Rebecca Bales
Author for A-Z Animals

Key Points: The male long-tailed widow bird has the longest tail in relation to its body. While its body is only nine inches long, its tail is three feet long… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: The biggest snake in the world is the green anaconda with a whopping length of 30 feet. Green anacondas live in Brazilian swamps and the Amazon Rainforest, and… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: Due to poaching, habitat destruction, and climate change, elephants are on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List. African bush elephants and Asian elephants are… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: Found in Central and South America, the greater spear-nosed bat is unusual in that it feeds on birds, bats, and small rodents. Spectral bats are the largest found… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: The sea otter is an adorable animal because it has a small, round face and a tendency to float on its back, even holding hands with others when… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: The Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, the smallest rodent in the world, inhabits sandy areas in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The smallest bird in the world, weighing a mere 0.07 ounces,… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: The giant huntsman spider only lives in caves in Laos, and it can have a leg span of up to a horrifying twelve inches. The Amazon rainforest's goliath… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: The bald eagle does not carry the title of the largest bird of prey, but it is certainly the most majestic. It takes five years for a bald… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points The tiniest cat in the world is the rusty-spotted cat, which weighs just 2.0 to 3.5 lbs and only grows to about the size of an eight-week-old kitten.… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points Most of the biggest animals to ever inhabit the earth are extinct, but a few that are still alive today include the elephant, polar bear, and blue whale.… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: 'Bella,' 'Daisy,' 'Max,' and 'Charlie' have consistently come out on top as the most popular dog names in the world! 'Balto' is a great historical dog name because… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: Elephants can carry a staggering seven tons. The saltwater crocodile's horrifying bite generates 3,700 pounds of force. Anacondas can squeeze with the strength of 10 people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5f0ugLmrbc&ab_channel=A-Z-Animals Watch… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 4 years ago

Key Points: A wholphin, a cross between a female bottle-nosed dolphin and a male false killer whale, is one of the rarest hybrid animals on earth. A liger comes from… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 4 years ago

Key Points: The blue whale is not only the largest mammal in the world--it's also the largest animal of all types on the planet!Guess what the largest lizard in the… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 4 years ago

Key Points The Pistol Shrimp is said to fire a "shot" of heat that is just as hot as the surface of the sun! The Pistol Shrimp's claw shots are… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 12 years ago