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....
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,...
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...