Leech
Has 10 pairs of eyes!
Has 10 pairs of eyes!
Although it is a tree squirrel, it spends most of its time on the ground.
The spinal column of the shrew Scutisorex somereni is so strong and reinforced that it can support the weight of an adult human.
Sliders spend lots of time basking in the sun. As cold-blooded animals, they need the sun to heat up.
They can run as fast as 45 mph.
The name chipmunk is derived from an Ojibwe word that means “one who descends the trees headfirst.”
When the glass lizard loses its tail it can grow another one. But the new tail lacks the markings of the old one and is usually shorter.
Honey buzzards are medium-sized raptors that earned their names by raiding the nests of bees and wasps.
Ferrets were used during the Revolutionary War to keep down the rat population.
Rat snakes are medium-to-large, nonvenomous snakes that kill by constriction.
There are two different types of white ferrets!