African Elephant
The adult African elephant’s trunk, which is actually its nose and upper lip, is about 7 feet (2m) long and serves many different purposes. Like other noses, it’s used for smelling, but elephants also use their trunks to suck up water to drink and grab onto...
American Bison
The American Bison is the largest mammal native to North America. Despite their large size and stocky build, bison can be very quick when they need to be, reaching speeds of up to 40 miles (64.37km) per hour. They can also spin around quickly, jump over high...
Amur Leopard
Amur Leopards are primarily solitary with the exceptions of mating season and mothers with their offspring. They can run at speeds up to 35 miles per hours (56km/h) and climb up trees in order to rest or protect their kills from other predators. Amur Leopards have...
Arctic Fox
Arctic foxes make dens that they stay in to rest and keep warm. These dens are used through generations of foxes and some are over 300 years old. If an arctic fox can’t find food or the weather gets too cold, it can stay in its den for up to two weeks straight...
Arctic Hare
Arctic hares’ coats change with the seasons in order to camouflage with their surroundings. In the spring and summer, when there isn’t snow, their fur is brown or grey and during the snowy winters their fur is white. Some arctic hares live alone but many can be...
Asian Elephant
Elephants are one of Earth’s most intelligent animals. Asian Elephants are slightly smaller than African Elephants and have smaller, rounder ears. They use their trunks for breathing, drinking, trumpeting and using a fingerlike feature on the end of their trunk to...
Asian Palm Civet
Asian Palm Civets are nocturnal, curling up in tree holes or rock crevices to rest during the day and searching for food at night. They spend most of their time in trees and have a preference for tall trees with dense canopies that provide more protection from...
Asiatic Black Bear
Asiatic Black Bears, also called moon bears because of the white mark on their chest, spend half of their lives in trees. Their upper bodies are so strong that they can even climb up trees with broken hind legs. They primarily live in family groups typically...