Our Spectacular Planet

The Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) is the largest land-living arthropod in the world. It is known for its ability to crack coconuts with its strong pincers in order to eat the contents. It is also called the Robber Crab or Palm Thief, because some Coconut Crabs are rumored to steal shiny items such as pots and silverware from houses and tents. Another name is "terrestrial hermit crab", due to the use ...

The Saiga (Saiga tatarica) is an antelope which originally inhabited a vast area of the Eurasian steppe. The Saiga typically stands 0.6-0.8 meters at the shoulder and weighs between 36 and 63 kg.  Males, who are the only sex to carry horns, are slightly bigger than females . The Saiga are now endangered by poaching, as horns have some value as Chinese traditional medicine. What make the Saiga so weird is no ...

  The gharial  (Gavialis gangeticus), sometimes called the Indian gavial or gavial, is one of two members of the family Gavialidae. His long, narrow jaws makes it easy to distinct from others crocodilians. It is a critically endangered species. The gharial is one of the longest of all living crocodilians.  [nggallery id=3]

    The Southern Cassowary, Casuarius casuarius, sometimes called Two-wattled Cassowary or Double-wattled Cassowary , is one of the weirdest birds with is brown casque, blue face and neck, red nape and two red wattles hanging down its throat. Their feets are thick and powerful, with the inner toe equipped with a lethal claw!  The female is dominant and larger with a longer casque and brighter-colored bare parts. The youngs birds has plain brown plumage.  Its ...