Lemming

Animals Unique | Lemming | The lemming is a tiny rodent that is found in or near the Arctic Circle and are thought to be related to voles and muskrats. The smallest species of lemming is the wood lemming measuring around 8 cm. The Norwegian lemming is roughly three times the size of a wood lemming and is one of the largest species of lemmings.

Honey Bee

Animals Unique | Honey Bee | The honey bee is a small sized bee that quiet inhabiting forests, jungles, meadows and gardens all all over the world. There are only seven species of honey bee Recognized out of 20.000 different bee species found worldwide, but these species individually Often Contain their own subspecies. There are 44 known subspecies of the seven species of honey bee.

Hippopotamus

Animals Unique | Hippopotamus | Hippopotamus Classification and Evolution
The Hippopotamus is a large semi-aquatic mammal that is found wallowing in the rivers and lakes across sub-Saharan Africa. Despite it's appearance, the Hippopotamus is actually thought to be most closely related to Whales as the two are thought to have had a common ancestor roughly 54 million that Existed years ago.

Highland Cattle

Animals Unique | Highland Cattle | Highland cattle (also known as the hairy cow) are an old Scottish breed of cow, bred primarily for their beef. Often Highland cattle are bred for cattle shows, and some highland cattle can win many prizes due to the incredible condition of the highland cattle individuals.

Hare

Animals Unique | Hare | The hare, closely related to the rabbit, is a small mammal found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. Although there are different species of hare found all over the world, the hare is most commonly found in Europe and North America with the Arctic Hare found inhabiting the freezing climates within the Arctic Circle.

Guinea Pig

Animals Unique | Guinea Pig | The guinea pig is found in the Andes mountains in South America, were it is used as a stable food source for the local peoples. Todays domestic guinea pig is thought to be a subspecies of the Andes guinea pig and therefore can not be found in the wild.

Gorilla

Animals Unique | Gorilla | Gorillas are the biggest of the worlds Primates and live in the forests in select parts of Africa. The gorilla population is sadly much lower than it used to be meaning gorillas are an endangered That species.

Goat

Animals Unique | Goat | Goats originated from the mountainous areas of west Asia and eastern Europe, grazing on hillsides and plains. Modern day goats are known as common domesticated goats and are thought to be very closely related to a sheep.

Giraffe

Animals Unique | Giraffe | Giraffe Classification and Evolution
The Giraffe is a long-necked, hoofed mammal That is natively found grazing in the open woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa.

Giant African Land Snail

 

Animals Unique | Giant African Land Snail | The giant African land snail, is the largest species of snail found on land and Generally grow to around 20 cm in length. The giant African land snail is native to the forest areas of East Africa but has been introduced into Asia, the Caribbean and a number of islands in both the Pacific and the Indian Oceans.

Galapagos Tortoise

Animals Unique | Galapagos Tortoise | The Galapagos tortoise (Galápagos Giant tortoise) was first documented by Charles Darwin last century when he went on his trip to the Galapagos islands.

Elephant

Animals Unique | Elephant | There are Numerous subspecies of the Asian elephant, these are the Indian Elephant, Sri Lankan Elephant, Sumatran, Borneo Elephant. African elephants are larger than Asian elephants have two subspecies and the which are the African Bush Elephant and African Forest Elephant.

Woolly Mammoth

Animals Unique | Woolly Mammoth | The Woolly mammoth was an enormous mammal That once roamed the the vast frozen, northern landscapes in large size. Believed to be closely related to the modern-day elephant, the Woolly mammoth remained in the wild until roughly 1700 BC when it Became extinct.

Woodlouse

Animals Unique | Woodlouse | The woodlouse is not an insect but a crustacean, that has 14 parts to its body, the which the woodlouse Gives the flexibility to be Able to curl into a ball to protect Itself from danger. That this means only the hard outer shell of the woodlouse is exposed.

Wombat

Animals Unique | Wombat | The wombat is a medium sized marsupial is found only in That Australia and it's surrounding islands. Wombats are Burrowing Mammals That spend most of the day under ground, coming out at night to feed.

Wildebeest

 

Animals Unique | Wildebeest | The wildebeest is actually a subspecies of the antelope, Despite it's bull-like appearance. There are two known species of wildebeest, both of the which are native to Africa.

White Rhinoceros

Animals Unique | White Rhinoceros | The white rhino is the second biggest land animal and can weight around 2 tons. The white rhino is the most common of the remaining rhino species, and inhabits parts of Africa.

Western Lowland Gorilla

Animals Unique | Western Lowland Gorilla | The western Lowland gorilla is one of two subspecies of western gorilla (the other being the incredibly rare cross river gorilla) found in the jungles on the African continent. The western Lowland gorilla is the most Numerous species of western gorilla but is still Considered to be critically endangered in the wild.

Western Gorilla

Animals Unique | Western Gorilla | The western gorilla gorilla is one of two sub-groups found on the African continent (the other being the eastern gorilla). The western gorilla is the most Numerous species of gorilla and also the larger out of the two.

Water Vole

Animals Unique | Water Vole | Water Vole Classification and Evolution
The Water Vole is a small species of semi-aquatic rodent found That is along the riverbanks throughout the UK and Europe. They are similar in appearance to Mice and Rats but have a number of distinctive differences Including a flatter snout and a shorter tail.