Oarfish
Oarfish are found in all the world's oceans at depths of between 300 and 1000 meters. Its total length can reach 17 meters, and it can weigh up to 300 kg.
Konrad Lorenz
Konrad Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and founder of modern ethology, the study of animal behaviour by means of comparative zoological methods.
Blue Mutation Yellow-Naped Amazon
The blue mutation of the Yellow-naped Amazon is a most incredible bird. Found naturally in the wild (Honduras) about 15 years ago, only a few birds were ever imported into the United States, but breeding has been fairly successful and young birds are available from time to time.
Hippo walking underwater
For all intents and purposes, the hippo does not swim. It almost always maintains some contact with the bottom and walks or bounces off the bottom using these bottom contact points as a source of propulsion.
Frillback pigeon
The Frillback is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.
Ivory-billed woodpecker
The ivory-billed woodpecker is one of several species whose numbers have dwindled to the point where it is uncertain whether any remain.
Mexican jumping bean
A phenomenon native to Mexico, where it is known as a brincador ("hopper"). Physically, Mexican jumping beans resemble small Tan to brown beans. They are a seed pod in which the larva of a small moth has chewed through. The seed does not actually jump so much as wiggle because when it gets in a hot place the larva snaps its body hoping to roll to a cooler place.
Wilson’s Bird-of-paradise
The controversial scientific name of this species was given by Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Napoleon's nephew and a republican idealist, who described the bird from a badly damaged trade specimen purchased by British ornithologist Edward Wilson.
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.