Scarlet Macaw

Photo by Matt Romack

Bowmouth Guitarfish

Photo by Opencage

Wildebeest of the Serengeti

Photo by bdu

Hummingbird

Photo by bitslammer

The Great Barrier Reef

Photo by Taso.Viglas

Photo by babasteve

Photo by Kyle Taylor, DreamIt.Doit.WorldTour

Elk

Photo by Luc Viatour

Bird Eyes Lunch

Photo by dicktay2000

A little bird checks out his lunch at Blacktown Creek, Australia. 

Yawning Pelican

Photo by Dicktay2000
A pelican having a yawn at a duckpond in NSW, Australia.  

Komodo Dragon

Photo by Adhi Rachdian

Komodo dragons can weigh in at approximately 150 lbs and grow up to 9 ft., they are the world's largest lizard.

Galapagos Crabs

Photo by ndecam
Galapagos crabs aka Grapsus Grapsus aka Sally Lightfoot crabs have the amazing ability to walk on water.

Marine Iguana

Photo by Lieutenant Elizabeth Crapo, NOAA Corps
The marine iguana uniquely inhabits the Galapagos Island and is able to forage and live in the sea.

Australian Leaf Insect

Photo by Stephan M. Hohne

Photo by backpackphotography 

Australian Leaf Insect is native to Australia and covered with thorn like spikes for defense and camoflauge.

Giant Clam

Phot by Nhobgood

The Giant Clam aka Tridacna gigas is the largest and most endangered bivalve mollusc. The can weigh as much as 440 lbs and measure 47 inches.   

Charging Leopard

Photo by Leo Za1

A young leopard charges at the Rhino and Lion Park in Gauteng, Africa.

Mauritian Tomb Bat

Photo by Frank. Vassen
One Mauritian Tomb bat rests on its mama as they roost on a tree in the Ankarafantsika National Park located in Madagascar.

Lemur

Photo by Frank.VassenFrank.Vassen
A lemur( Coquerel's Sifaka) sits a top a tree peeling away at a snack. Lemurs have strong, long hind legs to leap and are vertical clingers with an upright posture.

The Drifters

Photo by Matt Wilson/Jay Clark, NOAA NMFS AFSC


These zooplankton("animal drifter" in Greek) are just beginning their fish journey in the oceans floating the seas in their little eggs.