Urial Facts, The Wild Mountain Sheep of Central and South Asia
Urial Facts Feature Details Common Name Urial (also called Shapo or Arkars in some regional traditions) Scientific Name Ovis vignei Family Bovidae Order Artiodactyla First…
Toucan Facts, The Rainbow-Billed Icon of the Neotropical Canopy
Toucan Facts Feature Details Common Name Toucan Scientific Name Family Ramphastidae (genera Ramphastos, Pteroglossus, Selenidera, Andigena, and others) Family Ramphastidae Order Piciformes First Described 1758…
Salmon Facts, Habitat, The Epic Migrator of River and Sea
Salmon Facts Feature Details Common Name Salmon Scientific Name Genus Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon, 7 species); Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon) Family Salmonidae Order Salmoniformes First Described…
Raccoon Facts, The North America’s Most Adaptable Mammal
Raccoon Facts Feature Details Common Name Raccoon Scientific Name Procyon lotor Family Procyonidae Order Carnivora First Described 1758 (by Carl Linnaeus) Native Habitat Deciduous and…
Quail Facts, The Ground-Dwelling Icon of Field and Forest
Quail Facts Feature Details Common Name Quail Scientific Name Multiple genera — New World: Colinus, Callipepla, Cyrtonyx (family Odontophoridae); Old World: Coturnix (family Phasianidae) Family…
Piranha Facts, Notorious Predator of South America’s Rivers
Piranha Facts Feature Details Common Name Piranha Scientific Name Family Serrasalmidae (piranha genera: Pygocentrus, Serrasalmus, Pristobrycon, and others) Family Serrasalmidae Order Characiformes First Described 1819…
Otter Facts, The Playful Master of Rivers, Coasts, and Seas
Otter Facts Feature Details Common Name Otter Scientific Name Subfamily Lutrinae, family Mustelidae (13 species across 7 genera) Family Mustelidae Order Carnivora First Described 1758…
Newt Facts, The Regenerating Amphibian of Pond & Woodland
Newt Facts Feature Details Common Name Newt Scientific Name Subfamily Pleurodelinae (true newts), family Salamandridae Family Salamandridae Order Caudata (Urodela) First Described 1758 (Smooth Newt,…
Manatee Facts, The Gentle Sea Cow of Warm Coastal Waters
Manatee Feature Details Common Name Manatee Scientific Name Genus Trichechus (3 species) Family Trichechidae Order Sirenia First Described 1758 (West Indian Manatee, by Carl Linnaeus)…
Llama Facts, The Sure-Footed Icon of the Andean Highlands
Llama Facts Feature Details Common Name Llama Scientific Name Lama glama Family Camelidae Order Artiodactyla First Described 1758 (by Carl Linnaeus) Native Habitat High-altitude Andean…