The Japanese giant salamander, aka Ōsanshōuo (pepper fish), is the second largest salamander in the world, after the Chinese giant salamander. These giants inhabit the fast flowing
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The Ganges River dolphin, aka Susu or south Asian river dolphin, hails from the Ganges river basin in the Indian subcontinent. They used to inhabit the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and
The slender-snouted crocodile is a medium sized croc species that is native to the freshwater lakes of Lake Tanganyika and Lake Mweru in the southeast to the Gambia River in the west
The Indus river dolphin, aka Indus dolphin, Indus blind dolphin, Gangetic dolphin, Ganges susu, Shushuk, Bhulan, side-swimming dolphin, and blind river dolphin, are among the world’s most endangered fresh water river dolphins. They can be found in the fresh water river systems of in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. These […]
The Nile crocodile is among the most widely respected and feared animals in Africa. They can be single minded, fast, powerful, & worth respecting. After the saltwater crocodile, the Nile
The African clawless otter is renown for its amazing, luxurious fur coat. Like all otters, they are cute and can be very playful. These critters are the second largest known freshwater
The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest known otter species. Their hands and feet are only partially webbed and they have short claws. This aids in sensitivity to touch and a heightened
The hellbender, aka devil dog, mud-devil, mud dog, Allegheny alligator, grampus, and snot otter, is the largest salamander species in North America and can be found in southwestern
Considered lucky by many Asian cultures, the Asian arowana, aka dragonfish, is a native to southeast Asia. More specifically Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
With their odd looking, flattened body the stingray silently maneuvers through the shallow tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world; armed, in most cases, with a