Meet a deer that lives in the Americas, from Canada in the north to Peru and Bolivia in the south.
Meet a colorful venomous lizard found in the deserts of the United States and Mexico.
The world is full of moths! Humans have recorded more than 150,000 species of moths. But scientists think there may be as many as 500,000 moth species on Earth. That means there are many more moths to discover! Today we’re highlighting some fabulous moths that…
In honor of Arctic Sea Ice Day, we bring you a special Mongabay Kids quiz. The creatures discussed today are known mainly to live in glaciers, which is land ice and not sea ice. But we think it is good to celebrate all the amazing…
Romi meets some North American bears caught on camera trap! Watch the video and see if you can answer the challenge questions.
This year World Otter Day is May 25. Let’s celebrate these amazing, water-loving, playful, carnivorous mammals.
By David Brown Some people claim that Bigfoot roams through the forests of Northern California. For hundreds of years people have told stories of seeing large reptilian creatures swimming in Lake Champlain in Vermont. Despite many sightings and legends, nobody has found real scientific evidence…
This time on Candid Animal Cam, Romi introduces us to one of North America’s felines: Bobcat quiz time! Watch the video, then see if you can answer these questions: What physical feature is a bobcat named for? True or False: Bobcats are often seen by…
A spotted skunk performing its signature handstand. Image by Jerry W. Dragoo courtesy of the Field Museum. Have you ever seen a skunk do a handstand? If you do, then run away! Otherwise, you are about to get sprayed. Spotted skunks are the handstand champions…
On a trip to the desert you climb to the top of a large sand dune. You take in the view around you. You see a cactus and desert wild flowers. A raven flies overhead. A small animal hops across the dune. It has a long tail…
Everybody knows that owls fly around at night and build their nests in trees, right? Torotoroka scops-owl (Otus madagascariensis) in Madagascar. Image by Rhett A. Butler. Spotted owlet rests in a tree in India’s Keoladeo National Park. Image by Manon Verchot. Have you ever heard…
Meet the brown bear … Did you know? The scientific name of the brown bear is Ursus arctos. Brown bears belong to a group of mammals called the Carnivora, or flesh-eaters. The brown bear is the second largest carnivore, after the polar bear. Young brown…