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…
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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…
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…
Koala Facts, The Eucalyptus Dreamer of the Australian Bush
Koala Facts Feature Details Common Name Koala Scientific Name Phascolarctos cinereus Family Phascolarctidae Order Diprotodontia First Described 1817 (by Georges Cuvier, formally naming the genus…
Jackal Facts, The Cunning Survivor of Africa & Asia’s Wild Edges
Jackal Facts Feature Details Common Name Jackal Scientific Name Canis aureus (Golden Jackal), Lupulella mesomelas (Black-backed), Lupulella adusta (Side-striped) Family Canidae Order Carnivora First Described…
Hamster Facts, The Pint-Sized Powerhouse of the Rodent World
Hamster Facts Feature Details Common Name Hamster Scientific Name Subfamily Cricetinae (19 species across 7 genera) Family Cricetidae Order Rodentia First Described 1839 (Syrian Hamster,…
Giraffe Facts, Tallest Animal, What is a Giraffe?
Giraffe Facts Feature Details Common Name Giraffe Scientific Name Giraffa camelopardalis (and 3–4 recognized species per modern genetic taxonomy) Family Giraffidae Order Artiodactyla First Described…