Jonathan – The World’s Oldest Tortoise
The world's oldest tortoise is starting over with a clean sheet at 184 years old and enjoying his first-ever bath. The tortoise named Jonathan...
Blue-ringed Octopus – World’s Most Venomous Marine Animals
Blue-ringed Octopus Species
There are at least ten species of the tiny blue-ringed octopus, which, ironically for their size, are the deadliest of all cephalopods,...
Pudu: The Smallest Deer in the World
The pudu is the smallest deer in the world. It is similar in appearance to the northern Pudu (Pudu Mephistopheles), but a little smaller....
What Makes Owls So Wonderful
What Makes Owls So Wonderful
As creatures of the night, owls can seem mysterious and kind of spooky. Some people think of them as bad...
The Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Notophthalmus, the genus comprising the eastern newts, inhabits eastern North America. A different genus, Taricha, comprises the western newts along the Pacific coast of...
Raccoon (raccoons, coatis, ringtails)
Procyonids are medium-sized omnivores that range throughout much of North America. Raccoons, coatis, and ringtails feed on insects, small mammals, birds, lizards, and fruits....
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...