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Ten Animal Encounters at CANPOL

From pygmy hippo to European bison: ten species and their ways of life.

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  • Starts atPygmy hippopotamus
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The first stop introduces the pygmy hippo and its life between land and water. The story then turns to the agile gibbon and cotton-top tamarin, two primates that use their arms, fingers and tails differently. The snowy owl introduces the northern tundra, while the meerkat illustrates group living and shared vigilance.

The next encounters focus on the Amur tiger and African lion. The tiger’s solitary hunting can be compared with the social life of a lion pride. The following stops feature the red kangaroo, scimitar-horned oryx and European bison. They share a plant-based diet but differ in their native environments, movement and body structure. The final story explains rumination and the difference between bison horns and deer antlers.

For children

The encounters begin with the pygmy hippo. Next come the gibbon, which travels using long arms, and the tamarin with its white crest. The snowy owl’s story takes us to the cold north. The meerkat shows how animals warn one another about danger.

Then you compare two big cats: a tiger and a lion. One usually lives alone, the other in a pride. Next are the kangaroo, oryx and European bison. They all eat plants, but look and move differently. At the bison stop, you find out what chewing the cud means and why its horns are different from a deer’s antlers.

Stops along the way (10)
  1. Illustration of a green hillside with the CANPOLOVE sign, a red heart and blue and pink smiling characters, surrounded by rocks and trees.1Point of interestPygmy hippopotamusA secretive West African forest mammal whose life spans land and water.Quiz
  2. Illustration of a green hillside with the CANPOLOVE sign, a red heart and blue and pink smiling characters, surrounded by rocks and trees.2Point of interestAgile gibbonLong arms and the absence of a tail distinguish this tree-dwelling ape.Quiz
  3. Illustration of a green hillside with the CANPOLOVE sign, a red heart and blue and pink smiling characters, surrounded by rocks and trees.3Point of interestCotton-top tamarinA small Colombian monkey with a white crest and shared family care.Quiz
  4. Illustration of a green hillside with the CANPOLOVE sign, a red heart and blue and pink smiling characters, surrounded by rocks and trees.4Point of interestSnowy owlA tundra bird whose white plumage may be heavily marked with dark spots.Quiz
  5. Illustration of a green hillside with the CANPOLOVE sign, a red heart and blue and pink smiling characters, surrounded by rocks and trees.5Point of interestMeerkatA small predator that combines underground shelter with a watchful life above ground.Quiz
  6. Illustration of a green hillside with the CANPOLOVE sign, a red heart and blue and pink smiling characters, surrounded by rocks and trees.6Point of interestAmur tigerA big cat adapted to the cold forests of the Russian Far East.Quiz
  7. Illustration of a green hillside with the CANPOLOVE sign, a red heart and blue and pink smiling characters, surrounded by rocks and trees.7Point of interestAfrican lionA big cat whose social life sets it apart from solitary predators.Quiz
  8. Illustration of a green hillside with the CANPOLOVE sign, a red heart and blue and pink smiling characters, surrounded by rocks and trees.8Point of interestRed kangarooThe largest living marsupial, adapted to Australia’s dry interior.Quiz
  9. Illustration of a green hillside with the CANPOLOVE sign, a red heart and blue and pink smiling characters, surrounded by rocks and trees.9Point of interestScimitar-horned oryxA pale antelope with long horns curving backwards.Quiz
  10. Illustration of a green hillside with the CANPOLOVE sign, a red heart and blue and pink smiling characters, surrounded by rocks and trees.10Point of interestEuropean bisonA powerful European herbivore with permanent horns.Quiz
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