Brain Coral
Most structures that we call "coral" are, in fact, made up of hundreds to thousands of tiny animals called polyps....
Fishy Facts
Cattle Egret
The cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis, is a cosmopolitan species of the heron family found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm...
Texas Diamondback Terrapin
Diamondback terrapins are the only land turtles in North America that inhabit the brackish waters of estuaries, tidal creeks, and...
Wilson’s Snipe
Though the long tradition of snipe hunt pranks has convinced many people otherwise, snipes are, in fact, real – but...
Vampire Squid
In 1925, on a survey expedition near Panama for the New York Zoological Society, William Beebe’s crew hauled in “a...
Marine Fungi
There are mushrooms living in the sea! Well technically, a mushroom is the fruiting body of specific species of fungi,...
Wahoo
The wahoo is a large, predatory mackerel that lives in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. Reaching up to...
Giant Isopod
Giant isopods are the largest known member of the isopod family, a group of crustaceans that are closely related to...
No Forks Needed
The roseate spoonbill is one of six species of spoonbills in the world, but is the only one found in...
Squirrelfish
Squirrelfish (Holocentrus adscensionis) have compressed ‘perch-like’ bodies and large ‘squirrel-like’ eyes with red irises. They are typically reddish-pink with a...
