Hedgehog Facts, Images, What is Hedgehog?
Hedgehog Facts Feature Details Common Name Hedgehog (Western European Hedgehog — focus species) Scientific Name Erinaceus europaeus Family Erinaceidae Order Eulipotyphla First Described 1758 (by…
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Gazelle Facts, Images, What are Gazelles?
Gazelle Facts Feature Details Common Name Gazelle (Mountain Gazelle — focus species) Scientific Name Gazella gazella (Mountain Gazelle) Family Bovidae Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates) First…
Fiddler Crab Facts, Images, What is a Fiddler Crab?
Fiddler Crab Facts Feature Details Common Name Fiddler Crab Scientific Name Uca pugnax (Atlantic Sand Fiddler — focus species); Genus Uca / Gelasimus broadly Family…
Chipmunk Facts, Images, What are Chipmunks?
Chipmunk Facts Feature Details Common Name Chipmunk (Eastern Chipmunk — focus species) Scientific Name Tamias striatus (Eastern Chipmunk) Family Sciuridae (squirrel family) Order Rodentia First…
European Badger Facts, Images, What Are Badgers?
Badger Facts Feature Details Common Name Badger (European Badger focus species) Scientific Name Meles meles (European Badger) Family Mustelidae (weasel family) Order Carnivora First Described…
Anteater Facts, Images, What are Anteaters?
Anteater Facts Feature Details Common Name Giant Anteater (focus species); also: Silky Anteater, Northern & Southern Tamandua Scientific Name Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Giant Anteater) Family Myrmecophagidae…
Alpaca Facts & Images, What are Alpacas?
Alpaca Facts Feature Details Common Name Alpaca Scientific Name Vicugna pacos Family Camelidae Order Artiodactyla First Domesticated Approximately 6,000–7,000 years ago in the Andes Native…
Yeti Crab Facts & Images, What are Yeti Crabs?
Yeti Crab Facts Feature Details Common Name Yeti Crab (also: Yeti Lobster) Scientific Name Kiwa hirsuta (original species); Genus Kiwa (5+ species) Discovered March 2005…
Zonkey Facts & Images, What is a Zonkey?
Zonkey Facts Feature Details Common Name Zonkey (also: Zedonk, Zeedonk, Zebronkey, Donkra) Scientific Classification Equus zebra × Equus asinus (hybrid) Parent Species Zebra (sire) ×…
Vampire Squid Facts & Images, What are Squids?
Vampire Squid Facts Feature Details Common Name Vampire Squid (also: Vampire Squid from Hell) Scientific Name Vampyroteuthis infernalis Meaning of Name “Vampire squid from hell”…