The Carpathian lynx is quite large compared to other cat species. They have lengthy legs, large paws, bob tails, cheek hair forming a facial ruff, and tall ears with noticeable black tufts. Like other lynx subspecies, Carpathian lynxes have big, furry paws which hit the ground with a spreading toe movement, allowing...

Cougars are large cats native to the Americas. Their range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. Cougars are an adaptable species, occurring in most American habitat types. Due to their wide range, they have many names, including puma, mountain lion, catamount and panther.

The Bengal Tiger ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today.  The tiger is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late Pleistocene Age, for about 12,000 to 16,500 years.

Gibbons live in subtropical and tropical rainforest from eastern Bangladesh to Northeast India to southern China and Indonesia.  Also called the lesser apes or small apes, gibbons differ from great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, and humans) in being smaller and not making nests. Like all apes, gibbons are tailless.

The white rhinoceros is the largest of the five living species of rhinoceros. By body mass, the white rhinoceros falls behind only the three extant species of elephant as the largest land animal and terrestrial mammal alive today.  Their weight is slightly more on average than a hippopotamus despite...

Howlers are famous for their loud howls, which can travel more than one mile through dense rain forest. These monkeys are native to South and Central American forests.

A parakeet is any one of many small to medium-sized species of parrot that generally has long tail feathers.

The red panda, also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. They have dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, white-lined ears, a mostly white muzzle and a ringed tail.

The common raven is the only bird species found in all of Africa and belongs to the family corvidae. Ravens are also observed across northern Africa, Arabia, and India. These birds mate for life and live in pairs or alone. The raven is a bird that is found in...

Greetings dear friends, this week we are discussing the Flamingo. The smallest of the Flamingo species is the Lesser Flamingo. This native of India, Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa can live to be over 50 years in the wild. I guess that’s why their population is so large with...

The African penguin is a species of bird that is found on the southernmost coast of Africa. The African penguin is the only species of penguin that is found on the African continent. The African penguin is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The population has declined...

The Ring Tailed Lemur is a prosimian endemic to the island of Madagascar. It is the most common lemur in the country, and lives in a variety of habitats, including rainforest, dry deciduous forest, and scrubland. The Ring Tailed Lemur is omnivorous, eating mostly fruits and leaves, but also...

Kookaburra can grow to weigh up to a pound with a beak that can be up to 4 inches long. They look to be about the same size as an adult domestic house cat so don’t let that light weight fool you, these are really big birds. Matter of...

While these furry critters are often hanging from a tree by their tails, they can look like huge spiders when they’re darting through the shadows. The spider monkey weighs anywhere from 14 to 26 pounds and is an omnivore. The Spider Monkey lives on a diet of fruit, nuts,...