Green Bush Cricket Facts The Green Bush Cricket represents a rather remarkable species of katydid cricket. The fascinating invertebrate has a quite broad zone of habitation. Although the typically placid creature remains essentially harmless to humans, it does have the ability to deliver a painful bite if handled. Fortunately, its numbers appear to continue to […]
Jaguarundi
Jaguarundi Facts The simple term of Jaguarundi actually serves as the attention-grabbing common name for a truly remarkable species of wild cat. The scientific name of the mammal, however, remains that of the difficult to pronounce Herpailurus yagouaroundi. By either name, it represents an animal that, sadly, now only shows scattered population groupings. Thus, it […]
Long Eared Owl
Long Eared Owl Facts Related Articles Long Eared Owl Physical Description Not surprisingly, the beautiful Long Eared Owl merits attention for other factors than merely its size. That holds true because the animal develops as an owl of only medium-to-large physical size. Generally, it does display a moderate of the trait of sexual dimorphism. Individuals […]
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Facts The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is a comparatively large species of dolphin. Quite understandably, its name derives from its distinctive mottled coloring. Also, this species was first identified in 1828. Pronounced variations in coloring, size, and physical shape occurs between individual specimens. Further, its outgoing behavior towards humans has earned it a […]
Fiddler Ray
Fiddler Ray Facts The somewhat distinctive common name of Fiddler Ray actually applies to either of two species within the genus Trygonorrhina. The two remarkable species therein also occasionally go by the distinctive alternate common name of the banjo ray. Wholly regardless of the term one uses, though, the small genus in fact represents a […]
Reticulated Python
Reticulated Python Facts The amazing animal named the Reticulated Python is a particularly large variety of python. In fact, although not the most heavily built, the animal currently ranks as the longest snake on earth. That impressive fact alone makes the creature worthy of note. Just as with other types of pythons, though, this truly […]
Binturong
Binturong Facts The Binturong represents a quite rare species of viverrid. In fact, this faascinating species currently lists as Vulnerable. The IUCN made this determination due to a rapidly declining population. In addition, researchers acknowledge a total of nine known subspecies of this creature. Although often called a bearcat, this impressive animal actually has no […]
Mountain Pygmy Possum
Mountain Pygmy Possum Facts Most notably, the accidental discovery of fossil evidence of the Mountain Pygmy Possum occurred in 1895. In addition, this quite surprising discovery occurred in an isolated cave. Further, at that time, science believed the fascinating species to be extinct. However, an accidental discovery of a living individual occurred in the year […]
Blue Footed Booby
Blue Footed Booby Facts Related Articles Blue Footed Booby Physical Description The intriguingly-named Blue Footed Booby never seems to fail to grab the attention of those who encounter it. The reason for that clearly stands out, of course, in its remarkably-hued feet. Yet, Nature also blessed it with its own appeal in other numerous ways, […]
Spanish Dancer
Spanish Dancer Facts The truly visually stunning Spanish Dancer ranks as a comparatively large and brilliantly colored species of beautiful nudibranch. The remarkable creature also goes by the tongue-twisting scientific name of the Hexabranchus sanguineus. The distinctive swirling motion that the fascinating animal uses to swim serves as the source of the vividly descriptive common […]
