
Kiwi (Genus Overview)
Apteryx (genus)
Kiwi (genus Apteryx) are nocturnal, terrestrial birds endemic to New Zealand···

Kākāpō
Strigops habroptilus
Kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) is New Zealand’s flightless, nocturnal par···

Māui Dolphin
Cephalorhynchus hectori maui
Māui dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) is a tiny coastal subspecies of···

Tasmanian Devil
Sarcophilus harrisii
Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is the largest living carnivorous mar···

Wombat
Phascolomidae
Wombats, or Phascolomidae, are marsupials in Australia. They belong to the o···

Heaviside's dolphin
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
Haviside's dolphin (scientific name: Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is call···

Australian sea lion
Neophoca cinerea
The scientific name of the Australian sea lion is Neophoca cinerea, and its ···

New Zealand sea lion
Phocarctos hookeri
The scientific name of New Zealand sea lion is Phocarctos hookeri, also know···

Arapaima
Arapaima gigas
There is a kind of big fish in South America that is not afraid of piranhas.···

Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
The whale shark is the largest shark and the largest fish. It is named whale···

Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Australia is the kingdom of marsupials, and the koala is the most precious o···

Giant anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Giant anteaters may occupy territories as large as 9,000 hectares. Communica···