Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

Rhesus Macaque

Rhesus Macaques are the most widely distributed primate in terms of geographic diversity

Bronze-winged Jacana

Fathers pick up their young and carry them under their wings

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

The pheasant-tailed jacana is the only species in its family that migrates long distances.

Loris

Like all lorises, slow loris has a cute wide-eyed look, but it also has a venomous sting that can rot human flesh.

Crab Spider

Crab Spiders can mimic ants or bird droppings

Huntsman Spider

Some huntsman spiders have an interesting way of moving around. Some cartwheel while others do handsprings or backflips.

The capybara, the world’s largest rodent, likes to be in and around bodies of water. Because of this, the Catholic Church in South America decided that it was a fish, and people were allowed to eat it during Lent and First Fridays.

Dung Beetle

The dung beetle can push objects many times its own weight

Armyworm

They are so named because they "march" in armies of worms from one crop to another in search of food

Banana Spider

People spin clothing and fishing nets out of these spiders’ silk.

Turtles

Some species of aquatic turtles can get up to 70 percent of their oxygen through their butt.

Common House Spider

House spiders have the ability to eat most insects in a home.

Redback Spider

The redback spiders found in New Caledonia differ from other populations in that they don’t practice sexual cannibalism and don’t bite people as much.