Animal lists featuring species that are linked either by type, location, or habitat. From rainforest animals to awesome amphibians; discover the world’s most amazing animals!
Animals that live in lakes include fish such as lake trout, walleye and northern pike; mammals such as beavers, mink and otters; birds such as ducks, herons and kingfishers; and invertebrates such as clams, mussels, water snails, crayfish and dragonflies.
On this page is a list of lake animals that includes these and other species from around the world.
Funny animals pictures and facts – a list of the world’s most amusing-looking species.
They may look hilarious to our eyes, but each of the animals on this page has developed its peculiar features in order to survive…
A list of tundra animals with pictures and facts, plus interesting information on the tundra biome.
The world’s woodlands provide an important habitat for many different species. On this page is a list of woodland animals from all around the world, with pictures, facts, and links to further information.
Examples of animals that hibernate include rodents such as the Alpine marmot, Arctic ground squirrel, eastern chipmunk, and groundhog; bats such as the big brown bat, gray bat and whiskered bat; and other mammals including the brown bear, black bear, and short-beaked echidna.
Non-mammalian animals that enter a state of dormancy similar to hibernation include the common box turtle, common garter snake and wood frog.
On this page, you’ll find out about the lifestyles of these and other animals that hibernate, plus interesting facts on hibernation and similar states of dormancy.
Examples of weird amphibians include the Chinese giant salamander, the world’s largest amphibian; amphiumas, a group of eel-like salamanders with tiny legs; the African clawed toad, which has bizarre clawed hind feet; the olm, a blind, cave-dwelling salamander; and Wallace’s flying frog, which is able to glide with its webbed feet.
On this page, you’ll meet all of these, and many other weird amphibians, from all around the world.
Weird reptiles include the bizarre Armadillo girdled lizard, with its plated skin and unusual defense mechanism; the Asian giant softshell turtle, a huge turtle with a soft shell; flying geckos and flying snakes, both of which have evolved the ability to glide; and the marine iguana, which, unusually for a reptile, forages at sea.
On this page you’ll meet the above and many other examples of strange reptiles from all around the world.
Weird mammals include the aye-aye, a Madagascan primate that finds food using echolocation; the babirusa, whose long tusks curve back and pierce its own skull; the naked mole rat, a near-blind hairless burrower; the narwhal, a whale with a unicorn-like horn; and, perhaps the strangest of all, the platypus, an egg-laying mammal with a duck-like beak.
On this page you’ll find a list of the world’s weirdest mammals, with pictures and interesting facts on each species.
Weird insects include assassin bugs, which are capable of inflicting a painful bite with a stabbing proboscis; the Australian walking stick, an oversized stick insect that resembles leaves; the Brazilian treehopper, with its alien-looking head; dung beetles, with their useful habit of eating animal dung; and the bizarre-looking Hercules beetle, the world’s longest insect.
You can find out about these and other strange insects below.
Weird sea creatures include anglerfish, large-mouthed fish that catch prey using glowing lures; hagfish, snake-like fish that deter predators by producing thick slime; blue-ringed octopuses, among the most venomous of all sea animals; the peacock mantis shrimp, a crustacean with a bullet-like punch; and the immortal jellyfish, a jellyfish that can live forever.
On this page, you’ll meet these and many more strange sea creatures from the world’s oceans.
Examples of weird birds include the horned screamer, known for its unique horn and loud call; the blue-footed booby, with its bright blue feet; the kakapo, a nocturnal, flightless parrot; the oilbird, which navigates using echolocation like a bat; and the blood-drinking vampire ground finch, a species found only on the Galápagos Islands.
On this page, you’ll meet these and many other weird birds from all around the world.
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