Hi everybody! My name is Jen and welcome to Animal Seekers!
Through Animal Seekers, I’m embarking upon a quest – to find, identify and photograph known animal species in the world, and then to share facts and information about them.
There are estimated to be more than 8.7 million species worldwide, with only about 1.2 million identified, give or take a bunch.
I am excluding plants, protozoa, algae, bacteria, monsters, unicorns and fungi. So, sorry, you won’t see any pictures of beautiful flowering plants, unless, of course, an animal is sitting on or amongst them.
I am including all insects and other invertebrates, which means I can start by looking around my house for species. On a larger level, I’m always on the lookout for mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.
My rules for myself are simple: Find an animal, photograph and/or video it, learn about it and then post information about it, including where I found the animal. The animal has to be alive at the time I spot it. It also must be living in the wilderness (no zoos allowed, but animal sanctuaries are OK if the sanctuary is located in the animal’s natural habitat), unless it’s a domesticated species like a cow or a horse or a house cat. I’ll note where I found the species and also document times when I see that species in different locations later on.
I’ve already got a head start – I’m counting any animals I’ve photographed in the past.
This project is meant to be educational, as well as a travel blog given I’ll also include information about the areas where I find the animals. And there’s also a section geared toward early readers to learn about animals while improving their reading skills.
I hope you find it interesting.
Feel free to reach out to me in the about section of my webpage or below if you have any thoughts, comments, suggestions or if you want to share your own animal-seeking experiences.