These side-necked turtles don’t pull their head straight into their shell. Instead, they curve their neck and tuck it between their front legs. These turtles are diurnal, meaning they are active during the day and sleep at night.
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Related to our native woodpeckers, this colorful barbet is found in the semi-arid brush country of eastern Africa where they tunnel their…
Alligator mississippiensis American alligators are predators with many special adaptations for hunting in dark waters. They see underwater by closing their clear, third eyelid…