The Horsfield’s tarsier, aka western tarsier, can be found in Borneo, Brunei, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Malaysia, Sarawak, southern Sumatra, and Sabah. They prefer primary and secondary forests, forests along
The zebra duiker, aka striped-back duiker, marking deer, or banded duiker, is a small antelope that can be found in the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and sometimes in Guinea. They prefer to dwell within
The north Sulawesi babirusa can be found in Sulawesi, Lembeh, Buton, and Muna, in Indonesia. They prefer tropical forest underbrush habitats, canebrakes, and can be found on the shores of lakes and rivers
The 13-lined ground squirrel, aka 13 liner, striped ground squirrel, striped gopher, gopher, striper, leopard ground squirrel, leopard-spermophile, or squinney, hails from central Canada down to central
The lilac-breasted roller, aka Mosilikatze’s roller, fork-tailed roller, or lilac-throated roller, can be found throughout southern and eastern Africa. They prefer open savannah habitats with a smattering of
And the prize for largest vulture in Africa goes to the lappet-faced vulture, aka African eared vulture or Nubian vulture. Due to a decreasing population of an estimated 6,500 wild individuals, these birds
The humphead wrasse, aka Māori wrasse, Napoleon wrasse, Napoleon fish, Napoleonfish, so mei 蘇眉, mameng, and merer, can be found off the coast of eastern Africa near the opening of the Red Sea, and in some
Looking like some sort of feathery mystical creature, the great eared nightjar hails from southwest India, parts of Southeast Asia, and Australasia. They prefer moist lowland tropical forests and subtropical
The pacu is often misidentified as a piranha. While in the same family, they are different fish with far different behaviors. Pacus can be found in tropical and subtropical South America. They prefer lakes, rivers, floodplains, and flooded forests located in the Amazon, Orinoco, Río de la Plata Basins, São […]
The yellow-headed Amazon parrot, aka yellow-headed parrot, yellow-headed Amazon, or double yellow-headed Amazon, calls Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras their home. They are among the most well-known
