Whale Shark
A Whale shark is not only the largest living fish species, but also the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate!
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Author: William Colaw
Chinese Crested Dog
The Chinese crested dog comes in two variations known as hairless and powderpuff, which have full, thick coats.
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Norway Lemming
The Norway lemming actively looks for food 6 hours a day. When food is scarce during winter, males will box and wrestle each other for food.
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Ring-tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed lemur tail rings often matches the number of vertebrae in their tails and regardless of the pattern, always ends in a black tip.
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Blue-footed Booby
A blue-footed booby can have a slightly different call depending on gender. Mates can recognize each other’s calls out of hundreds of others.
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Atlantic Puffin
An Atlantic puffin can use its coarse tongue to push around 10 fish against a spiky patch in its mouth and keep hunting.
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Chinstrap Penguin
Besides the common names referring to their appearance, chinstrap penguins are also called stonecracker penguins because their calls are so loud and shrill.
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Roseate Spoonbill
Similar to flamingos, the canthaxanthin and astaxanthin in the diet of a roseate spoonbill causes their pink coloration!
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Rockhopper Penguin
A rockhopper penguin gets around by hopping on rocks instead of sliding on their bellies like most penguins due to their rocky habitat.
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Downy Woodpecker
The downy woodpecker drills on wood for a variety of reasons; they use their stiff feathers to keep wood dust from going up their nostrils.
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Prairie Dog
You will often see multiple prairie dogs “kissing”, touching noses and locking teeth. This allows them to see if they’re from the same group.
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Northern Lapwing
The northern lapwing has a 2-3-foot-long wingspan that makes a lapping sound when flying, which is how they got their name.
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African Civet
Besides using their crest to communicate, an African civet will also use growls to laughing noises, as well as odor markings.
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African Lion
Unlike other cats, the African lion is very social. They live in groups called prides that can be made of up to 30 lions!
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