Europe
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
This is the biggest venomous snake in North America, with a few that reach 8 feet long.
Cinereous Vulture
This vulture can fly at great heights. At least one was found a few thousand feet from the top of Mount Everest.
Griffon Vulture
Can spot a dead animal from thousands of feet away
Kestrel
Can hang suspended on wind currents
Dunnock
Both male and female dunnocks can have multiple mates every breeding season
Trout
They don’t have scales for their first month of life!
Eurasian Jay
The Eurasian jay has the ability to mimic other sounds
Blue Tit
The blue tit can hang upside down from branches
Sea Roach
They breathe through gills but live on land
Harlequin Snake
They are sometimes called American cobras because they belong to the same family as cobras!
Whinchat
The whinchat can imitate the songs of at least a dozen other tpes of birds!
Whiting
"Whiting" can refer to certain other species of ray-finned fish
Cat Snake
Some cat snakes have a prehensile tail that helps them climb into trees.
Nose-horned viper
The fangs of a nose-horned viper can be as long as half an inch
Hawk Moth Caterpillar
Many hawk moth caterpillars eat toxins from plants, but don’t sequester them the way milkweed butterflies do. Most toxins are excreted.