The Kouprey, also called the Cambodian Forest Ox is one of the most mysterious animals alive today. It was unseen and unheard of until late 1937, and since then has been seen a bare handful of times by scientists. The Kouprey is a greyish colored forest oxen, with frayed looking horns and a long dewlap of skin hanging from its neck. The... 

The Dwarf blue sheep is a smaller wild sheep, weighing in at about 25-40 KG, or about 50-90 pounds. It lives mostly on rocky slopes generally at very high altitudes, such as between 8500 and 9500 feet above sea level. The dwarf blue lives mostly on grasses but also other plants such as club moss. The Dwarf Blue sheep will alternate... 

The Cape Fox is a small fox that is also known as the Cama Fox or the Silver-backed Fox. This is one of the smaller fox species and is usually black or silver gray in color with yellow undersides and flanks. The tip of the tail of this species allows for it to be easily identified because it is always black. The fox tends to be... 

Kangaroo Rat is general name given to a group of about 22 species of small North American rodents. There are several differences in the many species of this rodent, however they all prefer arid to semi-arid habitat. They will live in any dry region of Mexico, Canada or the U.S. as long as it retains some amount of grass or other... 

The Giant Forest Hog is known to be the biggest member of the Suidae, a pig family and is actually the only member of the Hylochoerus genus. These hogs present an intimidating appearance with males being as much as two meters in length and 1.1 meters high and can weigh as much as 1,100 pounds! There are various reports of these... 

Those that are familiar with wildlife in Madagascar are familiar with the Fossa, though these animals are not well known by those from the rest of the world. The Fossa is a mammal and is thought to be most closely related to the mongoose. Most know of this animal because it is the second largest carnivore on the island of Madagascar,... 

At first glance many people guess the Bilby to be a rabbit, and then others believe it is some sort of mouse, but neither is true! The Bilby is actually a marsupial that is most closely related to the bandicoot. The meaning of the world in an Aboriginal language is “long nosed rat” indicating that more than one person along... 

One of the most impressive predators in the world, the Scottish Wildcat is intelligent, patient, agile and powerful, pound for pound as powerful as any other cat alive, large or small. Until as short a time ago as 1950, Scotsmen believed them to be mankillers. The Scottish Wildcat They hold the distinction and legend of being the... 

The stoat is about 12 inches long, and is light brown with black tips on their tails, and are quite widely distributed, all over the United Kingdom, and Much of Northern Europe. Stoats do not populate North America. They are carnivores, existing on small rabbits, eggs, birds, voles, mice, chickens and essentially, anything they can... 

The Numbat is one of the most unique marsupials in the world, being a pouch-less marsupial. It is a small creature with a red brown coat that can blend from darker or lighter shades dependent upon the seasons at times. Across its back will be bands of white with a long bushy tail. Every animals markings are unique and individual... 

The Jerboa is a very small rodent part of the family of Dipodidae, which is found in the more dry parts of Asia, and North Africa. Living also In Northern Europe, the Jerboa has very long hind feet and short front legs and can walk on their hind feet like kangaroos do. In fact they always walk upright or hop like kangaroos. The Jerboa A... 

The Southern Pudu is one of the smallest of all deer species, as well as being one of the smallest of the ungulates as well. It is close in appearance to its relative, the Northern Pudu, but is smaller still than that diminutive animal. Their coats are rough and thick, and colored a brown black. They have a short tail, with smaller... 

The Przewalski Horse is an herbivore that is about 7 feet long from head to tip of tail, and may weight about 700 pounds. It will stand approximately 4 or 4 and a half feet tall. The Przewalski Horse has a coat that is reddish in color, but can vary to a light tan, or deeper red brown, which is commonly called bay or dun colored... 

The Florida panther is a relative of the cougar and as its name would indicate, it is found quite often in Florida. Though the species used to be available in larger numbers, the Florida panther is now critically endangered, with its numbers decreasing at an alarming rate. It’s thought that there are just 80 to 100 of the Florida... 

Most people are familiar with the Alpaca, though many confuse it with the llama at first glance. The Alpaca is actually a domesticated descendent of the Camelid, which is native to South America. These animals are often kept in herds that are able to graze on the lands in the Andes of Ecuador, northern Bolivia, northern Chile,...