Herons are gorgeous, coastal birds, preferring marshy wetlands, rivers or any area with low, accessible water. They conjure up ideas of elegance, with long limbs, impressive wingspans, and arching,...

Aside from a certain starfish of Spongebob Squarepant's fame, when it comes to picturing starfish, they are not envisioned with distinctive eyes. Unlike fish and more like a sea slug, starfish are...

When you think of black bears and brown bears, you often think of them hibernating in the winter months. So, it is natural to extend that line of thinking to the big, white polar bears, too. But...

Wolves are mysterious and extremely intimidating creatures that roam the open wilderness and hunt other animals for food. Since foxes are smaller animals that live in the same habitat, you might be...

Penguins are found in the oceans of all the continents which lie in the Southern Hemisphere, with Galapagos Island being the only island in the Northern Hemisphere where they are found. They look...

Reindeer belong to the deer clan; primarily found in the Arctic Region, highlands of Russia, North of China, Canada and Alaska. These parts of the world are famous for their cruel and cold climatic...