Black Bears are highly efficient hibernators, with a lower surface to mass ratio than smaller species, enabling them to cut their metabolic rate in half. Mothers will wake up to give birth & take care of the cubs, licking them clean while giving warmth/milk & will even ingest their urine & feces.

The common reed frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) exhibits extreme variation in colour patterns — with some 50 recognised subspecies. Additionally, this frog changes the colour of its skin according to weather and temperature, turning pure white in the heat of the dry season.

Endemic to Fiji, the golden fruit dove exhibits remarkable sexual dimorphism — the female is forest green while the male is a brilliant golden yellow. This dove lives in the canopy and is more often heard than seen, producing dog-like barking, low growling, and snoring noises.

The Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox has an average wingspan of more than 5 feet and is the heaviest recorded bat at up to 3 pounds. Sadly, it is listed as Endangered & is only found in mature lowland forests within The Philippines.

Irish Moileds are a rare breed of cattle from northern Ireland. The cattle are naturally polled, meaning they never grow horns!

The smallest cat in the Americas, the kodkod is seen as an omen of disaster on indigenous Mapuche believes and often killed on sight.

Golden pheasant. While they can fly clumsily in short bursts, they prefer to run and spend most of their time on the ground. This type of flying is commonly known as "flapping flight" and is due to a lack of a deep layer of M. pectoralis pars thoracicus and the tendon that attaches to it.

Because they spend most of their lives on the sea ice of The Arctic Ocean & depend on it for their food and habitat, Polar Bears are the only Bear species to be considered Marine Mammals. They can swim over long distances for many hours at up to 6 miles per hour.

The red Admiral Butterfly is a common butterfly of temperate areas. The females will only mate with males who have secured territory and fighting between males has been observed. The Red Admiral's host plants are several types of nettles.

The Brown Hyena (Parahyaena Brunnea) is the rarest species of Hyena. The IUCN estimates the global population to be between 4,000 to 10,000 individuals. The largest remaining population is located in the southern Kalahari Desert & coastal areas in Southwest Africa.