Germany

Eurasian Beaver

Eats 20% of its weight daily!

Eurasian Lynx

Eurasian lynxes can survive extreme weather up to elevations of 18,000 feet

Honey Buzzard

Honey buzzards are medium-sized raptors that earned their names by raiding the nests of bees and wasps.

Asp

It was the symbol of royalty in Egypt, and its bite was used for the execution of favored criminals in Greco-Roman times.

Sable Ferret

Ferrets were used during the Revolutionary War to keep down the rat population.

Lazarus Lizard

Lazarus Lizards can communicate through chemical and visual signals.

Rat Snakes

Rat snakes are constrictors from the Colubridae family of snakes.

European Robin

Male robins are so aggressive and territorial that they will attack their own reflections.

Dog Tick

Dog ticks feed on dogs and other mammals

Owl

The owl can rotate its head some 270 degrees

Ortolan Bunting

The tradition of hiding your face with a napkin or towel while eating this bird was begun by a priest who was a friend of the great French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.