"Water buffalo enjoy wallowing in water to cool off and avoid insects; they are important draft and dairy animals."

"Hamsters have cheek pouches for temporarily storing food and transporting it to their nests."

"Butterfly wings are covered with thousands of tiny scales, which give them their brilliant colors."

"Black-and-white colobus monkeys have distinct black and white fur, with a long white tassel on their tails, reduced thumbs, and primarily feed on leaves."

"Albatrosses are among the birds with the largest wingspans, skilled at dynamic soaring for long periods."

"The fossa is Madagascar's largest native carnivorous mammal, a skilled climber, and a predator of lemurs."

"Sugar gliders are small, nocturnal marsupials with a gliding membrane (patagium), feed on nectar, tree sap, and insects, and are popular pets."

"The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard; its saliva contains various bacteria and venom, enabling it to hunt large animals."

"Moose are the largest deer species; males have huge, palmate antlers and a dewlap (bell) under their throat."

"Lice are small, wingless ectoparasitic insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts, feeding on blood or skin debris."

"Swifts are master fliers, spending most of their lives in the air, even sleeping and mating on the wing."

"Earthworms ingest soil to obtain organic matter; their activity improves soil structure, earning them the name 'ecosystem engineers'."

"The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States and has incredible eyesight, allowing it to spot prey from high altitudes."

"Roadrunners are fast runners, primarily active and hunting on the ground, famous for chasing lizards and snakes."

"Manta rays are the largest rays, feed on plankton, and sometimes leap out of the water."

"Krill are small, shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans, key forage organisms in marine ecosystems; many species are bioluminescent."

"Fireflies use bioluminescence for courtship and communication; larvae (some species) also glow and prey on snails."

"Gharials have extremely long, slender snouts with sharp teeth, specialized for catching fish, and are critically endangered crocodilians."

"Otters are very playful animals; some species use stones as tools to crack open shellfish."

"The Okapi is the only living relative of the giraffe, with zebra-like stripes on its legs, elusive, and known as the 'forest giraffe'."