On this page is a list of common squirrel species found in North America. Squirrels are rodents belonging to the squirrel family, Sciuridae. This family has several subfamilies, the most notable of these in North America being the tree squirrels (which includes the three species of flying squirrels found in North America), and the ground ... Read more The post Different Types Of Squirrels Found in North America With Pictures appeared first on Active Wild ..read more

A list of ten halloween animals with fascinating facts on each. Scroll down to view the animals, or watch the video below! What’s your favorite scary animal? Let us know in the comments, and don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter for more interesting animal facts! Halloween Animals List Bats Bats have been scaring people ... Read more The post Top 10 Halloween Animals That Will Give You Chills appeared first on Active Wild ..read more

The Galápagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, about 600 miles (970 kilometers) west of mainland Ecuador. Due to their remote location, the Galápagos Islands are home to a large number of endemic animals; animals that are found nowhere else on Earth. During his visit to the Galápagos Islands in 1835, naturalist Charles Darwin ... Read more The post Galapagos Islands Animals: Interesting Species Found On The Islands appeared first on Active Wild ..read more

Many different types of dinosaurs have been discovered, but only relatively small number of these have become household names. On this page, we provide a list of the most popular dinosaurs. What makes a dinosaur popular? Size is important; there are many dinosaurs like T. rex, but T. rex, being among the biggest, is the ... Read more The post The Most Popular Dinosaurs: List With Pictures & Interesting Facts appeared first on Active Wild ..read more

A list of prehistoric sea creatures that inhabited the world’s oceans before, during, and after the age of the dinosaurs. Read on to discover amazing prehistoric ocean animals such as plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, pliosaurs, mosasaurs and ammonites. Index Table of Contents Toggle Index Introduction Ammonite Archelon Basilosaurus Cretoxyrhina Dakosaurus Dunkleosteus Elasmosaurus Helicoprion Ichthyosaurs Ichthyosaurus Livyatan melvillei Liopleurodon Megalodon Mosasaurs Mosasaurus Nothosaurs Nothosaurus Opabinia Plesiosaurs Plesiosaurus Pliosaurs Pliosaurus Shastasaurus Tylosaurus Xiphactinus Di ..read more

Texas butterflies pictures and facts – a list of common and notable butterfly species found in Texas. With habitats ranging from deserts to forests, Texas is home to a vast number of different butterfly types – the state is home to an estimated 450-plus butterfly species. On this page, we list 25 common and / or noteworthy Texan butterflies. Texas Butterflies Index Table of Contents Toggle Texas Butterflies Index American Snout Black Swallowtail Cloudless Sulphur Common Buckeye Common Wood-Nymph Dainty Sulphur Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Giant Swallowtail Great Purple Hairstreak Gulf Fritill ..read more

Keystone species are species that hold an ecosystem together; without them, the ecosystem wouldn’t function. Some keystone species are predators, some are herbivores, but whatever their place in the food chain, all of the other species in the ecosystem rely on them. On this page are examples of keystone species from ecosystems in different parts of the world. Page Index Listed below are examples of keystone species. Scroll down to browse all of the animals, or use the index below to see information on a particular species. Table of Contents Toggle Page Index What Is A Keystone Species? Key ..read more

Safari animals include the iconic “Big Five” consisting of the lion, African elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and African buffalo, together with other African species such as antelopes, baboons, zebras, hyenas, crocodiles, ostriches and vultures. On this page is a list of safari animals, with pictures and interesting facts on each species. Whether you’re planning a safari trip yourself, or are simply interested in the incredible variety of life in Africa’s savannas, this page will help you find out more about some of the world’s most incredible animals. Introduction Embarking on a safari is like ..read more

On this page, you can listen to many different animal sounds and discover why being able to make and hear sounds is a vital part of the lives of many different types of animals. The melodic songs of birds, the howling of a pack of wolves and the mournful calls of whales are some of the best-known examples of animal sounds. (Scroll down to hear examples of these sounds.) Most animal sounds are made for the purpose of communication, but some animals (for example, bats and dolphins) also make sounds for navigation and hunting. Understanding why animals make sounds and how they use them for attra ..read more

Oviraptor was a small theropod dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period. Discovered in the Gobi Desert around a century ago, Oviraptor was given the name “egg thief”, as it was found alongside some fossilized eggs. The dinosaur is now believed to have been brooding the eggs, rather than stealing them. As well as its probable nesting behavior, Oviraptor had other bird-like features such as a toothless beak and a covering of feathers. Read on to find out more about this distinctive Cretaceous dinosaur… Table of Contents Toggle Oviraptor Facts What Did Oviraptor Look Like ..read more