Hummingbird
Hummingbirds may be the smallest bird in the world, but with a brain taking up 4.2% of the overall body weight, a hummingbird has the largest proportioned brain compared to other birds.
Butterfly Owl
The food chain is a fragile part of an eco-system; relying on every species contributing as both predator and prey in order to preserve the natural order of things.
Luna Moth
Luna Moths are an impressive giant silkmoth species that can reach a wingspan of up to 6 inches. However, once they have hatched into mature adult moths they will not eat again, only surviving long enough to lay several batches
Biomimicry
“The core idea is that nature, imaginative by necessity, has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with. Animals, plants, and microbes are the consummate engineers. They have found what works, what is appropriate, and most important, what
Wandering Whale
A blue whale roams every corner of the ocean, travelling up to 1000 km on any given day. It is also one of loudest animals and can be heard by other whales thousands of kilometers away.
Kingfisher
Woodpeckers are largely unique because of their ability to peck (sometimes up to 20 times a second) without causing brain damage. This is largely because a woodpeckers skull structure has evolved special pockets of air to help compensate for a
Bull Moose
Every winter the male moose will shed its antlers to conserve energy for the winter. The average moose antler take only 3-5 months to fully re-develop the following season.
The Albatross
The wingspan of an albatross is larger then any other bird in the world. often known as the ‘wanderer of the sea’ the albatross is known to cover immense distances of ocean and regularly circles the globe.
Exo-skeleton
Insects are used as human food in 80% of the world’s nations. Over 344 species of beetles are eaten everyday. Often eaten in the larvae state, The beetle is the most widely consumed insect in the human diet.
Dipper
Unlike most varieties of small birds, the dipper is uniquely adapted to swim in glacier fed creeks. Using specially adapted nostril flaps that block out water, the Dipper can hunt prey for up to 30 seconds underwater.