animal facts

The tiger salamander hides in cool underground burrows to avoid heat and stay protected from predators.

Snake scales protect the body, support movement and help create the animal’s colors and patterns.

Armadillidium gestroi lives in moist, shaded places and helps break down dead plant matter.

Metachrosis is a rapid color change in animals, involving chromatophores and light-reflecting cell structures.

Tree-dwelling snakes use the canopy as a safe shelter, a hiding place and a useful hunting area.

Ocellated lizard, Timon lepidus, one of Europe’s largest lizard species

Ardentiella Pink Lambo is an active and colorful terrestrial isopod that can often be observed moving in the terrarium.

The green iguana’s third eye detects changes in light and movement, helping it notice predators from above.

Sea scorpions are distant “relatives” of modern scorpions on the evolutionary tree. They appeared more than 400 million years ago, which means…

Litoria caerulea prefers humid habitats, but may appear inside homes during hot summer months while searching for moisture.