The Ankole-Watusi longhorn cattle is an African breed of domestic cattle.
Category Archives: Critters
Greater Kudu
The greater kudu is one of the two antelope species known as kudu.
Gaur
The gaur is the largest bovine currently in existence, they are native to Southeast Asia.
Young Chipmunks All Over the Zoo
Chipmunks are small squirrel-like rodents mostly native to North America although there is at least one Siberian species.
Blue Wildebeest
The blue wildebeest is one of the two species of the large African antelopes known as gnu.
Bold Jumper Spider
The bold jumper spider is a jumping spider native to most of North America.
American Bison
The American bison, also known as the American buffalo, or sometimes just buffalo is a large bovine mammal that once roamed North America in huge numbers but has been hunted to near extinction at one point.
Leaf Beetles
Leaf beetles feed on plant leaves sometimes stripping the whole plant of its foliage and destroying it.
Bearded Dragons
Bearded dragon is the common name of the lizards in the genus Pogona, especially in the pet trade.
Swallowtail Butterflies
The Swallowtails are beautiful butterflies, many of them are native to North America.
Metallic Green Bees
Metallic green bees sometimes known by their genus name Agapostemon are native to the Americas.
Pyxicephalus
Pyxicephalus frogs, also known as African bullfrogs, or in the pet trade Pyxie frogs, are highly predatory frogs from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Virginia Ctenucha
The Virginia Ctenucha is a species of moth native to the eastern part of North America.
Banded Longhorn Beetle
The banded longhorn beetle is a North American flower longhorn beetle.
European Chafer Beetle
The European chafer beetle is native to Europe, but it has become an invasive pest in North America.
European Water Frogs
The frogs in the pictures below are European water frogs from the genus Pelophylax.
Milkweed
Milkweed is the common name for the flowering plants in the genus Asclepias.
Viceroy Butterfly
The viceroy is a species of butterfly that protects itself from predators by looking like the poisonous and foul tasting monarch butterfly.
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch butterflies are famous for their migrations from as far north as Canada to all the way down to Mexico.
Superworms
The larvae of the darkling beetle Zophobas morio are known as superworms.