Animals

Their population is stable, listed as the least-concern species on the IUCN Red List.

It is the largest lizard in the U.S. still in existence.

In 1961, a guinea pig was placed aboard the Vostok-type spacecraft Korabl-Sputnik 4.

It is common, that Brown-headed cowbirds lay their eggs in robin nests.

Another feature typical of reptiles found in platypuses is the presence of a cloaca.

It had a long, flat, narrow skull resembling a modern crocodilian one.

The most distinguished trait of the Malaysian trumpet snail is its dark-red spotting on its shell.

The male's testicles develop about a month before mating.

The coyote has a stocky build. It is usually smaller than the gray wolf, but has longer ears and a relatively larger skull, as well as a leaner body and muzzle.

Fossils of BSP 1912 VIII 19 specimen discovered in 1912 were destroyed during WWII.