Saltwater Crocodile
The saltwater crocodile is the largest crocodilian and the largest living reptile. Male saltwater crocodiles can reach lengths of 23 …
The saltwater crocodile is the largest crocodilian and the largest living reptile. Male saltwater crocodiles can reach lengths of 23 …
The Diplodocus was a dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period. It was an herbivore, meaning that it ate plants. …
The gerenuk is a graceful creature with a long, thin neck. This feature inspired the name “gerenuk”, which means “giraffe-necked” …
Reeves’ Muntjacs are a small deer native to China. They are typically only 16 inches in height at the shoulder, …
Honey Bees are extremely important for farmers and many wild plants. When flying from flower to flower to collect food, …
Parasaurolophus (Pronounced pah-RUHSAW-uh-lofe-US) was a unique looking, long-crested, duck-billed dinosaur. It had a pebbly-textured skin, a spoon-shaped, toothless beak with …
Dimetrodon was a sail-backed, meat-eating animal that lived during the Permian Period. It was a so-called mammal-like reptile, an ancestor …
The trumpeter swan gets its name from its sonorous, vaguely French Horn sounding call. This sound is used to communicate with …
The bald eagle is not really bald. It gets its name from the white feathers that cover its head. In …
The Maned wolf is named for the black hair that grows on its shoulders and its wolf-like size. However, it …
The Thick-Billed Parrot is generally green in color with a broad red band on its forehead and red splotches on …
Tamarins are squirrel-like, colorful monkeys. The Red-handed tamarin is named because of its reddish or orange hair on its hands …
This bizarre animal was not a dinosaur. Tanystropheus was a long-necked reptile that dates from the middle to late Triassic …
Psittacosaurids or parrot-beaked dinosaurs, comprise a small group of herbivorous ornithischians, known only from Lower Cretaceous sediments of Asia, The psittacosaurus post …
The Horned Puffin looks very much like the Atlantic species of puffin, but it has a ridge of hardened skin …
The scalloped hammerhead shark has the distinctive “hammer” shaped protrudences common to the hammerhead shark family. Its name comes from …
Black widow spiders are considered one of the most poisonous spiders in North America. They are also the largest web-spinning …
Adult Back tree monitors are completely black in color, while young offspring tend to exhibit lighter shades of green. Like …