Jasmine is a black panther, which is actually not its own species. Black panthers, the subject of many a late night story or folklore, are actually just melanistic leopards or panthers, which means that instead of having spots, they end up with all black fur. Jasmine is a melanistic leopard, and it shows as she […]
Whatley’s Wildlife
Evelyn
Evelyn, or Evie for short, is an Old World two toed sloth who has a passion for the floral. She has a little pouch she carries around with her, that she fills with her favourite flower petals, but the flower she loves most stays in her fur as she works. She spends most of her […]
Pepper
Pepper is a Tufted Deer fawn. The Tufted deer is one of the smallest kinds of deer, like the muntjac, and they are found mostly in Burma and China. When they grow up, the males grow fangs, much like prehistoric relatives. Pepper is a baby girl, so she won’t grow any fangs, I promise. She […]
Pebbles
Pebbles is an interesting little orphan, shy at first when we discovered him, but very quickly grew fond of attention, especially belly rubs and scratches behind his ears! We still aren’t quite sure whether this little guy is a fox, or a wolf, or a lost pup, but he’s friendly and playful just the same. […]
Oscar
The golden monkey is a species of Old World monkey found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa. When full grown, their fur develops into a lush ember that very much resembles the fire of a volcano. Oscar, however, is just a baby golden monkey, and so his fur is still pale like the […]