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....
The Beautiful Red Fox (Foxes and Coyotes)
Red Fox Facts
Unlike the more social wolves, foxes and coyotes tend to hunt alone, although coyotes may hunt larger prey in pairs. Foxes and...
The Bullfrog (true frog family)
There are typical frogs with adults being truly amphibious. They tend to live at the edge of water bodies and enter the water to...
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...