The Chilean four eyed frog has a pair of eye-spot marks on its rear end. There are really big poisonous glands with spots on them , but they look like eyes . the spots are usually covered by the thighs...
Anteaters, also known as antbear.The name "anteater" is also colloquially applied to the unrelated aardvark, numbat, echidna, and pangolin. It is commonly known for eating ants and termites.The Giant Anteater and regular...
Agouti designates several rodent species of the genus Dasyprocta, they are related to guinea pigs and look quite similar but have longer legs. Agoutis have five toes in front and three rear, the first toe is very small....
Tomato frogs found on the island of Madagascar are tomato red in colour, with a black eye line and green eyes. Their skin secretes a sticky goo and if a predator bites it, the goo will gum up the attacker's mouth, and...
The word "mussel" is also used for many freshwater bivalves, including the freshwater pearl mussels. Freshwater mussel species inhabit lakes, ponds, rivers, creeks, canals. Mussels are classified with the Heterodonta, the...
Octopuses are highly intelligent, probably more than any other order of invertebrates. When under attack, some octopuses can perform arm autotomy in a manner similar to the way skinks and lizards detach their tails. The...
The yak, Bos grunniens or Bos mutus - are the official animals of Tibet. About ten million of the world's yaks live on the Tibetan plateau. A yak is special because it is built to survive tough environments. They have three...
Courtesy :WikipediaTemnospondyls are a strange and diverse group of the same early amphibians living in a variety of habitats, provided they were in the water or near the water. Most were semi-aquatic temnospondyls,...
Newts metamorphose through three distinct developmental life stages: aquatic larva, terrestrial juvenile is called an eft, and adult. Adult newts have lizard-like bodies and can be fully aquatic, living permanently in water,...
The leopard (Panthera pardus) are the smallest of the four big cats , other three are lions, tigers and jaguars. Leopards are nocturnal animals, meaning they are active at night.During the day resting in thick bushes...
The word "cheetah" is derived from the Sanskrit word that means "variegated". Most wild cheetahs are found in eastern and southwestern Africa. The cheetah is the world's fastst land animals.The most interesting in...
The Tiger is the largest wild cat in the world. Tigers can eat upto 27kilos of meat in one night. The Bengal tiger is called Panthera tigris tigris. Royal Bengal Tigers can have an incredible size ranging in length...