"Takins are stocky, ox-like animals with short, backward-curving horns, adapted to high mountain life, and are a Class I protected animal in China."

"Fleas are small, wingless parasitic insects, skilled jumpers, feed on host blood, and can transmit diseases."

"Sturgeons are ancient fish with bony plates (scutes) on their bodies; their eggs are made into valuable caviar; many species are endangered."

"Paddlefish have a very long, paddle-shaped snout (rostrum) covered in sensory receptors for detecting plankton; they are filter feeders."

"Armadillos are covered in a bony shell; some species can roll into a ball when threatened."

"The Mourning Dove is named for its soft, sad-sounding 'coo' call and is one of the most common birds in North America."

"Horseshoe crabs are ancient marine arthropods, their form almost unchanged for hundreds of millions of years; their blue blood is used for medical testing."

"Capuchin monkeys are intelligent, with prehensile tails, and are often considered among the most intelligent New World monkeys."

"House mice are extremely prolific breeders; a pair can theoretically produce thousands of offspring in a year."

"Male kudus have long, spiral-shaped horns, which are very spectacular; they are large antelopes."

"The ostrich is the largest living bird species and also the fastest running bird, but it cannot fly."

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

"Camels can survive for long periods without water in deserts; their humps store fat, not water."

"Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight; many species navigate and hunt using echolocation."

"Male lyrebirds have tail feathers shaped like a lyre and are skilled mimics of various sounds, including other bird calls and environmental noises."

"Honeybees communicate the location and distance of nectar sources to their hive mates by performing a 'waggle dance'."

"Sea anemones are sessile or slowly moving cnidarians; their tentacles have stinging cells (cnidocytes) for predation and defense."

"Only female mosquitoes bite; the protein in blood is necessary for their egg production."

"Hummingbirds are among the smallest birds, can hover and fly backward, feed on nectar, and have extremely high metabolisms."

"The king cobra is the world's longest venomous snake, primarily preys on other snakes, and can raise the front third of its body off the ground."