Leatherbacks vs. Green Sea Turtles: Giants of the Sea Compared
Sea turtles have roamed the world’s oceans for over 100 million years, and among the most fascinating of these ancient mariners are the leatherback turtle and the green sea turtle.…
Meet the Bumblebee Bat: The World’s Smallest Mammal with a Big Mystery
Weighing less than a penny and small enough to sit on your fingertip, the bumblebee bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) might be the tiniest mammal on Earth… but don’t let its size…
Meet the Sunda Flying Lemur: The Gliding Phantom of the Southeast Asian Forest
It glides like a bat, climbs like a squirrel, and looks like something out of a fantasy film… but it’s not a lemur, and it doesn’t technically fly. Meet the…
FAQ: What’s a Fisher?
Meet the Fisher: Forest Phantom of the North You might think a “fisher” is someone who catches fish—but in the animal world, a fisher is something entirely different. This agile,…
Meet the Vicuña: The Delicate Andean Wonder with the World’s Finest Wool
High in the windswept Andes Mountains, among glaciers, deserts, and rugged grasslands, lives one of the most graceful animals you’ve probably never heard of: the vicuña. A wild cousin of…
Meet the Arabian Leopard: The Vanishing Ghosts of the Desert
Once roaming freely across the rocky mountains and arid landscapes of the Arabian Peninsula, the Arabian leopard is now one of the most endangered big cats on Earth. With fewer…
How Saudi Arabia Is Working to Save the Endangered Arabian Leopard
July 9, 2025 The Arabian leopard, the smallest and one of the rarest leopard subspecies in the world, is teetering on the brink of extinction. Once widespread across the Arabian…
Meet the Borneo Pygmy Elephant: The Baby-Faced Gentle Giant of the Rainforest
When you hear the word “elephant,” you probably think of towering tusks, thunderous footsteps, and powerful herds roaming the savanna. But deep in the lush rainforests of Borneo lives a…
Meet the Pygmy Hippopotamus: The Tiny, Shy, and Utterly Adorable Cousin of the River Giant
When most people think of hippos, they picture the massive, grumpy beasts wallowing in African rivers. But tucked away in the forests and swamps of West Africa lives their smaller,…
Meet the Camels: Exploring the Three Types of Camelids
When you think of camels, the image that likely comes to mind is a tall, humped creature crossing a desert under the hot sun. But did you know that there…
