The Greater big-footed mouse is another species only found on the island of Madagascar that is coming under great threat. With the combination of fire during the dry season, cattle being pushed into its habitat and habitat loss mostly due t...
The Hirola species of antelope is currently classed as critically endangered and has seen a gigantic drop in population over the last 30 years declining from around 14,000 to current figures of just over 600. The reason for the massive decl...
The Indri is native to the eastern forests of Madagascar and is the largest species of Lemur on the whole island. The local natives believe the Indri to be an ancestor of man and as such the species is protected to a certain degree with locals ba...
Baird's tapir makes its home in Central and South America and is actually the largest indigenous mammal in Central America. This unique mammal shares common ancestors with horses and rhinos but resembles the ancestors more than today's h...
Here’s a list you wish you never saw; the world’s top 20 most scary looking creatures in no particular order. Maybe it’s time to re-think your next dip in the sea or adventurous outdoor trip! Have we missed something? Let us know by leaving a co...
The marsupial moles are small marsupials found in western Australia. Despite the name the marsupial moles are actually not moles at all and are much more closely related to other marsupial species that are native to Australia. The term mol...
The Golden-crowned sifaka is one of the most rare lemurs on the island of Madagascar and is the smallest out of the three sifaka species. Exclusive to Madagascar like all lemurs, the Golden-crowned sifaka is estimated to have a population o...
When you think dangerous animals your probably going to think along the lines of scorpions, snakes, spiders, sharks, lions etc, there is no doubt that these animals can be extremely dangerous but what about swans? The predefined concepts...
Are you ready to see 10 of the worlds most ugliest creatures known to man? Do these animals look so foul and so ugly to scare away predators at the mere sight of them? or does mother nature just have a weird sense of humor? you decide! from the leas...
This small marsupial is found only in three isolated areas of south east Australia and there is only believed to be around 200 alive today, leading to the Mountain pygmy possum being classed as endangered. The Mountain pygmy possum was unkn...
The Cuttlefish is one of the most intelligent invertebrates in the world and contrary to what the name suggests the Cuttlefish is actually a mollusk and is part of the same family as squids and octopus's. Like its close relatives the Cuttlef...
If you are an avid follower of It's Nature then you might recognize some of these elusive mammals, however to the everyday public these animals are relatively unknown and are some of the most unique mammals in the natural world. It's not unco...
Very often the most deadly and the most painful ways to lose your life to the creatures of the world are not the snakes, the crocodiles and the tigers that you might imagine. They are silent, deadly creatures that can bring with them an agonizing death that leaves you no time for the...
The Tatzelwurm is a mysterious cryptid that makes its home in the Alps. Though sighting of the creature are uncommon the Tatzelwurm has managed to become a beast of legend in the local communities and has amassed a variety of different alias...
The Mediterranean monk seal's are the most critically endangered of all sea mammals are a re believed to number as low as 400 — 500 individuals and still declining. The Monk seals are under threat in a variety of different which all stem back t...
Anderson's mouse opossum is a small marsupial that is thought o live exclusively in the forest areas of the Andes in Southern Peru. This species is very rare and until 1998 was only known by 1 specimen that was found over 50 years ago. In 1998 6 m...
Tasmania is one of Australia's most remarkable environments and the echidna is one of Australia's most remarkable native animals. Observing echidna's whilst in Tasmania is indeed a remarkable experience. The Tasmanian Echidna was onc...
There are many creatures on this planet that are widely known to be poisonous or venomous including numerous species of spiders, snakes and scorpions. The average person is probably familiar with deadly creatures such as the black widow s...
The Seychelles sheath-tailed bat is native to the Seychelles islands and can only be found in two isolated locations. The population of the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat's is steadily declining due to loss of habitat and human expansion a...
The Greater bamboo lemur s found exclusively on the island of Madagascar and can be immediately recognized by its prominent white ears. The Greater bamboo lemur was actually believed to have been extinct up until 1972 when a small isolated...
