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Great Potoo

The great potoo is the largest of all seven potoo species found worldwide. Often mistaken for owls due to similar physical features and nocturnal habits, they are closer in relation... 

Tentacled Snake

The tentacled snake is easily recognizable from its two prong-like scaly appendages or tentacles at the top of its head, giving it its name. Endemic to Southeast Asia, these snakes... 

Cookie Cutter Shark

Cookie-cutter sharks, tiny but fearless, are a unique shark species as they are parasitic. Its name comes from its feeding habit that involves pulling out the flesh from the prey’s... 

Common Potoo

The common potoo, also referred to as the poor-me-ones like other potoo species because of their vocalizations, is the smallest known member of their family. Its unique appearance... 

Green Basilisk

The Green Basilisk is the largest of the basilisk lizards, known for their ability to run on water just like their close cousin the common basilisk, earning them the nickname “Jesus... 

Indri

Indri, one of the world’s largest living lemurs, endemic to Madagascar is distinguished by its black and white coat. Pierre Sonnerat, a French naturalist, was the first to describe... 

Red Wolf

The red wolf is one of the two wolf species found in the United States, the other being the gray wolf. Recognizable from its namesake red fur, it resembles a large coyote and is a... 

Kakapo

The Kakapo, a flightless bird and the heaviest parrot globally, weighs more than the hyacinth macaw, the largest flying parrot. The Maori, indigenous people of New Zealand, were the... 

Gerenuk

The gerenuk, or the giraffe gazelle or the Waller’s gazelle, is one of the most recognizable antelopes in Africa because of its customary long neck and legs and lyre-like curved... 

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