Although the dingo is typically thought of as the wild dog of Australia, it actually occurs throughout Asia also, though it is widely thought that the origin of the Australian dingo may have been brought about by the introduction of the Asian dogs some 3 to 4 thousand years ago. These beautiful animals range from a red to a golden... 

The Mountain Lion, also know as the Puma or Cougar, is a stalk-and-ambush predator that hunts a wide variety of prey. Its primary food is ungulates such as deer, particularly in the northern part of its range, but it hunts species as small as insects and rodents. It prefers habitats with dense underbrush for stalking, but it can... 

Vicuna Are wiuld animals who have evolved and been trained over time to become pack animals. They are longish haired with soft woolen coat, of deep cinnamon or red brown. On the chest, at the base of the neck, is a peculiar, ‘mane’ of silky white hairs which may be 8-12 inches in length. The vicuña is extremely slender,... 

There are two types of Anoa, both live in dense forested areas and are in essence miniature water buffalo. They look very similar to a deer and weigh about 300 pounds. Both types are also found on the Island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. They live singly, rather than in herds except during the breeding season or when the cows are... 

In the United States the Bison is commonly called the Buffalo, however this is not the case. Buffalo are extinct, and although the bison belongs to the same family, they are not the same animal. The Bison is one of the largest land animals in the United States. They are wandering grazing animals that usually travel in small herd... 

The African Dog is a carnivore and is considered a canid. The African dog is found, coincidentally, only in Africa, particularly on the savannah and in areas of light woods or forest. The wild dogs name in Greek means painted wolf and this is bourne out by the fact that no two animals have the same pattern on their fur, much like... 

The white tailed deer ranges over most of the northern United States and is tan or light brown in summertime and darker, gray brown in winter. It has a white neck, white surrounding its eyes and nose and on its abdomen. Males can weigh between 200 and 300 pounds while the female weighs between 80 and 200 for the largest. The white... 

The Key Deer is a relative of the White tailed deer, that lives in Big Pine Key areas of Florida. The Key deer is the smallest of all white tailed deer, and are not found in any other areas of the world. Key Deer are only 24 inches tall at the shoulder and weigh at most about 60 pounds. They are tiny creatures but the males still... 

The Civet is a group of nocturnal animals that include the mongoose. Not exactly a mongoose, but not exactly a cat, they have very catlike bodies, very long tails and faces that look rather like a weasel. Their fur is gray or brown and has some patterned markings in several varieties. All civets have glands that are used to produce... 

The Aardwolf is a very small animal that is reminiscent of the Hyena, but eats insects and flying bugs. Its name means earth wolf in the Afrikaans language and it is also known as a maanhar jackal. It is a very defenseless animal and eats mostly termites and other insets as well as carrion animals. Aardwolf The aardwolf is the... 

The Tiger is one of the big four in the cat world. Tigers are native to Asia, and are a predator cat. They are the largest cat in the world. Bengal Tiger The Bengal tiger is the most common tiger that exists today, and makes up about eighty percent of all tigers. Tigers live a very solitary life and are extremely territorial. They... 

Lions are very large cats, part of what is known as the big four, in cats. They live on the grassy areas, what are called the savannah of Africa, and in some grassy areas of India. They are a beautiful gold in color and can grow to be up to 6 feet long and weigh nearly 500 pounds. African Lion Lions in the wild will live to be about... 

Thirty million years ago there were already rabbits that inhabited the earth. They were very tiny, according to the fossilized skulls which have been discovered. The skull size would indicate rabbits that were three to four times smaller than our little cottontails or the European rabbits that look nearly exactly alike. Some rabbits... 

The Pallas cat is also known as the Manul cat. Pallas is a fairly small cat that is native to Asia. The Pallas cat is about the size of a large house cat, and is about 2 feet long in the body, and has a ten inch tail. They average in size to about 10 pounds. Its fur is a warm ochre colour and has bars which run vertically down the... 

The common Eland will be found in Central and South Africa. They are found mainly on the savannah, but will also sometimes live in the forest or even on the deserts edge. Eland are the very largest of all antelopes. A male eland can stand 5 to 6 feet at the shoulder. Eland They are up to 13 feet long from nose to tail and weight...