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
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Facts The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin lives in every temperate and tropical ocean. The species was once grouped with the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin but now lists as a separate species. Yet this beautiful creature was also once endangered as millions of became snared in tuna nets. Since then, the adoption of dolphin-friendly tuna […]
Golden Tortoise Beetle
Golden Tortoise Beetle Facts Perhaps most notably, the Golden Tortoise Beetle represents a rather incredible looking insect. Further, entomologists presently classify it as a member of the leaf beetle family. Also, this gorgeous natural marvel of Nature remains native to a specific portion of the Northern Hemisphere. Fascinatingly, it also developed a very special relationship […]
Himalayan Honey Bee
Himalayan Honey Bee Facts The comparatively enormous, and thankfully primarily docile, Himalayan Honey Bee easily ranks as the largest known type of honey bee. This highly remarkable invertebrate also produces a most unusual variety of honey, with unique properties. This uniqueness occurs partly due to various factors of its most unusual habitat range. The fascinating […]
Queen Conch
Queen Conch Facts The term of Queen Conch perfectly serves as the currently accepted common name of a particularly beautiful variety of sea snail. The name of the animal itself, however, remains a source of some confusion, and even a small amount of controversy. That’s due to the fact that the mollusk has gone by […]
Horsehead Grasshopper
Horsehead Grasshopper Facts Firstly, to call the amazing Horsehead Grasshopper distinctive looking would be putting it quite mildly. Further, this seemingly comical couple represents a male and female of the species. Much about the fabulous invertebrate may surprise you. Strangely enough, it rather closely resembles a type of stick insect. Yet despite the appearance, it […]
Fishing Cat
Fishing Cat Facts The Fishing Cat serves as the common name for this species of animal. It remains a medium-sized wildcat, endemic to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Over the course of the last decade, its numbers dwindled dramatically, however. As a result, in 2008 the IUCN classified the Fishing Cat as Endangered, as a […]
North American Beaver
North American Beaver Facts Related Articles North American Beaver Physical Description The captivating North American Beaver typically garners a great deal of attention from those fortunate enough to encounter one in the wild. It does so for a variety of reasons, though. That’s true since it’s both visually impressive and of reasonably impressive stature. Regarding […]
Common European Viper
Source: http://bit.ly/2z3C72O Photographer: Pavel Kirillov CC License: http://bit.ly/2xLZ0ap Common European Viper Facts The Common European Viper remains a relatively small species of snake. Though it is technically venomous, this animal is not considered especially dangerous. Envenomings are actually rather common in its endemic range. However, these are typically due to stepping on them or attempting to […]
Christmas Heliconia
Christmas Heliconia Facts First of all, the quite gorgeous Christmas Heliconia derives its name from its appearance and time of blooming. This amazing fact holds true due to one of those coincidences that sometimes occur in Nature. That’s because this unique botanical beauty typically blooms around the Christmas season. In addition, the timing of its […]
Kangaroo Paw
Kangaroo Paw Facts First of all, the highly descriptive term Kangaroo Paw apples to a variety of related species of remarkable flora. Secondly, the respected French botanist Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière became the first known European to officially recognize the plant. The scientist made this fortunate discovery and subsequent recognition in the year 1792. Currently, […]