The Madagascan rousette, aka Madagascar rousette, is a species of megabat that hails from the coastal regions of Madagascar. They prefer forests, caves, and subterranean habitats. Sadly, due to habitat loss, hunting, and
The Brazilian three-banded armadillo can be found in Brazil. They prefer dry woodlands and open savannahs. Their habitats generally have low quality soil and little rainfall. This results in the plant life to take the
The American paddlefish, aka Mississippi paddlefish, spoonbill, or spoon-billed cat, is a smooth-skinned, ray-finned fish. They are closely related to the sturgeon. Paddlefish fossil records date back to
The eastern long-beaked echidna, aka Barton’s long-beaked echidna, hails from New Guinea and prefers sub-alpine forests, tropical hill forests, upland grasslands, and scrub habitats
The Ussuri brown bear, like all brown bears, is a force to be reckoned with. Second in size only to the polar bear, these critters are large and in charge. They can be found in the Ussuri
The Nilgiri marten can only be found in southern India. They like evergreen forests, montane forests, grassland mosaics, acacia, coffee, tea, cardamom, and wattle plantations
The barasingha, aka swamp deer, is a species of deer with unusually large antlers, in relation to their head. They can often get 12 points to their antlers. These deer are found
The Galápagos hawk is native to, you guessed it, the Galápagos islands. These large raptors are quite fearless, even around humans. Their preferred habitats are shrublands, shoreline, dry tropical forests, mountain tops, and even bare lava-fields. These hawks do not migrate seasonally. With just over 330 birds left in the […]
Reportedly one of, if not the heaviest known insects in the world, it’s the giant weta. These New Zealand natives have jaws strong enough to cut through carrots. There are 70 known species of weta. 11 species are in the giant category. They have been nearly wiped out on the […]
There are but a few people who can actually say they have seen a clouded leopard in its natural habitat. They are as secretive and elusive as they are beautiful. These cats are a separate
