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The Burmese Python is the third largest snake in the world. The largest examples can measure nearly 20 feet long. They are commonly kept as pets, a...

Although alligators are best known for being fearsome predators, they also make loving mothers! Adult female alligators not only defend their nest...

The Amazon tree boa is a member of the Corallus genus found throughout South America. Like all boa species, it is non-venomous and instead kills it...

The largest frog species native to the United States, the American bullfrog is arguably one of the most iconic types of frog. If you grew up in or...

Famous for their leathery armored shells, armadillos are a type of mammal found throughout the Americas. There are over 20 species of armadillo an...

A bird of prey found throughout North America, the bald eagle is actually a sea eagle, meaning it lives close to rivers, lakes, and tidewaters, an...

Bearded dragons are native to Australia, and they make popular pets despite the country banning the sale and export of its wildlife in the 1960s. ...

Black widow spiders are part of the “widow spider” group, which includes 31 species all contained within the family Theridiidae. Although they hav...

Also known as the Atlantic blue crab and the Chesapeake blue crab, the blue crab is common species of crab found throughout the western Atlantic ...

Also called the Bluespotted Ribbontail ray, this colorful creature is found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. It gets its name from the el...

While the blue tang has an incredibly wide range of habitats, including the reefs of the Philippines, Japan, Australia, Florida, and Africa, it’s n...

Made up of ten different subspecies, the boa constrictor is a type of large, heavy-bodied snake endemic to North, Central, and South America. Boas ...

Also known as the little brown bat, the brown bat is a fairly small member of the Vespertilionidae family that can be found all over North America...

Bush Babies, also known as Galagos, are primates found in Africa. They are mostly active at night, so they have very large eyes to help them see i...

The northern cardinal is a strikingly red bird found in much of North and Central America. This backyard bird is a popular attraction at many bird ...

Catfish belong to an order of freshwater and saltwater fishes that are notable for whisker-like structures called barbels on their face. Most catfi...

The chain kingsnake is a fairly common snake species found throughout the United States and Mexico. Chain kingsnakes are sometimes confused with r...

Chinchillas are fluffy, thick-furred rodents found in the Andes Mountains of South America. Though they make popular pets, they are endangered in ...

A relatively small type of fish endemic to the reefs and shallow lagoons of the Indian and Pacific oceans, there are over 30 different species of ...

Native to the warmer waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans, including the Great Barrier Reef and the Red Sea, anemonefish often live at the botto...

Poised and ready to strike, this impressive cobra has its huge fangs bared! While this figurine poses no danger, all hooded cobras can be fatally ...

Found in the dry regions of Mexico and the south-central United States, the collared lizard is a very colorful lizard named after the unique band a...

Coral snakes are a colorful and banded type of snake that can be found in many places throughout the world. While they are notorious for their pot...

Have you ever heard the rhyme: “red and black, friend of Jack. Red and yellow, kills a fellow?” This limerick exists to help people distinguish be...

Corn snakes are found in the southeast United States, and while they are unfortunately often mistaken for the venomous copperhead, they are actuall...

Commonly dispersed throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean, cownose rays are a species of eagle ray that can grow to be just under...

Feathers all fluffed up, this precious little duckling is looking for a good home! Did you know that apart from the Muscovy duck, almost all types ...

Found in the eastern United States, the eastern chipmunk is the only living member of the Tamias genus. It can commonly be found in wooded and urba...

Named for the white undersides of their tails, cottontail rabbits are members of the Sylvilagus genus and can be found all throughout North Americ...

A type of pit viper found in the southeastern United States, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the heaviest rattlesnake species worldwide. Not...

Endemic to the cold and frigid tundra of Antarctica, the emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all penguin species. Of course, this pudgy...

Famous for their ability to leap out of the water, flying fish are able to glide long distances when airborne. Flying fish don’t actually have win...

Despite their name, flying squirrels are not capable of traditional flight. Instead, they are able to glide between trees using what’s known as a ...

Flying tree frogs are a group of tree frog that has developed the ability to glide between trees in the tropical forests of Asia, Africa, and Centr...

Frogfish employ special camouflage to perfectly blend in with their habitat. Depending on the species, they can resemble coral, stones, sea sponges...

The largest of the known octopus species, the Giant Pacific Octopus is an intelligent creature capable of opening jars, solving various tests, and...

Endemic to the tropical waters and coral reefs of the Florida Keys, Bahamas, Caribbean, and Brazil, the goliath grouper is massive saltwater fish. ...

The groundhog is known by many names, including woodchuck and whistlepig. The subject of folklore and tongue-twisters, this animal is not actually ...

Born in litters of 12-15 pups, infant hammerhead sharks are abandoned by their parents shortly after birth. However, the young sharks form schools...

Named for its habit of rooting through hedges and undergrowth for tasty insects, hedgehogs are any of the spiny mammals within the subfamily Erina...

Although you might think the hermit crab is its own species, there are actually hundreds and hundreds of them! However, most of the hermit crabs t...

Honey bees are some of the hardest working creatures in the animal kingdom. Worker bees labor tirelessly day in and day out their whole lives, and...

The horned lizard is docile reptile found throughout North America, and is sometimes colloquially referred to as the horned toad or the horned fr...

Did you know that because the origin of horseshoe crabs dates back to the Ordovician period (about 450 million years ago), they are considered livi...

Endemic to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, iguanas are a genus of large reptiles that’s comprised of multiple species. ...

Endemic to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, iguanas are a genus of large reptiles that’s comprised of multiple species. ...

Endemic to both fresh and salt water and found in every ocean, jellyfish are free-swimming aquatic animals identifiable by their large dome shape. ...

Although this little turtle is young, you can tell it's no longer a hatchling due to its yellowish-green shell and flippers. Recently-hatched Kemp...