The catshark is the largest family of sharks with around 160 species in 17 genera. Just to confuse you further, catsharks are also known as dogfish. The main difference being that catsharks are oviparous (lay eggs) while
The African sacred ibis is a species of wading bird native to Africa. These birds were likened to the Egyptian god Thoth. Ironically, they have been extirpated from Egypt. There are also populations found in parts of the middle
The southern stingray is a species of whiptail stingray that inhabits the warmer waters of New Jersey south to Brazil. These rays are generally peaceful and docile creatures, but they can get the point across, if
The merlin, aka pigeon hawk, has a near global distribution. In fact, the only 2 continents they can’t be found on are Australia and Antarctica. These diminutive raptors are skilled hunters and fliers that prey on other birds.
The Florida softshell turtle is sometimes confused with the snake-necked turtles of Australia or the Argentine snake-necked turtle of South America. However, there are differences not only in the obvious locales but also in
The Chacoan peccary, aka tagua, can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, and the Gran Chaco of Paraguay. They are the only extant species of the genus Catagonus. Sadly, these critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction
The plains zebra is the most geographically widespread species of zebra. There are 6 subspecies, or clines currently recognized. They suffer fragmentation throughout their range of southern to eastern Africa, south of the
The mona monkey is an Old World (those from Africa & Asia) primate that dwells in western Africa from Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, & western Cameroon. There are 4 recognized subspecies of these monkeys: the mona monkey,
The northern red snapper is a species of marine ray-finned fish. They inhabit the coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. They can often be found amongst reef systems.
The São Tomé ibis, aka dwarf olive ibis or the dwarf ibis, hails from São Tomé off the western coast of Central Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. The dwarf ibis is 1 of 10 birds on São Tomé that are threatened with extinction.
