If you’ve ever been to the central or western United States, you’ve no doubt come across a sighting or 2 of the prairie dog. These cute little critters once numbered in the hundreds of
Found near the Island of Galápagos and Peru and looking like a 5 year old put together a fish from random Legos, it’s the red-lipped batfish; a type of angler fish. It’s hard to take a
Stemming from the Greek name “shadow tail” it’s the squirrel. There are approximately 280 known species of squirrels in the world. These cute critters are thieves, speedy and nimble
Contrary to the name, the wolf eel is not as scary as advertised. Wolf eels aren’t even true eels, they’re fish. They just look like eels. The main difference that sets them apart is the
The spider monkey is a member of the new world monkeys (those with tails that live in the Americas). There are currently 7 known species of spider monkeys in Mexico, Central, and South
The hoatzin is a bird native to South America. They go by several names: skunk bird, reptile bird, stinkbird, and Canje pheasant. They’re renown for their unpleasant smell, their method of
Found in the deep waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans the bigfin squid is an elusive creature of the deep. These creatures were first sighted back in September of 1988 at a
This is the story of the flea. Back in the Middle Ages, upwards of 50 million people died of the Black Death, due to its spread throughout Europe and Asia! That’s right, it wasn’t just
From its yellow head to its unusual hopping, the white-necked picathartes resembles something from a story book. These birds evolved from ancient Australian relatives around 44 million
The sea urchin is an easily recognized sea creature that lives around ocean areas with plenty of algae and sea plants. Urchins belong to a group of animals called echinoderms
