Shane Newman

Elephant Hawk-Moth

The Elephant Hawk-Moth is a species of common large pink and olive green moth that is widely spread throughout Europe. It is one of the brightest moths, and hence, is also popular in... 

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Unlike its name, the Black-tailed Prairie Dog is actually a rodent species and is one of the five prairie dog species of America. They are known by many names like Arizona black-tailed... 

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey

The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (or Sichuan Snub-nosed Monkey) from China is found in a very small region in the mountainous forests. It is one of the three snub-nosed monkey species from... 

Giant Pacific Octopus

The Giant Pacific Octopus (or, the North Pacific Giant Octopus) is the world’s largest and longest-living octopus species that are known for their high intelligence. Found in a small... 

Mountain Gorilla

The Mountain Gorilla is a massive African gorilla, which is also the largest living primate. It is one of the two subspecies of the ‘Eastern Gorilla’ (with the other one being the... 

Asian Palm Civet

The Asian Palm Civet (pronunciation: ‘ey-zhun paam si-vit’) is a small cat-like arboreal native to South Asia. Though they are famous for assisting in the production of the world’s... 

Western Screech Owl

The Western Screech Owl is a small North American owl, very similar in appearance to the Eastern Screech Owl. Densely spread throughout their habitat, many myths and legends have developed... 

Vampire Finch

The Vampire Finch is one of the 15 species of finches in the Galapagos. Vampire finch gets its name from the bloodthirsty vampire bats. Their unusual blood-sucking trait has made... 

Bee Hummingbird

The Bee Hummingbird is the world’s smallest living bird. Known for its iridescent, colorful appearence and incredibly small size (no more than 2.5 inches), this bird has been one...