Coywolves

    A coywolf is a hybrid between a wolf (Canis lupus) and a coyote (Canis latrans). Recently, due to small pure wolf populations, the coywolf has become America's newest top predator. The coywolf is much larger than a coyote, and hunts in packs. However, they have adopted a special trait from coyotes; they have a much lesser fear of humans than wolves. Almost all coyotes, unlike other hybrids, bred in the wild. Leading it to be one of the most successful non-man-made hybrids. Although many view coywolves as a nuisance, could they be nature's way of filling the gray wolve's niche as apex predator?

Red Lipped Batfish

These strange looking fish have long and sharp nose and they also look like they put a lot of lipstick on their lips These fish live in tropical climates. They have a broad head and  large lumps covering their body. What’s interesting from this strange sea creature is that unlike any other fishes, they are horrible swimmers. You probably find this very weird and in my opinion when i think of fish the first thing that pops up in my head is fish: swimming.  They might be strange looking but they are harmless creatures. The maximum length of the red-lipped batfish is about 40 cm long. Like many deep sea fish, red-lipped batfish are voracious carnivores

Red drum

Red drum, also called redfish, channel bass, spottail, red bass or reds, are one of Florida’s most popular sport fish and the state’s most widespread estuarine fish. Red drum are named after the "drumming" sound the make during spawning and when taken out of the water. The sound is produced by muscles rubbing against the inflated air bladder. Red drum inhabit the nearshore and offshore waters throughout the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to Key West. Juvenile red drum inhabit rivers, bays, canals, tidal creeks, and passes in estuaries for up to four years, after which they usually move to nearshore or open ocean waters as adults. Red drum in Florida can reach lengths of 45 inches and weigh up to 51 pounds. The world record red drum was caught off North Carolina waters in 1984 and it weighed 94 pounds, 2 ounces.The oldest recorded red drum in Florida was aged at 40 years.

The Aardwolf

 The Aardwolf is a species of small insectivores related to hyenas. The Aardwolf lives in africa and preys mainly on termites. There only predators besides humans are black backed jackals, owls, leopards, and other hyenas. They are not an endangered species even though ranchers shoot them cause they think they will kill livestock.

Greater Bird-of-Paradise

The majestic Greater Bird-of-Paradise, or Paradisaea apoda is native to New Guinea and Aru Islands, Indonesia. These birds eat mainly nuts, seeds, and small insects. They are labeled "Least Concern" in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, hunted for their plumage, but not endangered yet. Carolus Linnaeus invented the scientific name for this bird, Paradisaea apoda. The name, meaning legless bird-of-paradise was invented because of a misconception that the birds could fly for long periods of time and would never touch the ground until their moment of death. 

The Roloway Monkey

      The Roloway monkey, or Cercopithecus roloway, is an endangered species found in the jungles of West Africa. This guenon (Old World monkey) is distinguishable by its long beard. Roloway monkeys live in the canopies of jungles and rainforests in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia among other West African areas. The Roloway monkey is an omnivore, and eats a diverse selection of insects, fruits, seeds, and flowers. This monkey is endangered because of hawk-eagles, chimpanzees, leopards, and, most of all, humans. Africans kill the Roloway monkey for their bushmeat, a delicacy in West African cultures. The monkeys also breed less often because groups of males will stray off from their group, and the females will stay behind. The Roloway monkey is diurnal, and will spend its days hunting and sometimes playing in the lush African rainforests and jungles. 

White-Nosed Coatimundi

              The white-nosed coatimundi, or Nasua narica, is a raccoon-like mammal. The coatimundi, more commonly called the coati, lives in central America and the deserts of the southwestern states of America. It is a social animal and travels in groups of up to 24. The Coati can grow up to five feet long and can weigh up to 25 pounds. Coatis are diurnal and spend their days searching for insects, lizards, roots, fruits, and nuts to eat.

The Red Panda

The Red Panda,

  The Red Panda is not necessarily a panda, most people would assume that it is a red-panda.  It is not anything close to looking like one, it is more like a raccoon that is red.  They live in China and are hunted for there fur.  A different name for it is Lesser panda or Red cat-bea.  There main meal/diet is bamboo,  they will also eat small mammals, birds, flowers, bark and many more things.  The last thing about the Red Panda is there behavior, there behavior is very much like a cat how they clean there self, etc.  Here is a picture of the
Red Panda.

Asian Carp

The Asian Carp is a catchall name for species of Bighead, Grass, Black, and Silver carp that come from southeast Asia. Silver carp are threat to all boaters because they are huge, hard-headed, beasts that will jump out of the water when startled by things such as motor boats engines, or even a paddle from a row boat.

People are desperately trying to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes (Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, and Ontario) but a Bighead carp was found just five miles away from Lake Michigan.

The Aye-Aye

This strange little creature is called the aye-aye, or Daubentonia madagascariensis. Although the aye-aye looks like something from an alien movie, it is actually a primate, related to apes, chimpanzees and humans. The aye-aye lives solely on the island of Madagascar. It's diet consists of fruit, nectar, seeds, insect larvae, nuts and more. Aye-aye's use their long, flexible fingers to dig out their food.  The aye-aye is nocturnal, and lives in rain forest trees, very rarely coming down to the ground. They are considered a bad omen to the natives of Madagascar, and because of that are killed on sight. That, plus habitat destruction, have caused the aye-aye to become critically endangered. They are now protected by law.