A Number Of Wild Species Found On This Continent Are Threatened With Extinction.
Hellbenders, jaguars, komodo dragon relatives—you don't have to travel far to find some weird animal in the u.s.—and we love them all. American bald eagle (haliaeetus leucocephalus). Females tip the scales at 500 pounds, while males can weigh 900.
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Grizzly bears are a subset of brown bears that range from alaska, through western canada, and into the american northwest. I know, it's not an animal, but the name alone got this one in. Monster sightings were as popular in the 1800 and early 1900s as they are today.
The American Alligator Is The Bigger.
They look a lot like humans except their noses, fingers, and ears are quite a bit larger. But the weirdest thing about tardigrades, apart from their nightmarish appearance, is that they're pretty much indestructible: Any type of beetle grub (photo:
Their Skin Is Smooth And Gray And Is Sometimes Glowing.
The american alligator is also the largest reptile of north america. Here are the ten weirdest. Unless you’re in alaska where there are more than 7,000 wolves, a wolf sighting would be pretty.
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The united states had to over 6,770 protected areas or national parks in 2013, which occupy a total area of about 1,006,619sq miles. The golden orb spider, also called the banana spider, is a colorful spider of red, yellow and black. No wonder it’s the largest mammal in north america!
