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Animals/Wildlife Animals/Wildlife The Basic Animal Groups Beginners' Guide to Habitats Evolution & Natural Selection From Laura Klappenbach, your Guide to Animals/Wildlife Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the growing library of animal profiles. Wildlife of the Everglades The Everglades encompasses nearly two million acres and includes a remarkable variety of wetland habitats—sawgrass marshes, pinelands, cypress swamps, mangroves, coastal prairies, and tropical hardwood hammocks. It is home to a vast diversity of animal life including more than 400 species of birds, 60 species of reptiles, 25 species of mammals, and 275 species of fish. Search Related Topics:  wetlands  everglades  swamps Cougars Reclaim Habitat Frequent cougar sightings have been reported in over twenty Midwestern US states as well as in Canada over the past year and a half. Search Related Topics:  cats  conservation  mountain lions Bats Fine-Tune Flight Using Touch Receptor Bats are well known for their ability to fly in the dark with great precision. They can navigate the night sky with ease while avoiding obstacles such as predators and trees.  Search Related Topics:  bats  mammals  Global Action Plan Aims to Save Amphibians A recent meeting of top scientists—experts in amphibian biology—paved the way for the future protection of amphibians around the globe. Search Related Topics:  amphibians  conservation  Related Searches Wildlife Animals The Everglades Tours Save Animals Save Wildlife Wildlife Pictures Featured Articles Animal Facts Habitat Profiles Pictures of Animals Wildlife Conservation Zoology Basics   More from About.com Sign-up for a Recipe of the Day! Never wonder what’s for dinner again. Sign up to receive some of our most popular recipes delivered to your inbox daily. Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! This newsletter is written by: Laura Klappenbach Animals/Wildlife Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Animals/Wildlife newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Mammals: The Furry Vertebrates The Basic Invertebrate Groups Feathers: Their Structure and Function Starfish: The Stellar Echinoderms Classifying Habitats: Biomes of the World   Follow me on: Advertisement