Mammals
This semi-aquatic mammal communicates using a complex system of vocalizations and can recognize itself in mirrors.
What is the Dolphin?
Known for their nocturnal hunting and silent flight, these birds are often associated with wisdom.
What is the Owl?
Known for its ability to regenerate lost tails, this reptile is well known for it's association with insurance company commercials.
What is the Gecko?
This marine creature, a cephalopod, is known for its ability to change color rapidly for communication and camouflage.
What is the Squid?
Known for its roles in decomposition and as food for many creatures, this insect has a larval stage called a maggot.
What is the Fly?
Known for its slow movement and algae growing in its fur, this mammal comes in two-toed and three-toed varieties.
What is the Sloth?
This bird possesses the largest wingspan of any living bird, reaching over 11 feet, and is known for its oceanic voyages.
What is the Albatross?
Native to the Galápagos Islands, it is the world's only marine lizard and feeds on algae.
What is the Marine Iguana?
Characterized by their bell shape and tentacles, these marine creatures are considered plankton despite their size.
What is the Jellyfish?
Often mistaken for a hummingbird due to its hovering flight, this insect migrates from North America to Central Mexico in the winter.
What is the Monarch Butterfly?
Known as a unique egg-laying mammal, this creature uses electroreception to hunt underwater.
What is the Platypus?
Native to Madagascar, this bird is known for its elaborate dance routines performed to attract mates.
What is the Greater Vasa Parrot?
Famous for surviving natural disasters, this reptile can slow its metabolism and live without food for up to 18 months.
What is the Crocodile?
Known for creating intricate, spiral-shaped shells, this mollusk is often used as a symbol of marine biodiversity.
What is the Nautilus?
Considered the loudest insect, its songs can reach up to 100 decibels and it emerges underground from the nymph stage every 13 to 17 years.
What is the Cicada?
This nocturnal mammal can glide through the air using a membrane called a patagium, despite not being a bat.
What is the Flying Squirrel?
Equipped with a deadly talon grip, this bird is the fastest animal on earth during its hunting stoop (dive).
What is the Peregrine Falcon?
This critically endangered reptile is not a true iguana, despite its appearance, and is found only in New Zealand.
What is a Tuatara?
This fish is known for its ability to generate electricity as a defense mechanism and is often found in the Amazon basin.
What is the Electric Eel?
Known for its eusocial colonies and division of labor, this insect also produces formic acid as a defense mechanism.
What is the Ant?
This elusive and solitary big cat is known for having the largest range of any terrestrial mammal, spanning multiple continents and climate zones.
What is the Snow Leopard?
This bird has the ability to mimic the sounds of chainsaws, car alarms, and camera shutters in its environment.
What is the Lyrebird?
An herbivorous reptile lacking in size compared to its carnivorous relatives, this animal can be found in the deserts of the American Southwest.
What is the Desert Tortoise?
This fish species can climb waterfalls using suction on its abdomen and is renowned for its long-distance freshwater migration.
What is the Goby?
Known for its iridescent wings and mimicry capabilities, this insect is the largest with a maximum wingspan of over 8 inches.
What is the Atlas Moth?