The Bumblebees – A Social Insects with a Single Queen
The bumblebees are social insects with a single queen. Most people do not realize that there were no honey bees in America when European...
Myotonic Goat – The Fainting Goats in Tennessee
Sometimes animal behavior surprises you. The myotonic goat, which faints, temporarily seizes when feeling panic. This goat is also known as a wooden-leg goat,...
Destroying Bees and Wasps
Bees and wasps are two of the insects most beneficial to human beings. Normally, bees produce honey and wax and serve as imperative pollinators....
Litoptern: Strange Extinct Mammal of Prehistoric South America
Scientific Name: Macrauchenia patachonia
Scientific Classification:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Litopterna
Family: Macraucheniidae
When did it become extinct?
This species of litoptern disappeared approximately 10,000...
The Amazing Northern Flying Squirrel
Northern Flying Squirrel
The Northern Flying Squirrel, “Glaucomys sabrinus yukonensis” is a gliding “volplaning” mammal that is unable to take true flight like birds and bats....
Nudibranch: Beautiful Jelly Bodied Sea Creature
The bottom-dwelling, jelly-bodied Nudibranch might look like an unlikely canvas for Mother Nature to express her wildest indulgences of color and form. But these...
The Facts of Amazon River Dolphins
The Amazon is classified as a “whitewater” river, i.e., it is turbid, yellowish-brown, and very limited in transparency because of the large load of...
The Oriental Rat Snake
The Oriental Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosa) is a medium-sized, active, diurnal snake associated with open habitats, including agricultural systems; much of the diet consists...
Timber Wolf (Canis lupus)
Family: Timber wolf (Canis lupus) is a member of the dog family Canidae. It is one of the largest wild members of this family,...
Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
The Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a member of the family Felidae. It is also called Loup Cervier, or Canadian Lynx. Its length is...