October 21, 2014 -- National Reptile Awareness Day Each year on October 21, people across the nation celebrate National Reptile Awareness Day. This day was created not only as a day for reptile lovers to celebrate but also as a day to promote education, conservation and animal appreciation for reptiles; a day to learn about their natural habitats and the ecological threats that they are facing. A reptile is any amniote that is neither a mammal nor a bird, is cold-blooded, has scales or scutes and can lay eggs on land. ( a scute is a bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodilians. ) There are more than 10,000 species of reptiles. Happy National Reptile Awareness Day.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:20:27 +0000
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