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The tallest of all land animals, giraffes are herbivores. They can live up to 25 years in the wild and are currently categorized as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. With 21-inch-long tongues they can easily pluck leaves from the tallest of trees.

Found in all oceans across the world, humpback whales are known to sing underwater. They are named humpbacks because of a hump in front of their dorsal fin. These whales have such characteristic features as dark backs, light bellies and creased throats.

Wild bees are building their homes from plastic—and scientists aren’t sure why

When tasked with making their unique nests, Argentina’s solitary bees are now choosing plastic.

The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus). Chickens are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals

Groups of aggressive wild turkeys are attacking the residents of Brookline, Massachusetts, and people have had enough. Revenge of the turkeys: Gangs of aggressive wild fowl pictured terrorizing Boston suburb on Thanksgiving. By Daily Mail Reporter.

The world's fastest land mammal has a lifespan of 10 to 12 years. They are unable to roar unlike other big cats and can run from 0 to 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour in just 3 seconds. I

Cheetah cubs are helpless during the first few weeks of life. In order to stay protected while mom hunts, the cubs are hidden in tall grass and are also protected by a coat of spiky, golden fur called a mantle. As the cub grows older, the mantle will give way to the cheetah's characteristic spots.

Found in the U.K.'s Shetland Islands, these ponies are the smallest breed of horses with an average height of nearly just 42 inches (107 cm). Their coat changes with the season – it is silky and short in summer and dense during winter.

These intelligent animals have conversations using a variety of methods, including: whistles, squeaks, clicks, head-butting, jaw-snapping, bubble-blowing and more.

Deaths in Dominican Republic could be ‘mysterious.’ But so far, all signs point to ‘normal.’

For weeks, headlines have chronicled the horrifying stories of Americans who have fallen ill or died on this Caribbean island. But is there really a suspicious trend?

Peacock Blinders! Terrorising a quiet market town in Suffolk, the brutal gang of preening Peacocks are showing their ugly side in the Suffolk market town of Beccles Birds scratch cars, dig up plants and are laying waste to residents ' lawns

1. The United Kingdom contains a. a hundred of small island . b. hundreds of small islands . c. thousands of small islands . 2. England consists mainly of a . low land with a few mountains. b. highlands and lowlands. c. mountains and lowlands.

They can also jump as high as 20 feet in the air, which is another way they communicate to each other.

Bison are found in both North America (where they're also known as buffaloes) and Europe (where they're also known as wisent). A full-grown male bull is about 6.5 feet (2 meters) tall, can weigh 2000 lbs. (900 kg) and can run up to 40 mph (65 km/h).

The African elephant is the largest extant land mammal in the world and also has the largest brain of any land animal. Bull (male) elephants can weigh up to seven tons (14,000 lbs. or 6,350 kg) and stand 13 feet (four meters) tall at the shoulder. They have the longest gestation period among mammals, at nearly two years.

The endangered mammal is the world's largest cat. Mainly endemic to Russia, China and North Korea, their population continues to dip due to habitat loss and poaching.

Originally from Scotland, the cow is also found in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Canada, and the U.S. It is hardly used as a dairy animal, even though its milk often has a very high butterfat content. They have long horns to dig through snow while their long hair helps them survive cold temperatures.

New Orleans residents hunker down as Tropical Storm Barry bears down on Louisiana coast

New Orleans residents hunker down as Tropical Storm Barry bears down on Louisiana coast

Millions of these butterflies migrate south from Canada and parts of the U.S. to Mexico during winter (January to March). They then hibernate in oyamel fir trees, making them look like natural art installations.

The cubs are born with light brown or black spots which disappear as they grow older. The newborns stay hidden with their mothers for one to two months. They begin walking in 10 to 15 days.

With cat-like eyes and white feathers, the snowy owl is typically found in the Arctic and camouflages well in the snowy landscapes. With fewer than 30,000 left in North America and 200,000 in the world, their population is decreasing.

When competition for prey is high, the birds head south to find food, which is called 'irruption.'

Also known as a sea cow, this huge, aquatic marine mammal measures up to 13 feet (4 meters) and weighs 1,000 pounds. Mostly herbivorous, they swim with their paddle-like flippers, in search for water plants to feed on. Manatees stay near the surface of water.

Also known as the killer whale, the orca is one of the largest dolphin species. No other creature preys on it, making orcas the top of the oceanic food chain. Scientists have also discovered that when other predators, like sharks, are in the area, they will quickly leave.

Japan’s “Cat Island” Is Every Cat Lover’s Dream Come True

Aoshima, also known as "Cat Island," is a tiny island in Japan that has become famous for having far more cats than humans.

