Animals

The Blue Caves of Zakynthos, Greece

Have you ever heard of the Blue Caves of Zakynthos? Did you know there’s an island in Greece called Zakynthos? Antonio Komouto discovered the Blue Caves on the island...

Oriental Cuckoo – Nature’s Master of Disguise

Similar to the European Cuckoo, the Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus) migrates from its breeding grounds each autumn to...

Melodies of Nature: Captivating Song Thrush Sound That Will Enchant Your Soul

Sound: The Song Thrush sound is the most melodic voice in nature. The Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) is...

The Green Frog (True Frog Family)

The Green Frog (Rana clamitans) is usually found near shallow fresh water throughout much of eastern North America. Order...

White-Crested Laughingthrush: The Most Captivating Forest Bird

White-crested Laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus) is a member of the Leiothrichidae family. This bird is mostly found in forests...

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....

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...

Jaguarundi: A Small and Beautiful South American Cat

The enigma is the jaguarundi (Puma Yagouaroundi). This small South American cat looks different from any other small feline and shows some behavioral similarities...

Dazzling Series of Siamese Fighting Fish

Visarute Angkatavanich is a commercial photographer right now living in Bangkok, Thailand. He takes mind-blowing portrait pictures of Fighting Fish (Betta Splendens). Visarute ongoing...

Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is the only species named for its habits and diet, but several cat species will catch and eat fish...