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Key Points The history of humans' bonding with animals may date back as far as 10,000 years into the past.It's hard to identify the exact point in history when humans… Read More

By Lex Basu 3 years ago

Key Points The pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey on Earth with an average size of 5.1 inches and weight of 3.5 ounces. They live in the Amazon basin in… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points: The least skipper butterfly belongs to a family that's known for its widely-spaced antennae that curl at the ends. The least is the smallest of the skippers with… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points: The smallest known fish in the world, the Photocorynus spiniceps, is a type of angler fish. The males, which are parasitic and attach themselves to the female, are… Read More

By Dana Mayor 3 years ago

Key Points: The Chihuahua breed, first recognized as a breed in 1908 by the American Kennel Club, is the breed that showcases the smallest dog in the world, standing at… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

INSIDE: Discover the largest eagle wingspan in the world! Key Points The biggest eagle is the roughly 14-pound Martial Eagle of sub-Saharan Africa. It has an 8.5-foot wingspan and is… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points Found in Arkansas in 2012, the largest alligator measured 13 feet 3 inches and weighed 1,380 pounds. The longest confirmed alligator was 15 feet and 9 inches, though… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points Scientists are still debating whether or not the Sarcosuchus imperator, nicknamed "Supercroc," is the biggest crocodile to have ever lived. Most fossils of it were found in the… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

Key Points The smallest snake in the world, only recently discovered and classified as an endangered species, is the Barbados Thread Snake. Resembling an earthworm, its adult length is about… Read More

By Rebecca Bales 3 years ago

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: Brood X is a group of cicadas slated to come out of hiding in the Spring of 2021 in parts of the United States. This type of cicada… Read More

By Lex Basu 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 commonly held view is that the biggest insect in the world is the Giant wētā, a large flightless cricket that can weigh nearly three ounces and measure… Read More

By Dana Mayor 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: There's a model of the 94-foot-long blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. But the… Read More

By Lex Basu 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 Shire breed carries the biggest horses in the world. They were originally bred to pull heavy carts on farms, breweries, and coal mines, and are still used… Read More

By Heather Hall 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 The biggest dogs are mastiffs, which originate from ancient Roman war dogs and can be 160 to 230 pounds. The biggest dog ever was an English mastiff that… Read More

By Lex Basu 3 years ago

Key Points: What's weirder than weird? The tardigrade, a microscopic creature that is virtually indestructible, even able to survive space!The pangolin, or scaly anteater, is covered in plate-like scales that… Read More

By Lex Basu 3 years ago

Here at AZ Animals, we're all about scientifically-sourced research that helps our readers better understand and connect with the animals in the world around them. But sometimes, we just need… Read More

By Abby Parks 3 years ago

Key Points: There are two types of cicadas: annual cicadas, which appear every year, and periodical cicadas, which emerge every 13 to 17 years. Brood X is a group of… Read More

By Heather Hall 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: Some animals may appear "dumb" but are actually smart, such as the killdeer, which distracts predators from its nest of young by faking a broken wing. The horned… Read More

By Heather Ross 3 years ago

Key Points Long-eared owls blend in visually and also fly in near-perfect silence. There are both blue and white arctic foxes, and the white ones turn brown and grey during… Read More

By Lex Basu 3 years ago

Key Points: Surprisingly, it's illegal to own pet hedgehogs, ferrets, and turtles in some states. Many states and cities have also banned pet monkeys, sugar gliders, Chausies, skunks, lemurs, and… Read More

By Emily Wolfel 3 years ago

Key Points In the game, gold, blue, orange, brown, and pink Axolotls are relatively easy to find and take care of. But in real life, Axolotls are solitary, critically endangered,… Read More

By Abby Parks 3 years ago

Key Points Orangutans and chimps are some of the smartest animals. Orangutans share 97% of their DNA with humans, and both primates use tools and shelter, with complex ritualistic social… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points: Shingleback lizards are unusual Australian animals that mate for life and have live births of their young. Male and female pairs share parenting duties and sometimes walk side-by-side… Read More

By Abby Parks 3 years ago

Key Points David Suzuki is famous as the host of Canadian Broadcasting Company’s “The Nature of Things.” Also, he has won the UN Environment Programme Medal and the UNESCO Kalinga… Read More

By Abby Parks 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: Some of the animals people have elected to office in the U.S include dogs, cats, mules, goats, and cows. When a community in Washington elected Committeeman Boston Curtis… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 3 years ago

Key Points: At 21.5 tons and 41.5 feet long, the whale shark is the world's biggest fish. This shark lives in tropical waters 70 degrees Fahrenheit and warmer and is… Read More

By Heather Hall 3 years ago

Key Points: The water moccasin snake is the only semi-aquatic pit viper, as well as the only venomous water snake in North America. It reaches an average length of 31.5… Read More

By Jeremy Phillips 3 years ago

Key Points: Vampire bats are the only flying venomous mammals. Their venom is not directly harmful in that it doesn't cause pain or paralysis, but it aids the bats by… Read More

By Peter Pchemut 3 years ago

Key Points: Cheetahs are a rare find on safari excursions, as they are most active after sunset. They are solitary creatures that spend their days resting to avoid the intense… Read More

By Abby Parks 3 years ago

Key Points Okay, so number one can actually only jump ten inches. But for a flea that measures only a tiny fraction of an inch, that's 200 times their size.… Read More

By Lex Basu 3 years ago

Key Points The 6th mass extinction is going on and believe it or not, ninety nine percent of species have gone extinct in the past five hundred years alone.Humans have… Read More

By Lex Basu 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 peregrine falcon can reach an amazing speed of 242 mph in descent. The fastest insect? If you thought it was the pesky housefly, you'd be correct. Amazingly,… Read More

By Lex Basu 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