SAFARI

The male mallard duck, instantly recognizable by its green head and yellow bill, is ubiquitous throughout the northern hemisphere, with perhaps a l...

Native to the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of the United States and Mexico, the desert tortoise can grow to be over 80 years old. It spends most of i...

Collies are devoted and graceful dogs, and thanks to their unique coats and facial shapes, one of the most easily recognizable breeds. They are mem...

Endemic to the rocky islands and shores of the Southern Pacific and Antarctic Ocean, the chinstrap penguin is a flightless aquatic bird that gets i...

Bulldogs are usually described as courageous and friendly. They are one of the most popular breeds in the United States. Easy to recognize, bulldog...

Also known as the budgerigar and the parakeet, the blue budgie is one of the many possible color variations of the budgie. They are extremely commo...

Despite common belief, black wolves are not their own species. Instead, they're a melanistic variant of the gray wolf and are identical in every wa...

Archaeopteryx shook the scientific world when it was announced in 1861. This small crow-sized creature had large feathers but also retained primiti...

The Andalusian horse gets its name from the province of Andalusia in Spain, where it was originally bred. The beautiful horse is known for its abun...

One of the most intelligent invertebrates on the planet, octopuses are a unique animal with a wide range of interesting adaptations. Not only are t...

Lambs are young sheep. A sheep is considered a "lamb" if it is younger than one year old. Unlike humans who can take up to a year to start walking,...

Despite their somewhat wolf-life appearance, the closest relative to hyenas are cats, mongooses, and civets, all of which make up the Feliformia su...

Although there is just one species of Bottlenose Dolphins, there two ecotypes, a coastal variant and a deep-water type. The coastal dolphins are ab...

Smaller but very similar to their relative the gray wolf, coyotes are a type of canine that are endemic to North and Central America. What coyotes ...

Alpacas only exist as domesticated animals; no wild alpacas exist, although their wild cousins can be found roaming the Andes Mountains of South Am...

Liopleurodon was a large carnivorous marine reptile (more than 20 feet in length) that lived during the Middle Jurassic Period (160-155 million yea...

Also known as the white fox, polar fox, and snow fox, the Arctic fox is one of the most common mammals found throughout the Arctic. Due to its ...

Also known as the common seadragon, the weedy seadragon is a relative of the seahorse that can be found in waters all around southern Australia and...

The smallest species of the family Canidae, the fennec fox is a nocturnal fox endemic to North Africa. Their most notable feature is their enormous...

There are nine known species of raven, although the common raven is by far the most prevalent. It can be found widely distributed throughout the no...

One of the most popularly collected and well-known species of fish, koi are a type of carp that are often kept for decorative purposes in ponds and...

Skunks are related to weasels, badgers, otters and wolverines, but are in their own family. They are well known for their ability to spray a foul-s...

Komodo dragons are relics of prehistory, and an example of reptilian “megafauna”. They are the largest living lizard species, growing up to 10 feet...