This is one of my favorites: Vampyroteuthis infernalis, which literally means "vampire squid from hell." Artist's renditi...

A muskr at ( Ondatra zibethicus ) In honor of Big Wet Rodent Day (recognized mainly in Canada), I'm featuring the muskrat as an inte...

One of the Phylum Tardigrada, specifically Hypsibius dujardini This is another case of being more than just one species. Instead, tardig...

The amazon river dolphin ( Inia geoffrensis ) The Amazon river dolphin is also known as the boto, bufeo, bouto. Of all of the cetacean...

Cassiopeia in its usual upside-down position Cassiopeia , better known as the "upside-down jellyfish" is a fascinating species...

A leaf-cutter ant Leaf cutters have large colonies Most of you probably are familiar with the leaf-cutter ants, but you may not know ...

That is a lyre bird that has taught itself to mimic some really amazing things, including a chainsaw and a camera shutter in an attempt to ...

Devil's hole pupfish ( Cyprinodon diabolis ) These little fish are found in only one small, water-filled cave in Death Valley: Devil...

Most of the herd I studied. Nearly all females, with only one juvenile male Mack, one of the males I had the privilege of studying the...