North America
Scarlet Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Scientific Name
Ara macao
Weight LB
2–2.6 lb
Average Life Span
40-50 years
Fact
A fun fact about Scarlet Macaws is their incredibly strong beaks, powerful enough to crack hard nuts and seeds, and they use them like a third limb for climbing and maneuvering through trees, with some even showing "handedness," preferring one foot over the other, similar to humans.
Weight KG
0.9–1.2 kg
Continent
North America
Habitat
river edges, Tropical rainforests
Type
Birds
Diet
Omnivore
Conservation Status
Least Concern
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
Tiger Salamander
Tiger Salamander
Scientific Name
Ambystoma tigrinum
Weight LB
0.2–0.3 lbs
Average Life Span
12–15 years (Wild) / Up to 25 years (Captivity)
Fact
They are incredible diggers; they spend most of their lives living in underground burrows up to 2 feet deep to stay cool and moist!
Weight KG
0.09–0.14 kg
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Type
Amphibians
Walrus
Walrus
Scientific Name
Odobenus rosmarus
Weight LB
1,800–3,700 lb
Average Life Span
30–40 years
Fact
A walrus's tusks are actually elongated canine teeth that never stop growing throughout their lives, reaching lengths of up to 3 feet (1 meter).
Weight KG
800–1,700 kg
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Habitat
Arctic seas, Coastal waters, Ice floes
Type
Mammals
Diet
Carnivore
Conservation Status
Vulnerable
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