The six living species of mousebirds are found only in Africa. Dining upon fruits, buds, and insects, their specially-jointed jaws give them a snake-like ability to swallow huge food.
Podagrus stigoides Mottled grey-brown plumage provides excellent camouflage, allowing them to seemingly disappear on a tree limb. They are nocturnal, meaning they are active…
Leucocephalon yuwonoi Although they like to spend time in the water, this short-clawed turtle cannot swim well. Only discovered in 1995 and rarely observed…
