Source: http://bit.ly/2D5MGoZ Public Domain Image Marine Iguana Facts The descriptive term of Marine Iguana serves as the most frequently used common name for this true marvel of evolution. It does go by other unofficial titles, though. These include the terms sea iguana, saltwater iguana, and Galapagos marine iguana. Among scientific professionals, however, it’s more typically […]Read More
Tiger Rattlesnake
Tiger Rattlesnake Facts This magnificent creation of Nature and evolution most frequently goes by its common name of the Tiger Rattlesnake. Professionals, however, more commonly refer to the creature by its formal, scientific name. That’s the term of Crotalus tigris. Perhaps the most noteworthy fact about the reptile remains the level of danger it represents. […]
Western Pygmy Blue
Western Pygmy Blue Facts The rather stunning Western Pygmy Blue provides living proof that beauty thrives even amidst great desolation. This delicate insect also constitutes one of the smallest butterflies on earth and the smallest known in North America. So: tiny but beautiful. The Lepidoptera remains active year-round in the warmest portions of its range. Though […]
Coral Pink Sand Dune Beetle
Coral Pink Sand Dune Beetle Facts This arthropod bears the descriptive, if lengthy, common name of the Coral Pink Sand Dune Beetle. That somewhat exhausting term currently represents its only recognized common name. It simply isn’t seen enough for alternate terms to come to mind. Scientists, however, know the species by its technical name. That’s […]
Fossa
Source: http://bit.ly/1GxkjO6 Photo: Ran Kirlian CCL: http://bit.ly/2xLZ0ap Fossa Facts This highly fascinating mammal most frequently goes by the short, and somewhat confusing common name of the Fossa. That’s true due to the unusual fact that this same term also represents the generic name of another species in the local area. Within scientific circles, however, it’s […]
Pangolin
Pangolin Facts Most notably, the incredible Pangolin remains the only known mammal to have evolved protective scales. Due to the presence of these, people sometimes call it the scaly anteater. The animal also constitutes the only surviving member of a family. In addition, only four known species of this unique creature exist. Sadly, this impressive […]
Ringed Seal
Ringed Seal Facts The Ringed Seal represents the smallest and perhaps the most adorable of all species of seal. It also ranks as the most numerous of all seals. An exact count of the total population of the various colonies of the Ringed Seal has never proven possible. However, official estimates place its population number […]
Viscacha
Source: https://bit.ly/2PD5srK Photographer: Alexandre Buisse CC License: https://bit.ly/1p2b8Ke Viscacha Facts The Viscacha represents one of the four extant species in two genera. Though it also bears a resemblance to rabbits, these animals have a closer relationship to the chinchilla. This rather amazing small creature inhabits a particularly restricted, and surprising, habitat range, where few other […]
Black Footed Cat
Source: http://bit.ly/2DOxeyI Photographer: Charles Barilleaux CC License: http://bit.ly/2xQPH8p Black Footed Cat Facts Most notably, the Black Footed Cat remains one of the smallest known species of a wild feline on earth. Can you believe that this adorable little creature actually ranks as a wildcat? The remarkable car also has a highly solitary nature and almost completely […]
Shrill Carder Bee
Shrill Carder Bee Facts Firstly, the term Shrill Carder Bee serves as the common name for the remarkable Bombus sylvarum. Secondly, it also goes by the alternate common name of the knapweed carder bee. But, by either term, the invertebrate stands out from related species for one very special reason. That’s the fact that this […]
Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard Facts Related Articles Snow Leopard Physical Description Perhaps most notably, the magnificent Snow Leopard differs from related creatures in an unexpected manner. This animal evolved as slightly smaller than other big cats. The body remains stocky in shape, averaging about 50 in (130 cm) in length. It also achieves a usual weight of […]