st20113 Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Duck-billed Platypus
The duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is one of the most remarkable creatures in the animal…
Odobenus rosmarus | Walrus
The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is one of the largest pinnipeds — fin-footed marine mammals —…
Struthio camelus | Common Ostrich
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus) is the world’s largest living bird and the fastest land…
Alpheidae | Pistol Shrimp
The pistol shrimp, comprising the family Alpheidae of approximately 1,000 species, is one of the…
Cryptoprocta ferox | Fossa
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is Madagascar’s largest endemic carnivore and one of the island’s most…
Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse
Introduction A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun,...
Pandion haliaetus | Osprey
Introduction The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), known colloquially as the fish hawk, sea hawk, or river...
Chrysocyon brachyurus | Maned Wolf
Introduction The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the largest canid of South America and the...
Ophiophagus hannah | King Cobra
Introduction The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)—from the Greek ophiophagos (‘snake-eater’)—is the world’s longest venomous snake,...
Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback Whale
Introduction The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale belonging to the...