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Sloths are arboreal mammals that spend most of their lives travelling upside down (horizontally) on trees of the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. Just as the name Sloth is related to

Source Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) also known as the Mexican walking fish is a species of salamander, an amphibian. Unlike other species of amphibians, they have a rare trait of retaining the larval

Source Platypus is among the rare species of animals known as egg-laying mammals otherwise known as monotremes. Mammals are mainly categorized into three groups: (i) Monotremes (ii) Placentals e.g humans

Source Flying squirrels are species (about 50 of them) of squirrels that are capable of flying somewhat, but by actually gliding. They are not capable of flight in the same way as birds or bats but are

Source Source: National Geographic The hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) also known as bladdernose seal is a species of seal that can only be found in the North Atlantic and Artic oceans. Hooded seals

Source Koi fish (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) is a species of carp distinguished by their coloration, patterning, and scalation. Some of their major colors are white, black, red, orange, yellow, blue, and cream.

Lechwe (Kobus leche), also known as Red Lechwe or Southern Lechwe is a species of antelope native to the wetlands (marshes, swamps, floodplains) of South-Central Africa. One of the most interesting thing

Parrots are known for their bright colors, and some of the most colorful members of the parrot family are the lorikeets. The biggest and brightest of the lorikeets is the Rainbow Lorikeet. Rainbow lorikeets

The Jacobin Pigeon is an Asiatic breed of domestic fancy pigeon developed through many years of selective breeding. It originates from India. Jacobins, along with some varieties of domesticated pigeons,

Credit for the photo to oceanleadership.org Thought it would be a nice idea to do a quick bio on a different, crazy animal each Friday. Ok, mostly it's for the benefit of my nature crazy 3 year old, but