It's Nature

Rosy Boas are a larger heavy bodied boa constrictor, which is the family of snakes that constrict their prey to kill it rather than eat it live. Rosy boas are among the smallest snakes in the boa family, usually not growing longer than three feet in length. The female Rosy Boa is larger than the...

The Reticulated Python is a non venomous species of python that is located in southern Asia. It is also considered the longest snake in the world, with the longest specimen that has been recorded to date to be about the same , or a bit larger than the longest anaconda at about 32 feet long. It is...

The Flying Dragon, native to the rain forests and rubber plantations of Asia and the Indies, is a small lizard that can, when spreading a move able flap of skin that is attached to its movable ribs, form wings for gliding from tree to tree, and is able to cover distances up to 25 feet. The wings,...

The Giant Hairy Scorpion is the largest scorpion in North America, and can, when fully grown, reach a length of about six inched long in body. They are brown, with yellow pincher’s, with brown hairs covering their bodies from which the name comes. Named for the hairs that cover its body, the Giant...

The American brown pelican ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts of North and South America. They are most commonly seen from Virginia south to the mouth of the Amazon River and from the central coasts of California to the south of Chile and Galapagos Islands. The Gulf states of...

The Granite Spiny Lizard is its own species of LIzard, and ranges between 7 and 10 inches long. It is distinguished by strongly keeled dorsal scales that are very pointed on both body and tail. The Granite has a very wide purple stripe on its dorsal. The male is yellowish green or deep blue in...

The Caracara, which is also called the Mexican Eagle, is Mexico’s national bird. They have long necks, quite large head and both are white, with bare skin on the face, which shines brighter red. The Caracara is brown/black in color, unless they are not yet mature, in which case they are buff...

The Golden Fronted Woodpecker, which is native to Texas and Oklahoma, lives in the scrubs areas, nearly always near cottonwood groves, in cactus groves and near rural areas in such habitats as this is about seven inches long, They are black and white in color, with barred black and white backs,...

The Addax are the most well adapted of all desert antelope, shaped like a reindeer, they have short necks, high raised up withers and straight backs as well as rounded backsides. They have what looks like a brown toupee that sits on their forehead, and a white mask of hair that crosses their nose....

The Kinkajou lives in the subtropics or tropical rain forests, in Central and South America, where most of their life is spent in trees. This is a lot easier for them than for many other animals as they have several quite interesting adaptations, one of which is an incredible tail, and the other...

The Aye-aye is found only one place in the world. On the Island of Madagascar, this rarely seen animal lives exclusively, and although it doesn’t look like an ape of any kind, its related to a chimpanzee as well as a human. The Aye-aye is dark brown or black in color and has a huge bushy tail...

A bald eagle isn’t really bald, but it does look that way, with its snowy white head fathers and white tail. The bald eagle is the national symbol and bird of the United States, yet it was nearly made extinct there by the hand of human beings. For many years they were hunted, both for sporting and...

The Blue marlin is a strikingly lovely fish, the largest of the Atlantic Marlin as well as being one of the largest actual fish in the world, with the female, who is much larger than the male, reaching about 14 feet long and weighing in about 1900 pounds, nearly a ton. The average for these...

The Moose is part of the deer family, the largest species in the family actually. You can tell a male moose easily by its huge antlers that will spread over six feet sometimes. The Moose has a long face and a muzzle that will dangle over its chin when he is fully mature. A flap of skin that’s...

The Mule Deer, which is also called the Blacktail, is a medium sized deer that has a stocky body and long sturdy legs. In the summer time they are deep red brown or yellowish brown, and in winter turn to a grayish color with a throat and rump patch and the insides of legs are white. Mule deer have...

Krill are small crustaceans that are a great deal like shrimp and live an swim in the arctic seas. Krill are pink and translucent, and congregate in very large groups, dense masses that are termed swarms or clouds, which turn the surface of the ocean bright pink. Krill are very important in ecology...

The Emu is Australia’s tallest native bird and will reach a height of 3 to 5 feet when standing upright. It may also reach weights of 60 to 70 pounds and is a bit lighter than the cassowary, which is a distant cousin. They have very shaggy feathers which are colored a grayish brown and the neck and...

The sea otter is one of the very smallest marine mammals, and spends most of its life in the sea. Males weigh about 100 pounds and are about five feet long, while the females are smaller weighing about 60-75 pounds and measure just about 3-4 feet long. The sea otters have the thickest fur of any...

The peacock is a very large bird, and colorful, typically bright greens and blues. Peacocks are a type of pheasant, that is known for the iridescent tail feathers that they can spread out in a train that flows behind them, or spread upward, to form a fan of color. The peacocks tail is usually about...

The Toco Toucan is only at home in the tropical rain forest of South America, living no where else in the world, yet it is known and loved by nearly everyone on every continent. The Toucan has been made popular in television and advertising, its huge over sized bill, with its bright array of colors...