The binturong, aka bearcat, Asian bearcat, or Asian civet, belongs to the same family as a variety of other small carnivores (eat meat) such as mongooses, civets, genets, and fossa. They also share a variety of traits with them too, including a long nose and having
The mata mata turtle originates from South America’s Amazon and Orinoco basins. With many names to its credit, the mata mata, which translates to “kill, kill” in Spanish, has been
Native to parts of Africa and Asia, the snakehead is a dangerously invasive fish that has been introduced to several states in the U.S. and poses a huge problem for U.S. Fish and
The bearded vulture, aka lammergeier is one insane bird! One might even go as far to say, this vulture is the most metal of all birds. From eating bones to dying its feathers with
The peacock mantis shrimp, aka “thumb-splitter”, is a small, defensive marine crustacean that lives in tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans from
Often called a “living fossil”, the frilled shark has changed little in millions of years. These strange looking, jagged toothed, monsters of the deep are the stuff of science fiction
Native to both fresh and salt water ecosystems, the lamprey is an invasive parasite that is capable of upsetting populations of fish in oceans, lakes, and rivers. During the 1940s a
One of the more unusual looking creatures in the animal kingdom is the star-nosed mole. This is a small mole that lives in marshes, forests, and wetlands of North America. They have a
The tailless whip scorpion, aka the whip spider, looks a little like a cornucopia of different types of arachnids. With long, skinny legs they look like a spider, but nope. It’s not a
First off, the electric eel is a misnomer as they aren’t actually eels at all, but rather a member of the knife fish family. Electric eels are 1 of 500 types of fish that are
