The crest-tailed mulgura hails from central Australia and is a small to medium-sized carnivorous marsupial that belongs to the Dasyuridae family. Other members of this family are quolls, dunnarts, numbats, Tasmanian devils, and the extinct thylacine
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 West Indian manatee, aka North American manatee, is found among the warmer coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the eastern United States down to northern Brazil. Sadly, these amazing critters face the threats of habitat
Hailing only from the island of Borneo, it’s the Bornean orangutan. Bornean orangutans happen to be the largest of the 3 species of orangutans. Unfortunately, they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of
The South American sea lion, aka southern sea lion or the Patagonian sea lion, can be found along much of the South American Coastline, from the west coast, to the east coast. They are threatened by overfishing and over
The greater bulldog bat, aka fisherman bat, is among the few species of bat that preys on fish; where other bats prey on insects or feast on fruit, or nectar. These bats can be found throughout Mexico, Central America, and most
The spectacled porpoise is a small to medium sized, very understudied porpoise species indigenous to the temperate, sub-Antarctic, and Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean. The reason they are so poorly studied is due
The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, aka Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin, can be found along the coastlines of northern Australia, South China, India, the Red Sea, and along the eastern coast of Africa in warm temperate to
The burrunan dolphin is in a state of flux, as it toggles between being its own species and a subspecies. The Society for Marine Mammalogy and the American Society of Mammalogists both cite issues with the methodology in
The lesser short-nosed fruit bat can be found in southern and southeastern Asia. They are among the smaller species of megabats. These bats tolerate a range of habitats such as lower montane forests, disturbed forests,
