When the king vulture arrives at the scene, other birds will literally step aside and let the king eat. Considered to be the largest and arguably one of the prettiest of the vulture species
The rhinoceros beetle, aka horn beetle or unicorn beetle, is part of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). These are the largest known family of beetles in the world. They can also be
Being the largest of the known rove beetles, the devil’s coach horse is a voracious and aggressive predator of other invertebrates. They also not only have one heck of a bite, but they
Found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America and as far north as Mexico and the Southern United States, it’s the leafcutter ant. These industrious ants cut through
There, in the treetops, lives the world’s slowest mammal; the three-toed sloth. They spend nearly their entire lives in the trees, as their long claws make it difficult to walk on the ground. These critters are so slow that algae literally grows on their fur. Their fur coat is also […]
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
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
The greater grison kind of looks like a slender honey badger and it can have about the same temperament as one, when threatened. Greater Grisons reside in a wide range of habitats such
From movies to books, the northern mockingbird is a popular animal in North American culture. They are renown for their ability to mimic other bird’s calls and are a common sight to
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
