroduced to England
Golden Lion Tamarins are critically endangered due to their habitat being shrunken down into small unconnected areas. They live in southeastern Brazil and normally have up to 2 offspring but can have triplets and quadruplets. They get their names from their impressive manes. Hopefully lion tamarin monkeys will increase in population soon.
Golden Lion Tamarin with offspring 
Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey
Fact File
Speed: 6
Size: 3
Intelligence: 8
Life Span: 8 - 20 years
Diet: Fruit, Insects, and other invertebrates
The harpy eagle is considered to be the most powerful eagle in the world. They live in central and South America and make their nests in the canopy. They have killer talons which can be up to 3 to 4 inches long. They are the third biggest and heaviest eagle in the world. Sadly, their numbers are declining. Most birds are scared and will keep away from humans but these don't! They have even been known to attack humans!
Harpy eagle nest
Harpy eagle hunting
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Speed: 7
Size: 7
Intelligence: 8 - you have to be clever to catch monkeys!
Life Span: 25 - 35 years
Diet: Monkeys, sloths, opossums, anteaters, reptiles and other birds.
There are many different types of poison dart frogs and each one of them are poisonous. The golden poison dart frog is bright yellow to show predators that they are deadly. This is the same with all frogs- bright colours to warn predators not to eat them. The reason they are called dart frogs is be cause people used to use their poison in darts. Like normal frogs they lay frogspawn which will hatch into tadpoles. Don't touch one of these as it won't end well.
Blue poison dart frog
Golden poison dart frog
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Speed: 4
Size: 1
Intelligence: 5
Life Span: around 10 to 15 years
Diet: Small insects such as ants and termites
Coatis are relatives of racoons that live in South America. Their long, stripy tails help them balance when climbing trees. They do spend a majority of their time on the ground though, foraging for food. Coatis live in groups called bands. They have many natural predators including jaguars, anacondas, ocelots and maned wolfs. They resemble a red panda with their orangey colours but have a pointier snout. Coatis are normally friendly to people but can attack at times.
Coati
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Size: 3
Speed: 6
Intelligence: 6
Life Span: around 14 years
Diet: Fruit, invertebrates, small rodents and lizards
The smallest shark, a dwarf lantern shark is smaller than a human hand! They live deep down in the ocean so very little is know about them. Their name comes from the presence of light producing photophores on their bodies. Their teeth are designed for cutting and slicing. They are rarely seen and not many people have heard of one. Dwarf lantern sharks are one of the many ocean dwelling creatures that we could find lots more about.
Dwarf lantern shark
Dwarf lantern shark head
Fact File
Size: 1
Speed: 4
Intelligence: Unknown
Life Span: Unknown
Diet: Shrimp and small fish
Capybaras may appear to be some sort of hoofed mammal but they are actually the world's largest rodent and are pretty much giant guinea pigs. They live in the swamps, marshes and rivers of South America. They have many predators - jaguars, anacondas and caimans - and are pretty much defenceless. They live in large groups and will give off a call if they spot danger. Then they will normally run away but will use their teeth when cornered. Their teeth - like any other rodent's- will grow as they mature. Capybara's eyes and nostrils are positioned on top of their head so when swimming they can keep watch without being entirely visible to prey.
Capybara underwater 
Group of capybara
Fact File
Size: 4
Speed: 5
Intelligence: 6
Life span: 6 to 12 years
Diet: Aquatic plants, grasses, barks and sugar cane
The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard in the world. It is a monitor lizard - a group of reptiles making up some of the largest lizards in the world. The Komodo dragon has a gruesome way of hunting. It will bite its prey and inject deadly venom into the blood of the unlucky target. Then all it has to do is stalk it's prey until it dies from the venom. They live on some islands in Indonesia - specifically Komodo - and are found nowhere else in the world. Males will fight during the breeding season over a mate and the battles can be brutal. This is definitely a beast to beware.
Komodo dragon feasting
Komodo dragons fighting
Fact File
Size: 8
Speed: 4 - quicker when they need to be
Intelligence: 6
Life Span: around 30 years
Diet: Almost anything other than veg they can get their claws on. Eggs, deer, buffalo, monkeys and even other baby Komodo dragons.
River dolphins are the only fresh water dolphins. They are mainly spotted in the Amazon rainforest as scientists think the Chinese river dolphin went extinct in 2006. They may be famous for their striking pink colours but they weren't born this way. They are born as a greyish colour and get pinker as they mature. River dolphins - like any other dolphin- use echolocation to find there prey. They are an elusive animal and you will be lucky if you ever see one.
Amazonian River dolphin 
Chinese river dolphin
Fact File
Size: 7
Speed: 5 - slow compared to other dolphins.
Intelligence: 8
Life Span: 30 years
Diet: Fish and crustaceans
We are out on a walk as I write this. We have just picked up the camera trap but I can’t show you the pictures yet. Stay tuned to find out what we have have just caught and what we will spot over 2022.(This may include a badger 🦡 and a fox 🦊 ) I will also post some animal fact files over the year. There might be 2 in one day or 1 in 2 weeks!
This time we put the camera trap in a spot which we often put it in. It is a great spot as it is sheltered from the wind and rain and there's plenty of wildlife there. However we put it there a week ago and caught nothing. The camera even came up with a screen saying no image. So we put in the same spot again and hoped for the best. And we got what I think is the best group of animals we have ever had in the woods next to our house. When we turned it on and went through all the different animals, we started off with the usual pigeon and squirrels.
Before the deer though we also got a fox.
After the deer we got a great video and picture of a pheasant.
Welcome to wildlife footage! This post shows some great footage we have had recently!
Here is a photo of a fox. We only got the fox's face but it is better than nothing.
In April, we went to see some badgers. We had food, drink, warm clothes, the camera and binoculars. The only thing is the badgers were very far away. On the other side of the hill no less. So this post shows what the badgers are up to when we aren't looking!
It has been a while since I have posted so here is some stuff we missed!
This here is a baby badger emerging from the set.
