Cantor’s giant softshell turtle is native to Cambodia and Vietnam and is extremely rare, leading to the amazing turtle being recently classed as an endangered species. One of the largest species of turtle in the world, Cantor’s giant softshell turtle is also one of the strangest to look at. The majority of turtles have an
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus Principalis) was though to extinct until a recent discovery.The elusive Ivory-billed Woodpecker is now classed as critically endangered with sightings of this beautiful bird still as scarce as always. The Ivory-billed woodpecker is classed as an American Woodpecker but there are actually two distinct sub-species of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, those being
The Mhorr gazell is the largest of the true gazelles, and is a brown red color on the neck and back, with white underbelly and tail. Both the male and the female have very curvy ridged horns that are quite distinctive in nature. Mhorr Gazelle The Mhorr gazelle once ranged in vast herds, but living
The Kouprey, also called the Cambodian Forest Ox is one of the most mysterious animals alive today. It was unseen and unheard of until late 1937, and since then has been seen a bare handful of times by scientists. The Kouprey is a greyish colored forest oxen, with frayed looking horns and a long dewlap
The Dwarf blue sheep is a smaller wild sheep, weighing in at about 25-40 KG, or about 50-90 pounds. It lives mostly on rocky slopes generally at very high altitudes, such as between 8500 and 9500 feet above sea level. The dwarf blue lives mostly on grasses but also other plants such as club moss.
The Yangtze River Dolphins were at one time widely spread and were found in one place only.. in the three gorges that live in the mouth of the Yangtze River of China The Yangtze River Dolphin can grow to be as large as a large man, one of the biggest of dolphins, and one of
The Przewalski Horse is an herbivore that is about 7 feet long from head to tip of tail, and may weight about 700 pounds. It will stand approximately 4 or 4 and a half feet tall. The Przewalski Horse has a coat that is reddish in color, but can vary to a light tan, or
The Florida panther is a relative of the cougar and as its name would indicate, it is found quite often in Florida. Though the species used to be available in larger numbers, the Florida panther is now critically endangered, with its numbers decreasing at an alarming rate. It’s thought that there are just 80 to
The Red Panda is often mistaken for a cat or even a fox because it is quite small being that it is just a little bit larger than your average house cat. The species is classified as endangered with an estimated population of just 2,500 left. The reason for the declining population has to do
The Blue Whale is what is known as a baleen whale, a mammal, that can grow up to 110 feet long and weigh about two hundred tons. It is thought to be the largest animal to have ever lived. As tall as a tree if it were stood upright, the blue whale comes in various
Kitti’s Hog nosed bat is also known as the Bumble bee bat and is the smallest known bat species today. Weighing in at about 2 grams, (roughly the weight of a dime) and attaining an adult length of only 30 to 40 mm, it is the only species to be found in this genus and
The Po’ouli is an endangered bird found on the north-eastern slopes of Haleakala on the island of Maui. Po’ouli means “dark head” and is otherwise known as the Black Faced Honeycreeper. The discovery of the Po’ouli was in 1973 by three students from the University of Hawaii. The students found this small bird in the
One of the most unique of the geckos that inhabit Seychelle Islands is the Giant Bronze Gecko (Ailuronxy trachygaster). Originally this animal was thought to be from only one area but has since been discovered to belong to two. Loss of habitat has proven to create real problems for many species of lizards and the
Whales are a member of a family called balanidae. The Right Whale grows to be about sixty feet long and will be about twelve feet long when it is born. Adults weigh about sixty tons when they are fully grown. They are black in color, although they can range to other hues, with very distinctive
The Gorilla has been shown in movies and films as an awe inspiring terrifying animal which preys on young maidens. To that end it was very often a target of those who didn’t know its true nature. Gorillas, far from being terrible and fearsome creatures are actually very gentle in nature and have strong ties
