Spectacled owls are a species of owls from Central and South America.
March 19, 2014
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March 13, 2014
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Giant Gourami
The giant gourami is a rather large freshwater fish from Malaysia.
March 4, 2014
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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Eastern lubber grasshoppers are huge grasshoppers that come from the southern part of the United States.
February 26, 2014
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Veiled Chameleon
Chameleons are famous for their ability to change the color of their skin. In fact the word “chameleon” has become synonymous with something that changes easily to mimic its environment.
February 21, 2014
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Giraffe
Giraffes are the tallest animals on land. All giraffes are the same species but there are several subspecies that differ in their coat pattern.
February 8, 2014
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Red Panda
The red panda is a small mammal from China. Originally the name panda only meant the red panda, only later started people using it for the giant panda.
February 8, 2014
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Giant Pandas in the Toronto Zoo
Giant pandas are endangered in the wild mainly because of habitat destruction in their native China. Zoos try to breed them in captivity with some success.
February 7, 2014
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Polar Bear
Polar bears mainly live in a frozen environment on land close to the North Pole. They have completely adapted to the freezing cold environment.
February 6, 2014
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Naked Mole-rat
Naked mole-rats are unusual mammals since they form a colony that would be more befitting of ants, or bees or similar colony insects.
February 5, 2014
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Grey Wolf
Grey wolves are probably the most common predators on Earth, native to the Eurasian, African and American continents. The domesticated form of the grey wolf is the domestic dog, and wild dogs such as dingos descended from them. Since dogs … Continue reading
February 1, 2014
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Mangalitsa
The Mangalitsa — also spelled Mangalitza (UK), and Mangalica (Hungarian) — is a breed of Hungarian domestic pig that was originally produced by crossing the domestic pig with the local wild boar. Mangalitsas are interesting looking woolly pigs — somewhat … Continue reading
January 31, 2014
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Red-winged Parrot
Red winged parrots originally come from Australia. People occasionally keep them as pets but they are nowhere near as popular as budgies.
January 29, 2014
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White Lions
White lions are just a color variation, not a separate species. They really are otherwise completely normal lions — only their fur is white, they are not albinos.
January 26, 2014
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Tiger
The Tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat currently in existence.
January 9, 2014
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Common Raven
The Common Raven (Corvus corax) like all corvids is a highly intelligent bird.
January 3, 2014
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Brazilian Giant Cockroach
The Brazilian Giant Cockroach is a cockroach that is about 10cm long. It really is huge for a cockroach.