A Hairy Situation: This Tarantula Is No Pet
The red-kneed tarantula is among the world's largest spiders, and its striking red-and-black striped body has made it a hot commodity in the illegal...
The red-kneed tarantula is among the world's largest spiders, and its striking red-and-black striped body has made it a hot commodity in the illegal...
This is BammBamm, a babirusa. A member of the pig family, this prehistoric-looking creature is native to the small Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The...
This is Amali, an addax. She’s a new mother. Her calf Adeline is just three weeks old and she’s very important because addax are critically end...
The Blanding's turtle is tough to spot in the wild. For one, it's an endangered species. Plus these tiny turtles spend the majority of the year...
In the 1960s, there were less than 1,000 bald eagles left in the wild. Today, thanks to strict regulations, they are rebounding. That's reason enough...
Like most snakes, the massasauga rattlesnake fears humans more than humans should fear it. Ontario's only venomous snake, the massasauga prefers to...
This little guy is a southern Appalachian salamander. Around seven inches long, these amphibians breathe entirely through their skin, which makes them...
This is Kizzy, a black and white ruffed lemur. She lives high in the trees and calls the rainforests of Eastern Madagascar home. Unfortunately, home...
This is Lilly, an African penguin. She’s a jackass. No, really. African Penguins are commonly known as “jackass penguins” because of the donke...
The African elephant is the largest land mammal in the world, and it eats a lot to maintain that size. Every day it consumes up to 600 pounds of...
This slender desert denizen is the addra gazelle. It travels in large groups to avoid predators, and grazes on grass and leaves. Sadly, the addra...
This beautiful tropical bird is known to many as the "gentle giant" of the parrot world. It's docile behavior renders it friendly toward humans and...