“Natively found in the Andes Mountain range! Chinchillas are native to the Andes Mountains, particularly Chile and Peru. They are smart, cute members of the rodent family with an extremely soft, plush coat of fur. Most chinchillas have gray fur, but they can also be black, white, tan or beige.
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“Also known as the ‘Pink Dolphin’. Unlike ocean dwelling dolphins, river dolphins have a hump instead of a dorsal fin. Amazon river dolphins will frequently swim upside down. Its believed the humps on their back rub across the river’s floor and help them locate prey.
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“Przewalski’s horses are called “takhi,” which means “spirit” in Mongolia. Przewalski’s horses have 66 chromosomes, compared to the 64 that domestic horses have. It is unusual in that they can produce fertile hybrids with the domestic horse (65 chromosomes) that are able to breed and produce offspring.”

” The stripes of the Zebra remain a slight mystery to science even today as they were once thought to camouflage them into the natural light and shade of their surroundings to confuse predators, as once running as a herd, it is extremely difficult to remain focused on a single animal.”

“Like all chameleons, this species hunts by firing its elongated sticky tongue at prey with incredible speed. The tongue is tipped in a deadly suction pad capable of ensnaring prey that an ordinary reptile would never hope to hold. “

“The Tarsier has an unusually long anklebone which enables it to jump distances more than 40 times its own body length. The bones are known as the Tarsals which is where the Tarsier gets its name. The Tarsier is one of the most unique primates on the planet and they are also known to have the largest eyes of any mammal in relation to their body size (each eye is actually heavier than its brain). “

“Amazingly, the roots of the modern Tapir species can be traced all the way back to the Eocene Epoch, which lasted from 56 to 33.9 million years ago. Tapirs are animals that resemble donkeys, but they weigh up to 800 pounds and can be more than six feet long. They also stand between two and four feet high at the shoulder. Their tough hides provide protection from most predators.
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” Darwin’s Fox is one of the world’s littlest foxes. The fox gets its common name from naturalist Charles Darwin who first collected it in 1834. The animals in the Lycalopex genus aren’t considered true foxes the way the red fox, Vulpes vulpes is a true fox. Lycalopex foxes are more closely related to jackals and wolves.”

“They are the largest endemic land animal in the Galapagos. Young Galapagos sea lions love to swim with people”

“Exclusively found on the island of Tasmania! They sleep in caves and hollow logs during the day This marsupial can open its jaws 80 degrees (very wide!) to consume its prey”