Unlike almost any other American animal, the coyote -- known for the way it howls in late evening and early morning -- can be found in every state except Hawaii. Native Americans thought the coyote arrived with the first man and woman and would...

Nature never stops to amaze us with the variety of life forms accomplished in millions of years of adaptive evolution .The appearance of transparent creatures aimed their survival in hostile environments full with predators. Transparent Jellyfish Most...

Wrinkled skin of Shar Pei dog looks this way because in the past, this species was used to fight. His large amount of wrinkled skin of Shar Pei's was harder to be bitten by the opponent and less painful for him. Shar Pei dogs were so effective in...

If you went to the zoo and asked to see a cougar, a puma, a mountain lion, a panther, a painter, a catamount, an American lion, a deer tiger, a brown tiger, an American ghost, a mountain devil and a night screamer, you might be surprised at how little...

Porcupines are the third largest of the rodents, behind the capybara and the beaver. Most porcupines are about 25–36 in (63–91 cm) long, with an 8–10 in (20–25 cm) long tail. Porcupines occupy a wide range of habitats in tropical and...

Chinchillas are originally from the Andes in South America. The name 'Chinchilla' comes from a South American Indian tribe and means Little Chinta. Chinchillas can be found in a variety of colors including the standard gray (the only color found in...

Crows appear to have evolved in central Asia and radiated out into North America, Africa, Europe, and Australia. Crows can be found anywhere in the world except for Antarctica and South America. Some crow species are not totally black and are found...

Lizards are a very large and widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3,800 species. Lizards first appeared approximately 200 million years ago, evolving alongside the dinosaurs. The tail of some lizards separate from the body when the...

According to history peacocks were brought to Egypt more than three thousand years ago by the Phoenicians. Peacocks have an average lifespan of twenty years in the wild. Indian Peacock is the national bird of India.In the wild in India they are a...

Its name came from the Mexican Aztec word tlalocelot, which means field tiger. Ocelots do not have teeth appropriate for chewing, so they tear their food to pieces and swallow it whole. (source) The ocelot lives in Mexico and South and Central...

Jaguars are the largest of South America's big cats. The jaguar’s name means “a beast that kills its prey with a single bound.” Jaguars are excellent swimmers. Jaguars are 5 to 6 feet in length and weigh between 100 to 250 pounds. The...

Pigs were domesticated around 7,000 BC. They were the first animals to ever be used domestically. A pig can run a 7 minute mile. The scream of a frightened pig can measure 115 decibels. A female pig is called a sow, while the male is called...