Wood duck
The wood duck is one of the most colourful of North American waterfowl.
Sociable weaver
Sociable weavers construct the largest nests of any bird, housing hundreds of individuals spanning many generations.
Leopard whipray
The leopard whipray is a little-known species of stingray.
Bat-eared fox
The bat-eared fox is a canid of the African savanna, named for its large ears. Fossil records show this canid to first appear during the middle Pleistocene, about 800,000 years ago.
Silvery-cheeked hornbill
Silvery-cheeked hornbill is a large bird at 75 to 80 centimetres in length with a very large creamy casque on the beak.
Pallas’s cat
Pallas's cat is a small wild cat named after the naturalist Peter Simon Pallas, who first described the species in 1776. In 2002, the IUCN classified Pallas's cat as near threatened because of the broad but patchy distribution in the grasslands and montane steppe of Central Asia. Pallas's cats inhabit the Asian steppes between heights of 1,000 and 4,000 metres. It is found along the eastern and southern coasts of the Caspian Sea, through northern Iran, India, and Pakistan, in Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, western and central China, and Mongolia.
Buster
Buster was a dog belonging to Roy Hattersley, a British politician and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. In 1996, Buster attacked and killed a goose in St. James' Park, London. On 6 April, Hattersley was stopped and questioned by the police while returning home after walking Buster in the park. Buster was suspected of killing the goose, while not under Hattersley's control, and a quick check revealed blood around his muzzle. As the goose was located in a Royal Park, it was the property of the Queen. The Royal connection, coupled with Hattersley's prominent public position, led to national media coverage of the incident. He was charged with contravening Regulation 3(5)(b) of the Royal and Other Parks and Gardens Regulations 1977. On 20 November 1996, Hattersley pleaded guilty by letter, and was fined £25 for letting Buster off the lead (although he claimed that Buster had pulled the lead out of his hand), and £50 for letting him kill the goose. In 1998, Hattersley published Buster's Diaries (as told to Roy Hattersley) which were purportedly the dog's own thoughts on his life and relationship with his owner, and in which Buster was characterized as having acted in self-defense.
Archerfish
Archerfish are known for their habit of preying on land based insects and other small animals by literally shooting them down with water droplets from their specialized mouths.
Goliath Tigerfish
The goliath tigerfish makes its home in the Congo River system in Africa. The toothy, scary-looking creature looks more myth than reality and seems fit for the movie screen. The goliath tigerfish is considered Africa’s equivalent of the South American piranha.
Sawfish
Sawfish feed on fish and invertebrates that are detected and captured with the use of their saw. They are generally harmless to humans, but can inflict serious injuries when captured and defending themselves with the saw.