Seahorse Daddies

Did you know that male seahorses are the ones that lay the eggs? The female seahorse will transfer the eggs to a special brood pouch in her mate and he will carry the eggs until they hatch.

Snake Eyes

Did you know that snakes can see with their eyes closed?

Blue-Green Vision

Did you know that the species of penguins called Little Blue Penguins can only see in the blue-green spectrum? The reason for this is that they spend most of their time underwater, so the color they mostly see is a blue-green color. Little blue penguins are the smallest species of penguins.

Okapi

An okapi is a mammal native to the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. They were not even known to exist until quite recently. Okapi have black and white markings on its legs like zebra's markings. The other parts of its body are brown. Okapi are related to giraffes. Okapi have long 14-18 inch long tongues and are able to clean their eyelids and ears with them. Male okapi have short horns on their heads called ossicones. Their horns are covered with skin. Okapis have 12-17 inch long tails. Okapis' predators are leopards. Okapi weigh 440-660 pounds. Okapi are herbivores, and in the wild, okapi feed on buds, grass, fungi, fruit, and tree leaves. Okapi are not on the endangered list currently. However, they are threatened by poaching and habitat destruction.

Caribou

Caribou, also known as reindeer, are a species of deer. Female reindeer are about 64-81 inches long and weigh about 170-260 pounds. Male caribou, also known as bulls, weigh about 200-460 pounds and are about 71-84 inches long. Reindeer' diet consists of mostly lichens in the winter, especially reindeer moss, willows and birches, and sedges and grasses.

Wallabies

A wallaby is marsupial animal related to kangaroos, but smaller in size.Wallabies live mostly in Australia and have been distributed to Kawau Island in New Zealand, where they are considered pests.There are 40 species of wallabies living today, such as the yellow-footed rock wallaby.There used to be 4 more species, but they are now extinct.