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Okapis (Okapia johnstoni) and giraffes come from the Giraffidae family. Like giraffes, okapis have long tongues that they use to remove leaves and buds from tall

A team at the U.S. forest services and some university scientists looked at 25 mangroves and found that these coastal forests are super important holders of carbon.

Some species of male butterfly find a female by staking out a nice sunny spot to wait for Miss right to fly by. These sunny spots become

The platypus is a very interesting animal. It has a beak that looks like it belongs to a duck, which it uses to dig up invertebrates from lake

Canada's boreal forest is filled with many birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and even fish. However, if you look reeeeally closely, you'll notice there are even more creatures: there

These Gorillas are big! In fact, they are the largest living apes! Males can measure up to 1.7m in height and way 160kg - that's over 350 pounds!

Close to 1,000 species of gymnosperms (trees such as pine and spruce) have been identified by scientists. These plants go way back on the evolutionary scale, making them

Of the 634 species and subspecies of primates, a whopping 303 are considered Vulnerable or worse, with 22% considered Endangered and 11% considered Critically Endangered.