Orcas are black and white and known to make distinctive noises to communicate under water.

When fox kits emerge from their den in the spring, they're only three to five weeks old. They spend most of their time outside playing with their siblings as well as mom and dad. By the time fall arrives, they're fully grown and living on their own.

Related to rabbits, there are about 30 species of hares. They have longer ears and hind feet as compared to rabbits.

This large wading bird is found throughout most of North America, where it lives near the shores of open water and in wetlands. These birds have a wingspan of up to 6.5 feet (2 meters), and can cruise at up to 30 miles an hour (48 kph).

This elegant bird has a distinctive upturned bill that it sweeps side to side while feeding. It is found primarily in Europe.

Scientists aren’t sure why zebras have stripe. There are some theories: Their stripes may distract and confuse predators and biting insects; they may help control the animal’s body heat; or they may help the animals to recognize one other because each zebra's stripes are unique.

This bird's brilliant color comes from carotene in the crustaceans on which it feeds. There are fossil records of ibises going back 60 million years.

These members of the Oryx genus are exquisitely adapted to life in the Namib Desert, and are able to forgo food and water for extended periods of time. Both male and female gemsboks are equipped with the deadly horns that average 33 inches (83 cm).

War hero's picture used to con thousands of women: We expose the gangs who fleece lonely widows in the latest twist to the online fraud epidemic

U.S. Army paratrooper Josh Porter (pictured left) has been used in 9,000 fake social media profiles by scammers relentlessly targeting British women. Using apps and software to change everything from their voices to the location of their computers, they dupe the brightest of women. Oxford-educated Jean Soriano was so traumatised by the deception — in her case, from a scammer claiming to be a U.S. Army chaplain calling himself James Sean Eckert — that she lost her job and tried to commit suicide. 'I fell for him. I fell into his trap and he destroyed my life,' says Miss Soriano, 47.

The greater kudu's long, curling horns are what distinguish this African antelope from other ungulate herds. By the time they reach their sixth birthday, most  greater kudu bulls sport horns twisting two-and-a-half turns. The horns look like they’d make great defensive weapons, but they’re only occasionally used to spar with other males of the species.

Every November, Andean flamingos flock to a barren landscape on the Bolivian Altiplano. In the rainy season the area floods, attracting tens of thousands of flamingos looking for a meal of filtered diatoms.

This is likely a juvenile sea lion; if this is a male, he may reach more than 500 pounds when fully grown. A native of its namesake island chain, this member of the pinniped clade enjoys the shores and surf of the Galápagos archipelago, and is rarely found more than 10 miles offshore.

The vicuña is one of four South American camelids, along with its cousins, the llama, alpaca, and guanaco. They’re also related to camels.) Vicuña wool is one of the most expensive fabrics in the world, far exceeding the cost of cashmere.  The value of its wool has led to conservation efforts to bolster the vicuña’s numbers—and thus the amount of wool that can be shorn—but it’s also resulted in vicuña poaching and illegal smuggling of the prized wool.

Behind the emperor and king penguins stands the gentoo, third-largest of all penguin species that can grow to be nearly 3 feet tall. Gentoo penguins have sleek, streamlined bodies and powerful flippers that propel them up to 22 miles per hour. No other diving bird can swim as fast.

Indian rhinos, despite their tank-like appearance and two-ton weight, can be surprisingly agile. They turn, leap, and run quite quickly – some have been clocked at a top charging speed of 30 miles per hour.

Pumice island size of Manhattan floating in Pacific

An underwater volcano is the likely source of a pumice stone island, the size of Manhattan, which has formed in the Pacific. The huge mass of stone, near to Tonga, has been floating through the Pacific for the last two weeks, and follows reports of plumes of smoke from the direction of a named submarine volcano. But NASA reports that volcanologists at the Smithsonian in the US believe the pumice raft could be from an unnamed volcano, which hasn't had a reported explosion since 2001.

Tigers are the largest members of the cat family. Over the last 100 years, three of eight tiger species have gone extinct, and hunting and forest destruction have reduced tiger populations from hundreds of thousands of animals to perhaps fewer than 2,500. Bengal tigers, the most common tiger, live in India and account for about half of all wild tigers.

Camels have a number of ways they've adapted to their desert environments. Their humps consist of stored fat, which they can metabolize when food and water is scarce. They have a third, clear eyelid that protects their eyes from blowing sand. They also can shut their nostrils during sand storms.

Polar bears have black skin and although their fur appears white, it is actually transparent.