Fantasy and Mythological Creatures
These creatures vary from story to story, but most often feature in tales alongside knights in shining armor, and/or damsels in distress.
What are Dragons?
These flying insects boast dual colors and make a tasty well-loved sugar substitute using their spit.
What are Honey Bees?
This endangered local animal carries a protective home with it everywhere it goes.
What is the Desert Tortoise?
Although incorrectly portrayed in cartoons, this speedy bird can run up to 25mph and is found in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
What is a Roadrunner?
Originating from ancient Greek myths, these cloven hoofed creatures were thought to be able to cure poison with their horn.
What are Unicorns?
These nomadic insects have developed a reputation as a ravaging horde that nothing is able to escape.
What are Army Ants?
Name this animal.
What is a Fox?
This canine can easily adapt itself to live in mountains, deserts, or among humans.
What is a Coyote?
This small flightless bird lends its name to the local people of New Zealand.
What is a Kiwi?
This elusive creature has had supposed pictures taken of it as it swims in one of Scotland's most famous lakes, or lochs.
What is the Loch Ness Monster?
These large beetles can range from 3/4 of an inch to 2 inches long, and are normally a metallic green color.
What are June Bugs/Beetles?
Name this animal.
What is a Snow Leopard?
This yellow, pink, and black striped lizard is the only venomous lizard in the U.S.
What is a Gila Monster?
This iridescent bird is the only avian that can fly backwards.
What is a Hummingbird?
This creature was thought to have lived for at least 500 years before sacrificing itself in pyre to ensure the next generation.
What is a Phoenix?
Primarily nocturnal, these arthropods can be easily spotted at night with ultraviolet lights. They can have up to 45 different toxins in the stingers found at the end of their 'tails'.
What are Scorpions?
This tiny hopping rodent gets all of its water from the foods it eats.
What is a Kangaroo Rat?
This bird, the largest in the world, has eyes the size of billiard balls.
What is an Ostrich?
Found in Greek, Egyptian, and Persian mythology, this creature can be a guardian figure, scourge to the enemies of Ra; or, a monster who would devour any which could not solve her riddle.
What is the Sphinx?
These iridescent, carnivorous insects have large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of translucent wings, and an elongated body.
What are Dragonflies?
Name this animal.
What is an Elephant?
This creature, while it looks very similar to a pig, is actually more closely related to a giraffe, cow, or hippo.
What is a Collard Peccary, Javelina, Skunk Pig, Musk Hog, etc.
This bird often appropriates old prairie dog tunnels.
What are Burrowing Owls?