The Short-Tailed Shrew (shrews)
Most species are primarily vermivorous and insectivorous, but some also eat small birds and mammals. The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) ranges throughout the north-central...
The Northern River Otter (Lutra canadensis)
River Otter Facts
Mustelids have long, slender bodies, short legs, and anal scent glands. Throughout the family, the male is usually larger than the female. The...
Eastern Box Turtle (box turtles)
Order Testudines, Family Emydidae
The Eastern Box Turtle is the most terrestrial of the Emydid turtles, having close-fitting shells that have allowed them to adapt...
Superlative Photos of Wild Foxes in Snowy Landscape
In the cold depths of Russia's northeastern Chukotka region. Magadan-based photographer Ivan Kislov captures stunning, colorful signs of life in the snow through his...
How to Detect an Illness in the Horse?
How to detect an Illness in the Horse?
Not every horse disease is known and will be covered. Instead, the focus will be on those...
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 Anura, Family Ranidae. These are typical...
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...
Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
The bobcat (Lynx rufus) was once considered the southern form of the Canada lynx. However, the fossils and DNA studies show that bobcats' ancestors...