Ranked as the third largest pinniped (seal) in the world, after the walrus and the elephant seal, the leopard seal is an amazing creature that can be both fascinating and dangerous at
The Chinese giant salamander is a spectacle to behold. They are living fossils, having lived in the Jurassic period with the dinosaurs over 170 million years ago and surviving the
The loris is a species of tree dwelling primate residing in tropical rainforests, semi-deciduous forests, scrub forests, swamps, and even suburban gardens of Southeast Asia, India, and
Their name is pronounced either like “appear” or “paper”, the tapir or “P’som-sett,” which means “mixture is finished”. It’s a prehistoric mammal that has lineages dating back millions of years to the Eocene
They may look like a clump of moss and nothing more, but that’s exactly what the Vietnamese mossy frog is going for here. All that camouflage helps keep these frogs safe from
The orangutan is a great ape, like gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and yes… humans. There are 3 known species of orangutans: the Sumatran, the
With huge eyes, literally the size of their brain, that seem to stare right through you, it’s the pygmy tarsier. They can only be found in the Southeast Asian island nations of
This article talks about the periodical cicada, in general. There are several types of cicadas in North America. The 13 year cicada and the 17 year cicada, aka the periodical cicadas are
From it’s beautiful plumage to the incredible courtship displays, the Wilson’s bird-of-paradise is a spectacle to behold. This beautiful bird is endemic to the West Papuan islands of
The glass frog or see-through frog is unique in that the skin on their abdomen is literally transparent. You can see their organs, including their beating heart and food moving through
