Unlike most mammals, it has special grooves in its lower incisors that is used to inject venom on its prey

Loud birds with a distinct three-note whistling sound

Most common and widely distributed swallow globally

The biggest of all the hammerhead sharks, with a massive head that looks like a giant, flat hammer

Popular food fish, prized for its mild flavor and firm texture

A champion swimmer and a social butterfly of the warm seas

They bob their heads up and down as they fly, which is actually how they earned the nickname “Noddy”

They don’t build their own nests – they cleverly take over burrows abandoned by prairie dogs, ground squirrels, or even tortoises!

Known for their acrobatic leaps, twisting and turning gracefully as they jump completely out of the water

The colorful and stylish national bird of Haiti

Famous for its habit of standing on one leg

Can build hundreds of nests in a single palm tree

The smallest of the eight pelican species

Often seen riding the bow waves of boats or performing acrobatic leaps out of the water

They eat almost anything that comes their way – you name it, they’ll try to snack on it!

Speed and power embodied, they rule the seas with their sleek bodies and jaw-dropping leaping prowess

Majestic giants of the sea, they peacefully glide through the ocean with mouths agape, filtering the waters for sustenance

Opportunistic predators of the open ocean, their aggressive and persistent feeding behaviour strikes fear into the hearts of their prey

Fearless and formidable, these aggressive predators command respect in the waters they roam

Gentle giants of the sea, with mouths wide open to filter the ocean’s bounty

Majestic ocean predators, embodying power, speed, and precision in their pursuit of prey

One of the largest and strongest sea turtles in the world

Their neck vertebrae have a hinge mechanism that allows it to dart its long neck and pierce its prey quickly

An impressively acrobatic bird that can catch flying fish mid-jump

These petrels stylishly ride the ocean waves like they own the winds

Professional marine forecasters to optimize breeding success and prey availability

These ocean wanderers can be spotted from a distance showing awe-inspiring aerial tricks

An easily recognizable bird due to its pink body and spatulate bill

These birds seem to have lost their way to the beauty pageant

Very good at detecting storms, often the last to leave and first to arrive before and after a hurricane

The most widely dispersed wild bird

They don’t need salt, bamboo sticks, or forks to deshell a snail – they have a well-adapted bill to do the job

The smallest of falcons in the entirety of America, but you would be mistaken to take this bird lightly

At the speed of over 321 km/h (200 mph), this bird outraces a Formula1 car

Elegant long-legged wader, common almost worldwide

This bird holds the record of the longest distance flown by any bird in recorded history

This mysterious bird which can walk on water

This invasive species is the ancestor to most of the modern ducks

One of only six land-birds with a cosmopolitan distribution habituating all continents except Antarctica

The mysterious diver of the ocean is the largest and only sea turtle without a hard shell and scales

These creatures often ingest stones, aiding food digestion and buoyancy regulation in the water

When a big one meets a smaller one, it’s lunch!