Both feared and respected, often appearing in traditional stories and as a symbol of danger and power

Got its name from its distinctive, boat-shaped bill, which is wider than it is tall

Its appearance is what really sets it apart—it looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie

Loud birds with a distinct three-note whistling sound

With its strong, sharp beak, it’s a master at pecking holes into trees to find tasty bugs hiding inside

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

Got the looks of a hawk with the scavenging habits of a vulture

Fearless defenders of their nests and chicks, often taking on much larger animals or humans if they perceive a threat

This bird is a real chatterbox, constantly announcing its presence with its loud, three-part call – “kis-ka-dee!”

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”

Charming little parrot with a personality as bright as its feathers

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

Famous for its habit of standing on one leg

The smallest of the eight pelican species

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

During breeding, they transform with elegant white plumage, adorned by decorative plumes on the head, neck, and back

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

They can spend up to two-thirds of their day traveling and feeding

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

Despite its name, this animal was not a true tiger, nor was it related to any modern cat

Beneath its fierce exterior lies a tender heart, as it is also known for its loving nature toward its young

These wild cats are cute, intelligent, agile, and well-adapted to inhabiting tropical and subtropical forests

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

A large bird with the tiniest heart and the highest percentage of skeletal muscles used for locomotion

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

The pale yet gorgeous face blushes when this bird is excited, revealing a sensitive and soft heart

The most cosmopolitan of owls with home ranges extending across the globe

One of the most colorful birds — effortlessly falls in love

This species is found in all world oceans except the north Pacific Ocean

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

The largest toucan there is with a long and serrated beak

These puffy birds can eat poisonous prey for breakfast

These agile hunters can catch butterflies and dragonflies mid-flight

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

The flocks of this striking self-descriptive bird are a sight to behold

The loudest living bird

Only living representative of this order is the hoatzin, found only deep in the Amazon!

Before you ask – no, this bird doesn’t sound like a trumpeter; however, they do have distinct call

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

The Racoons of the bird kingdom who will eat almost anything to survive

A common scavenger bird that cleans up the roads of Central and South America

The largest species of the three species present in the Amazon

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

The sole member of its entire family and the closest living relative to the Kagu

One of the tallest flying birds of Americas

Elegant long-legged wader, common almost worldwide

Jack Sparrow of the bird kingdom

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

The most colorful vulture, with the orange cruncle

These nocturnal birds live in solitary and can peek around even with closed eyes

The world’s most spectacular and most robust eagle species serves a critical ecological role in the ecosystem they live in

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

The digestion process of tough leaves is very slow; it might even take up to 1 month to digest one meal

When it comes to sloths, there are degrees of slothfulness and three-toed sloths are the most slothful (SLOW) of all!

These specialist predators of termites and ants are not immune to ant bites

Also known as pygmy anteater, they are the smallest and most adorable of their insect-eating kind

Flee and dive into the water when facing a predator and remain deep under the water until the predator leaves

The largest living armadillo, growing up to 1.5m (5 ft) in length, yet it feeds on tiny termites!

Able to swim and will shallow air just before entering the water to assist with buoyancy

Found all over the Americas, it is the most widespread species of all armadillos

Despite the common name, they do not feed on crabs exclusively

Has a spooky nickname, “La Llorona” meaning crying woman in Spanish due to their noisy barks, hisses, and high-pitched squeaks

Widespread in tropical and subtropical forests Central and South America

When they move cautiously, they press their body close to the ground and move in a zigzag pattern like a snake

Don’t be fooled by their harmless appearances; they can hunt caiman, piranhas, and anacondas in the wild!

The most widespread large mammal of the Americas: from Canada’s Yukon to the Andes in South America

Secretive and solitary, inhabiting various habitats of Central and South America

They are picky eaters, often plucking off all the furs or feathers of the prey before start eating them

This solitary cat is America’s largest feline and the world’s third, after the tiger and the lion

First discovered as a fossil in Brazil, before ever witnessed – it was believed to be extinct

During the wet season, they search for crabs in muddy floodplains

We use our agility and speed to outrun their predators, sprinting up to 48.2km/h (30 mph) and leaping as high as 3m (10 ft)

Suffering from poorly developed vision, they heavily rely on vocalization to communicate

Nicknamed ‘flying monkeys’ due to their exceptional ability to move around rainforest habitats by very long leaps

These turtles have a dark shells with yellow markings, giving them their name

Second species in this genus only identified in 2020

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

From the US down to Brazil, this trans-American lizard is the most common iguana

When most people say anaconda, they mean the green anaconda, the largest of all snakes!

A small genus of Large snakes, strangling their prey endemic to the Americas

You might get the worst scare of your life if you see the crimson glow in the eyes of these creatures at night

A heavily armored small crocodile native to South America

Also known as Tiny Taylor’s Caecilian

Golden-eyed frog, Panda treefrog, Blue-milk frog -so many cute names for such a poisonous animal!

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