Mexico
Monarch Butterfly
During migration, Monarch Butterflies may travel 250 or more miles each day.
Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
Some colonies have millions of bats
Peregrine Falcon
Fastest animal on Earth
Cooper’s Hawk
Eyes change color as they age
Muskrat
The muskrat can stay underwater up to 17 minutes at a time
Red Finch
Red finches can form flocks of over 100 birds.
Bowfin
The bowfin is a primitive fish that first evolved in the Jurassic
Eel
Eels can be a mere few inches long to 13 feet!
Hamster
Able to run as quickly backwards as forwards!
House Finch
The house finch can become redder depending on what it eats
Pigeon
They can find their way back to their nests from up to 1300 miles away.
Mourning Dove
It is almost always the male who makes the famous sad sound, which is a wooing call
Alligator Gar
The alligator gar has toxic eggs to protect against predators
Spotted Gar
They are commonly mistaken as logs in the water due to their cylindrical body.
Leopard Frog
They can jump up to three feet
Kinkajou
The kinkajou is a nimble forest-dwelling mammal of Central and South America.
Locust
Each locust can eat its weight in plants each day.