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!
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.
Weird fish include the ocean sunfish, a mysterious ocean giant; the coelacanth, a living fossil once thought to have been extinct; the humphead wrasse, a reef fish that starts life as a female but later becomes male; the bizarre-looking red-lipped batfish, found around the Galápagos Islands; and freshwater species such as the candiru and alligator gar.
On this page we take a look at these and many more strange fish from the world’s oceans, rivers and lakes.
Weird animals include the aye-aye, a mammal that finds food by tapping on trees; the glass frog, an amphibian with a see-through body; the dumbo octopus, a bizarre-looking mollusk found four miles below the surface of the ocean; and the platypus, a mammal that lays eggs, finds food using electrical fields, and has a venomous spine on its ankles.
On this page, you’ll meet these and many other weird animals from all around the world…
Animals that start with C include mammals such as the capybara, caribou and cheetah; birds such as cassowaries and cranes; reptiles such as cobras and crocodiles; and invertebrates such as the common octopus, cockroaches and cuttlefish.
On this page is a list containing these and many other interesting animals beginning with C, together with pictures and facts on each species.
Examples of animals with antlers include the caribou / reindeer (the only species in which both males and females have antlers), elk, fallow deer, moose (the species with the largest antlers), mule deer, white-tailed deer, sambar, chital and taruca.
On this page, you’ll find pictures and interesting facts on these and other animals with antlers. You’ll also find out: what antlers are for, what they’re made of, and how antlers are different to horns.
Examples of invertebrates include insects (e.g., ants, bees, beetles, butterflies); crustaceans (e.g., crabs, lobsters, barnacles); arachnids (e.g., spiders, scorpions); mollusks (e.g., clams, snails, octopuses, squid); echinoderms (e.g., sea urchins, sea stars) and cnidarians (corals, jellyfish).
On this page you’ll find information on these and other invertebrates, with pictures and interesting facts on each…
Examples of carnivores include land mammals such as the tiger, lion, wolf, wolverine and African wild dog; marine mammals such as seals and the orca; birds such as eagles, owls and shrikes; reptiles such as snakes and crocodiles; and ocean animals such as sharks and squid.
This page contains examples of carnivores, including these and many more carnivorous species…
Examples of omnivores include mammals such as baboons, bears, badgers, foxes, raccoons and monkeys; reptiles such as sea turtles and the common snapping turtle; and birds such as crows and other passerines, sapsuckers and the kea.
This page contains examples of omnivores, including these and many more omnivorous species.
Examples of herbivores include hooved animals such as antelopes, bison, deer, horses, zebras, hippos, rhinos and tapirs. Other types of herbivorous animals include kangaroos, the koala, fruit bats, rabbits, hares, tortoises, the green iguana and giant panda.
On this page is a list of herbivorous animals with pictures and interesting facts. Read on to discover some of the world’s most amazing plant-eaters…
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