Found all the way from the prairies of Southern Canada to Tierra del Fuego at the tip of South America, this is one of the most widespread birds of the…
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The 17 species of cottontails are entirely New World rabbits, in a different genus from domestic ones. They are distributed from Southern Canada to Northern Argentina. Eight are found in…
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Famed as the "Owl with the Southern Accent", its call (frequently heard around Dallas) has been paraphrased as "Who Cooks for You-all!". Traditionally a bird of the eastern US, with…
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In zoos, colonies of this species are like yeast -- a few sent to another zoo soon reproduce to the carrying capacity of their exhibit, and more colonies can be…
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Instead of a screech, this bird actually produces a rather gentle-sounding descending trill. Being small, it is prone to being eaten by other owls. On the other hand, they are…
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When first discovered in the 1930s, these eyeless, pigmentless fish were assigned their own genus, Anoptichthys. Since then, ichthyologists have determined they are at least 30 genetically isolated populations of…
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Also known as the Rainbow-billed or Sulfur-breasted toucan, it is popular for its resemblance to "Toucan Sam™", the "Froot Loops®" mascot. The northernmost of the large toucans, it ranges from…
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A top-of-the-food chain predator, this enormous bird is not abundant anywhere in its vast range from the Mexican States of Veracruz and Oaxaca south to Argentina, Bolivia, and Southern Brazil.…
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This marvelous parrot was one of the first New World animals brought alive to Europe, in the 1500s. Long before, it was prized as a pet, and for its feathers,…
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