Animal News & Articles

Key Points Some creatures light up the night by taking to the air. Fireflies attract mates and warn off predators with their glow, while fungus gnats hang shining thread to… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: All of the animals on this list were born blind. Although blind, many of these animals have their own way of viewing the world if not by sight.Many… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points: Some of the most beautiful yellow animals in the world are slugs, frogs, and birds. A few of the yellow animals on this list are poisonous and should… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Quick Answer: Yes, most dinosaurs are classified as reptiles. However, not all reptiles are dinosaurs. There were large birds that fit more into the avian category that are also considered… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: Some of the world's sleepiest animals dwell in trees, such as the eucalyptus munching koala and the famously slow-moving sloth.Tiny animals like the tree shrew and little brown… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: Many ground-dwelling mammals, such as giant anteaters, armadillos, and shrews consume insects. Most are equipped with physical adaptations to help, like very long tongues or large amounts of… Read More

By Heather Ross 3 years ago

Key Points: Size is the most obvious difference between falcons and hawks. Hawks most often measure between 18 and 30 inches long. Falcons are typically 8 to 26 inches. There… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: Flying foxes are technically a member of the bat family, but they differ from other bats in navigating by sight instead of echolocation, and they primarily eat fruit.… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: Parthenogenesis is one of the most common forms of asexual reproduction in animals. The marbled crayfish is the only known decapod crustacean that reproduces asexually, creating identical copies… Read More

By Krishna Maxwell 3 years ago

Key Points: Dogs have large and particularly expressive eyes. While pugs are the breed that typically sports the biggest eyes, the dog with the largest eyes in the world is… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points: The smallest shark in the world, recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records, is the dwarf lanternshark, with an average length of 6.3 inches for males and… Read More

By Emily Wolfel 3 years ago

Key Points: Stick bugs, often called walking sticks, have evolved over millions of years to look like sticks. There are 3000 species of stick insects worldwide, as they take on… Read More

By Krishna Maxwell 3 years ago

Key Points The saltwater crocodile has the strongest bite of any reptile, with a force of 3,700 PSI, making it one of the deadliest animals in the world. Saltwater crocs… Read More

By Krishna Maxwell 3 years ago

These nine animals have unique characteristics that make them stand out from other animals. Key Points: The endangered kakapo, only found in New Zealand, is the only flightless parrot in… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: The dolphin family is related to species like oceanic dolphins, river dolphins, killer whales, false killer whales, and pilot whales. Dolphins are cetaceans--mammals that spend their lives immersed… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points The okapi is actually related to the giraffe. It is native to only one region in the world: the Ituri Rainforest in the Democratic Republic of Congo. From… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points: The Siberian tiger, the largest species of tiger on the planet, is arguably the most beautiful of apex predators with its coat of black stripes against orange, acting… Read More

By Krishna Maxwell 3 years ago

Key Points: Inhabiting the region of Amur in Russia and China, the Amur leopard has been hunted for its spotted fur to the point of near extinction. The vaquita is… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: The entire journey of the Monarch butterfly covers 3,000 miles, broken into increments of 250 miles per day. On their trip from northeastern North America to Mexico, the… Read More

By Heather Ross 3 years ago

Key Points: Native to the coastal waters between the Indian Ocean and Central Pacific, sea bunnies are cute, fluffy marine-based slugs that resemble rabbits. They are diverse organisms which can… Read More

By Krishna Maxwell 3 years ago

Key Points: Spiders are classified as arachnids, belonging to the arthropod family, which includes 45,000 known species found all over the world. Common arthropods include house spiders, mites, scorpions, ticks,… Read More

By Dana Mayor 3 years ago

Key Points: An analogy is a comparison of two separate things based on characteristics that both have. An example would be, “Den is to fox as nest is to bird,”… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: The fastest fish in the ocean all have one thing in common: they are long, narrow, and have special adaptations to reduce drag. The black marlin has low,… Read More

By Krishna Maxwell 3 years ago

Key Points Tigers are heavier, larger, and longer than lions, also exhibiting exotic stripes and striking colors that camouflage them in the jungle. But all five subspecies are endangered due… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: The thresher shark's "superpower" is its "bionic tail," which is the same length as its body. Thresher sharks can swim into the midst of a school of fish… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points: Jackson Galaxy, the host of the Animal Planet series My Cat From Hell became an expert on cats while working for the Humane Society, where 10-12 million animals… Read More

By Ashley Haugen 3 years ago

Key Points: The oldest dog ever recorded was Bluey, an Australian cattle dog who lived in Rochester, Victoria, Australia. Bluey lived 29 years and 5 months. She had a very… Read More

By Heather Ross 3 years ago

Key Points: The blue whale is both the largest and the heaviest animal, but not all of the animals on our list are so obvious. Many species of whale can… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points: People claim to have sighted a huge, black shark in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California. They claim its mouth is wide enough… Read More

By Lex Basu 3 years ago

Key Points: The Bichon Frise dog has a double coat of soft, silken hair similar to a collection of cotton balls. This dog is only a foot tall on average… Read More

By Emily Wolfel 3 years ago

Key Points: Characteristics of a mammal include: giving birth to live young, producing milk, breathing air through lungs, having hair or fur, and having a backbone. Sharks are fish and… Read More

By Heather Ross 3 years ago

Key Points: The margay is a smaller breed of wildcat found in the rainforests of Mexico, Central America, and South America. The margay typically lives alone in trees and has… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points: A burrowing animal is one that spends much of its life in its burrow not just animals that create burrows but don't stay mostly in them. A burrow… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points Sharks, like other fish, have skeletons made of cartilage. The tough skin of sharks is attributed to teeth-like dermal denticles. The largest shark in the world is actually… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago