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This 7x7 hole punched calendar is the perfect size for your wall at work or office. Printed on matte, the paper is nice to write on and won't smudge. 

♥Each month features a unique endangered animal. ♥Each page have a short blurb about the animal and maybe some fun facts. ♥Holidays were all researched and personally organized (therefore, please forgive possible mistakes >.< )

Thank you for your support! Love, Elaine and the animals.

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All proceeds will go towards organizations helping these animals. Most I have talked about and researched >>HERE<< in these individual posts. And you can see the bigger pictures of them there if you wanted spoilers. 

MALAYAN TIGER can only be found in Malaysia and Thailand’s southern tip. Dense tropical forests and areas close to rivers is where they most like to inhabit. Only about 250-340 of them left in the wild, they are considered critically endangered. Their strips are thinner compared to those of other tiger and are great camouflagers. 

Keeping the populations of wild boars under control is just one of the reasons they are valuable to humans. They also like to eat deer, cattle and goats. Like other subspecies of tiger, their hunting style is stealthy and quick to kill.  They can run up to 96km/h! Their coats are pretty but let’s leave it on them and not as hunting trophies =( 

For more about these cool cats and see ways you can help: Adopt a tiger :3

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BLUE WHALE, one of the largest creatures ever known to roam the Earth and yet it dwarfs in size compared to its ancestors. Sadly, researchers have shown that these filter-feeding aquatic creatures only started to binge eat when climate changed. It is an advantage developed due to run-off nutrients from melting ice caps during certain times of the year. 

It is crazy to think their diet really consist of tiny krills, and a day’s worth of them roughly weighs 4 tons. These heavy weight champs themselves weight about 200 tons, that is about 33 elephants! Even though they are at the top of the food chain, heavy whaling before 1966, ship injuries and toxins in the ocean are among the top causes of its’ threatened population on top of climate change. 

I would hope to see their beauty one day and many generations after us too may have the honor. I dream to even just hear their whistle, which is can be heard hundreds of miles away.

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OKAPI is one of the most beautiful and elusive animal species that was brought to the Western world’s knowledge in 1901. Appearing to be a mix between a giraffe, zebra and a horse, they are also known as the Forest Giraffe, or Zebra Giraffe. Their closest relative is the giraffe and the only surviving members of the Giraffidae family. 

Even though they are about 6.5 feet tall and 8 feet long, closer to a horse than a giraffe, the shape of their body in the front and back is similar to the giraffe. Their tongue is also a similarity. Approximately 14 inches long, the okapi can use it to lick its eyelids and groom their upright ears! 

One other interesting fact about these amazing animals, is that they were known in ancient Egypt! Carved images were found by excavators of the okapis. Let their beauty continue to be seen by generations to come =)

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SUNDA PANGOLIN is one of 8 species of pangolin, and these little guys are from Southeast Asia. Sunda Pangolin or Malayan Pangolin prefer forests and may burrow in trees like this one. Their unique scales, (which are made out of same protein as our hair and nails!) are great protection for them when they are feasting on ant colonies that probably won’t like that very much.

Other than their large, curved claws, their super long tongue and super sticky saliva are great for digging into those trees and log to find their meal. They also walk on their hind legs while balancing with their long tail, giving them a super cute and funny walk.

They are unfortunately one of the world’s most trafficked mammals due to their meat being considered a delicacy and their scales being used in traditional medicine throughout Asia. Them reproducing only once per year doesn’t really help. If we want to keep those termites out of our houses and a stable balance in our ecosystem, as well as just to keep these cool guys around, we should continue to spread awareness and protect them!

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Calendar making update:

Hey folks! As I have a slow traffic on tumblr, I am going to continue to post these individual pages here, for those whoever stumbles across them. And those who choose to take a closer look at each of the month’s illustrations before deciding to purchase one instead of keeping some as a surprise.

This adorably freckled little bovine is called SAOLA, or Asian Unicorn, is a rarely seen creature since its discoveries two decades ago. It was then one of the first large mammal discovered in more than 50 years . None in captivity and only maybe few hundred or few dozen of them in the wild. Their horns can grow up to 20inches for both male and female. Cousins to cattle but most resemble an antelope. 

Traps set up for crops or other animals can often accidental catch and harm these critically endangered creatures. Deforestation and habitat lost is of course another one of those reasons they are having a hard time surviving. They are only found in the mountains of Laos and Vietnam, which is already one of the most beautiful yet “endangered and significant” ecosystem on earth.

Find out more: 

Saola Working Group, 

Rediscovery of Saola: ‘Asian Unicorn’ Sighted in Vietnam after 15 years

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AMUR LEOPARD is a rare subspecies of leopards that live in northern regions. Therefore their coat is usually paler compared to their other leopard siblings and have larger and more spaced out rosettes. The coat can grow up to 7.5cm in the winter and is soft and dense. 

Currently they are listed as critically endangered and there were less than 60 of them in the wild in 2016. Habit loss and hunting of their coat is one of the main causes for the small population. Maintaining a good prey population is also crucial in their recovery. Even though the Amur leopard is at the top of their food chain and an apex predator, they are finding it hard to survive! Let’s help them out by logging more sustainable for a start and/or adopt one of these little guys :O

Organizations that help Amur Leopards: WildCats, WWF

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WHOOPING CRANE is the tallest bird in North America, and it got its name from the whooping sound their wings make when they flap. But one of the coolest facts I have learnt about them while researching is still the way the populations have grown with conservation efforts. 

There were only about 22 of these majestic creatures left in 1942 and now there are about 280 birds and increasing. (Portion of them in Florida are non-migratory and is unfortunately stable to decreasing in population) You can watch and learn about it here and here!! There are puppet cranes and pilots involved! How cool is that?!

They like to lay two eggs and only one would survive. This usually occurs in early June, which make this the perfect illustration to go with June. Yes, I am that behind on this calendar project but it will be done! Because I want to put in my best efforts in helping our deteriorating mother earth, and so should you =)

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