Animal Adventures North America

Animal Adventures
North America

North America has a wide variety of different biomes including deserts, coral reefs, forests, and tundras. North America is as diverse in topography as it is in climates ranging from mountains in Alaska that reach elevations of 20,310 ft (6190.5 m) to Death Valley in California, which at 282ft (86m) below sea level is the lowest point on the continent. At 9,540,000 square miles (24,709,000 km²) it is the third largest continent on the planet behind Asia and Africa. North America is home to the largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Superior, and the largest island in the world, Greenland.

Grey Wolf

Wolves live as communities and all raise their young, hunt, and protect their territory together. A wolf’s howl can be heard from 10 miles (16km) away and each pack has its own unique howl. Wolf pups are very playful and enjoy chasing each other and...

Groundhog

Groundhogs are the largest species in the squirrel family. They dig long, complex burrows that can be up to 6ft (1.8 meters) deep, 20 feet (6 m) wide, and can have as many as a dozen entrances. They hibernate in these burrows during the winter. During hibernation,...

Hairy Frogfish

Hairy frogfish get their names from the hair-like spines that cover their whole body. These spines, along with their ability to change color, help hairy frogfish blend in with their surroundings. Hairy frogfish don’t swim. Instead, they use their fins to walk...

Hammerhead Shark

Hammerhead sharks’ heads are very useful for hunting, especially for their favorite food, stingrays. The location of their eyes on the sides of their head allows them to scan their surroundings quickly and they can use their flat wide heads to pin their prey down...

Harp Seal

Harp seals are also known as “saddlebacks'' because of the saddle shaped markings on their pelts. They spend the majority of their time in the water and are excellent swimmers. They can hold their breath underwater for up to 15 minutes and can dive up to 1,200 feet...

Honeybee

There are three different types of honeybees. Most females are workers who forage for food and protect the hive, one queen is the single fertile female of a hive and spawns the next generation, and the male bees, which are called drones, stay in the hive...

Jaguar

Jaguars are the largest cat in South America and the third largest in the world. Most cats try to avoid water but jaguars actually like the water and are very good swimmers. They spend a lot of time in rivers hunting fish, turtles, and...

Ladybug

Ladybugs have their vibrant color in order to appear poisonous and deter any predators from eating them. They primarily eat plant eating insects, and one ladybug can eat up to 5,000 insects in its lifetime. This makes them very helpful to farmers and gardeners who...

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leatherback sea turtles are the largest turtles on the planet. They get their names because unlike other sea turtles whose shells are hard, the leatherback sea turtle’s shell feels leathery and rubbery. Leatherback sea turtles lay their eggs in the sand and as soon...

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Loggerhead sea turtles get their names because of their oversized heads which some say resemble tree logs. Loggerhead’s have a much longer migration route between their breeding nests and feeding grounds. Female sea turtles travel over 7,457 miles (12,000km) to...