The lynx is a timid animal of the cat family that lives primarily on small mammals and birds. It can…
(1857-1943) Austria-Hungarian electrician, physicist, and inventor. Nikola Tesla was born in 1856 into…
Figs are native to Turkey and Northern India. It was one of the first fruits cultivated by humans. In…
Kingfishers are typically stocky, with short tails and bodies. The bill is large and strong and their…
The wolf belongs to the dog family. There are three recognized species of wolf and they are generally…
The capybara is the largest member of the rodent family. Its shape is like that of the pig. Its feet…
One of the largest species of hooved mammals in the deer family. Known as the moose in North America,…
The hornbill family are remarkable for the very large size of the beak, and the large protuberance that…
The common newt is a specimen of the Salamander family. It eats tadpoles and worms, which it eats with…
Katydids are in the grasshopper family. The male makes noise by rubbing together two stiff, thin membranes…
Katydids are in the grasshopper family. The male makes noise by rubbing together two stiff, thin membranes…
Locusts are in the grasshopper family, although they have shorter legs and antennae. They can be extensively…
The insects of the Ichneumon family have long,slender bodies, long ovipositors and long antennae.
A bird of the crow family, closely related to the jays but distinguished by having a much longer and…
An American insect-catching bird related to the whip-poor-will, a member of the goatsucker family.
"Opossum, of the marsupial family. Some species have pouches while others do not, and will therefore…
Raccoon, a tree-climbing, nocturnal animal belonging to the bear family and restricted to North and…
A scaled, harmless lizard of the Scincidae family. Some have brilliant blue stripes running along the…
The wood pigeons are the largest species of this family; their plumage is slaty grey, with bluish, green,…
The hornbill family are remarkable for the very large size of the beak, and the large protuberance that…
The insects of the Ichneumon family have long,slender bodies, long ovipositors and long antennae.
These are the seeds or racemes of the Locust blossoms, Robinia pseudoacacia,(Keeler, 1915).
These are the pistillate and staminate flowers of Kentucky coffee-tree, (Keeler, 1915).
These are the flowers of the Silverbell-tree, Mohrodendron carolinum, (Keeler, 1915).
This is the fruit, or drupe, of Fringe-tree, Chionanthus virginica, (Keeler, 1915).