Red salamanders are stout-bodied amphibians that range from purplish brown to crimson red, with dark spots and dashes along their backs. Their projectile tongues can extend and return within milliseconds, and they possess toxic-secreting glands to repel predators.
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The small, critically endangered golden mantella frog is found only in a tiny, remote area of Madagascar. These frogs are bright orange, yellow or red and have adhesive pads on their fingers and toes.
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Noted for their beautiful blue coloring among breeding males, the indigo bunting is a member of the cardinal family. These migratory birds are often heard singing in fields and farmlands in late spring and summer.
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The endangered, long-tailed chinchilla is a medium-sized rodent with famously thick, beautiful fur. It is a social, matriarchal animal native to the Andes mountain range.
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Marmosets are small, squirrel-like monkeys native to the lowland rainforests of Brazil. They have black-brown fur, white faces and black ear tufts. Sharp claws help these arboreal primates cling to tree trunks.
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Impressed tortoises live in evergreen and bamboo forests in hills and mountains across Asia. They have a somewhat flattened shell with a strongly serrated edge and are named for the shape of their scutes, which are impressed or indented.
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Larger Malay mouse-deer, also called chevrotains, are one of the smallest living hoofed mammals. These nocturnal ungulates are typically found in south and southeast Asia.
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The banded rock rattlesnake is a venomous species native to parts of the southern United States and Mexico. It is light gray with dark, gray-black bands along the length of its body.
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If you are in the eastern United States and encounter a bird that looks like a little brown check-mark with a loud voice, it’s probably a Carolina wren. These charismatic little birds have loud, distinctive songs and are frequent visitors to backyards and bird feeders.
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True to its name, the dwarf mongoose is the smallest mongoose. In fact, it is the smallest African carnivore. It is an extremely social and territorial animal, living in packs with as many as 32 mongooses.
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