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Red pandas  (Ailurus fulgens) are one of only a few animals that eat mostly bamboo. Because this plant doesn’t offer much in the way of nutrition Red pandas

The canine teeth of both male and female Walruses are giant ivory tusks that can grow up to a meter long. The walrus uses these tusks for digging

The Mauritius parakeet (Psittacula eques echo) has seen some dark days; in 1986 only three females were known to live in the wild. Thanks to conservation efforts to

Carnivorous, or meat eating, plants mean business when it comes to hunting, for example the pitcher plant traps its prey by using deep liquid in something called a

You don’t need to live too far south to find a cactus! The Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus is one of three cold resistant cactuses that live in the

Unlike most fish the Bluefin tuna is warm-blooded, this allows it to adjust its body temperature to be warmer than the water it's swimming in,  keeping this fish

The Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) lives in colonies that together dig  out underground complexes. These tunnels connect areas used for sleeping, going to the bathroom and eating, making

Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) used to spread across the West coast of the United States, but some 90-95% have been cut down and today almost all of

Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander that gets its name from the native Aztec language. The word refers to the Aztec god Xolotl, legend has it that