Western Sahara

Eel

Eels can be a mere few inches long to 13 feet!

Bichir

The bichir species is more than 400 million years old

Pigeon

They can find their way back to their nests from up to 1300 miles away.

Desert Locust

Solitary locusts are grey while gregarious locusts are yellow with stripes.

Locust

Each locust can eat its weight in plants each day.

Striped Hyena

The striped hyenas usually mark their territories with the help of the scent gland secretions from their anal pouch.

Horsefly

Horseflies have been seen performing Immelmann turns, much like fighter jets.

Skink Lizard

Some skinks lay eggs in some habitats while giving birth to skinklets in other habitats.

Thrush

The American robin is called the robin because its red breast reminded European settlers of the robin back in the old country.

Huntsman Spider

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

Rodents

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.

Carpenter Ant

Carpenter ants can lift up to seven times their own weight with their teeth!

Spider Wasp

They prey on spiders to feed their larvae or they parasitize other spider wasps.

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