The Hispaniolan solenodon, aka agouta, is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. These rather unique animals are related to shrews and moles. They are also venomous. They face the threats of
The Hawaiian honeycreeper is a model in adaptive radiation (evolution that occurs when an organism adapts to new environments through genetic mutation). These birds can be found throughout the Hawaiian islands. They prefer
The lungfish can be found on 3 continents: Africa, Australia, and South America. But we will be focusing, primarily, on African lungfish. There have been many a speculation as to whether
Endemic to the eastern parts of Madagascar it’s the lowland streaked tenrec. These critters look like a cross between a hedgehog and a shrew. But they are neither, even though
The mudskipper is a type of fish that is part of the fish family known as Periophthalmini, which is in the family Gobiidae (gobies). They are amphibious fish, which means that they can live in the water and on land. When on land
