Asia
Red Panda
Red Panda
Scientific Name
Ailurus fulgens
Weight LB
7–13 lb
Average Life Span
8–10 years (Wild); up to 15 years (Captivity)
Fact
Like the Giant Panda, the Red Panda has a "false thumb"—an extended wrist bone used to grip bamboo while eating. Despite their name, they are not closely related to the Giant Panda; they simply evolved similar traits because they share the same high-altitude bamboo forest habitat. Interestingly, they were discovered and named "Panda" about 50 years before the Giant Panda was even known to the Western world!
Weight KG
3–6 kg
Country
China
Continent
Asia
Type
Mammals
Seahorse
Seahorse
Scientific Name
Hippocampus kuda
Weight LB
0.01–0.02 lb
Average Life Span
1–4 years
Fact
A fun fact about Hippocampus kuda (Spotted Seahorse) is that males get pregnant and give birth, carrying the eggs in a pouch until they release live young, and they often form monogamous pairs, performing courtship dances and changing colors to strengthen their bond. They are also poor swimmers, using their prehensile tails to cling to seagrass and ambush tiny prey with their tube-like snouts, needing to eat almost constantly to fuel their high metabolism.
Weight KG
0.005–0.01 kg
Country
Indonesia
Continent
Asia
Habitat
Ocean
Type
Fish
Diet
Carnivore
Conservation Status
Vulnerable
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
Scientific Name
Bubo scandiacus
Weight LB
3.5-6.6 lbs
Average Life Span
10-28 years
Fact
A fun fact about snowy owls is that unlike most owls, they are diurnal (active during the day) and hunt in broad daylight, especially during the continuous sun of the Arctic summer, and males become whiter as they age while females retain dark bars for camouflage. They also have incredibly dense feathers, including covering their feet, to survive extreme Arctic cold, and can swallow prey like lemmings whole.
Weight KG
1.6-3 kg
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Habitat
Arctic tundra, open plains
Type
Birds
Diet
Carnivore
Conservation Status
Vulnerable
Takifugu rubripes
Takifugu rubripes
Scientific Name
Takifugu rubripes
Weight LB
up to 4.4 lb
Average Life Span
8–10 years
Fact
A fun fact about the Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes) is that it possesses one of the smallest known genomes of any vertebrate, which has made it a valuable model for human genome research.
Weight KG
up to 2 kg
Country
China
Continent
Asia
Type
Fish
Diet
Carnivore
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Tiger
Tiger
Scientific Name
Panthera tigris
Weight LB
220–660 lb (Varies by subspecies)
Average Life Span
10–15 years (Wild); up to 20+ years (Captivity)
Fact
Tigers are exceptional swimmers and actually love the water, unlike most other cats. They are frequently observed bathing in ponds and rivers to keep cool, and they are capable of swimming across rivers up to 4 miles (7 kilometers) wide. They have even been known to hunt while in the water!
Weight KG
100–300 kg (Varies by subspecies)
Country
China
Continent
Asia
Type
Mammals
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Scientific Name
Apis mellifera
Weight LB
0.00025 lb
Average Life Span
Worker: 5–7 weeks (summer), Queen: 2–5 years
Fact
They use a "waggle dance" to communicate the direction and distance of food sources to other bees.
Weight KG
0.0001 kg
Continent
Europe
Habitat
farms, forests, gardens, Meadows
Type
Invertebrates
Diet
Herbivore
Conservation Status
Data Deficient