April 1, 2022

Harris Hawk

In the case of Harris hawks, birds of a feather don’t only flock together – they hunt and nest together,...

February 10, 2021

White Stork

When you think of storks, you most likely picture a European white stork. These large birds are most closely related...

April 28, 2020

Chilean rose hair tarantula

This medium-sized tarantula species gets its name from the pinkish hue of the hairs on its back. Like all spiders,...

April 28, 2020

Corn Snake

Corn snakes, also known as red rat snakes, are a slender species of snake known for their orange coloration. This...

February 15, 2018

African Slender-snouted Crocodile

The African slender-snouted crocodile is a medium-sized crocodilian and uses its slender snout for catching fish and other relatively small...

January 12, 2017

Reticulated Python

Reticulated pythons, along with the green anaconda, are the largest snakes in the world. The distinction is that these pythons...

January 12, 2017

Komodo Dragon

Komodo dragons are Earth’s largest living lizards and are part of the large family known as monitor lizards.

January 12, 2017

Guatemalan Beaded Lizard

The Guatemalan beaded lizard lives only in an isolated pocket of desert in eastern Guatemala. Discovered by scientists in the...

January 12, 2017

Eastern Indigo Snake

Eastern indigo snakes are the largest native non-venomous snake in the United States. Rather than relying on constriction to disable...

January 12, 2017

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are the largest venomous snakes the U.S. They are maligned and slaughtered, both opportunistically by rural citizens...

January 12, 2017

Sidewinder

Sidewinders get their name from their unique form of side-stepping locomotion that is an adaptation for moving across loosely packed...

January 12, 2017

Sumatran Tiger

Sumatran tigers are the smallest of the tigers. Unfortunately, all subspecies of tiger are endangered (and three already are extinct)...

January 12, 2017

Giant Otter

As the name implies, these are the longest of all otter species. Like other otters, they are highly aquatic and...

January 12, 2017

Fossa

Fossas are the largest carnivores on the island of Madagascar, where they feed on a varieties of mammals, including lemurs....

January 12, 2017

Clouded Leopard

The intricate color patterns on these medium-sized cats provides excellent camouflage across a variety of habitats in southeastern Asia. Clouded...

January 12, 2017

African Lion

African lions are unique among cats in that they live in social groups called prides. Prides hunt together to bring...

January 12, 2017

Southern Ground Hornbill

These birds, like all species of hornbill, have distinctively large, down-curved bills that they use to grab small animals from...

January 12, 2017

Laughing Kookaburra

Kookaburras are the largest members of the kingfisher family. Made famous by the Australian folk song “Kookaburra” by Marion Sinclair,...

January 12, 2017

King Vulture

King vultures are very large, scavenging birds that soar high over a variety of tropical forests, watching for carcasses located...

November 28, 2016

Lappet-faced Vulture

Like all vultures and condors, these large birds are scavengers on carcasses. They soar over large areas searching for food...

November 28, 2016

Milky Eagle Owl

This is one of the larger owls in the world, and they prey on virtually any small to medium-sized animal....

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