Photo: Jennifer de Graaf / Shutterstock Porcupines tend to be slow and lumbering creatures found meandering in wooded areas, munching on vegetation. However, if you look up, you may also see a...

Photo: Natalia GH / Shutterstock While it’s unlikely that any of us will see a polar bear in the wild, that won’t curb our interest. They’re fascinating creatures, both among other bear...

Photo: Frank Vassen / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Opposable thumbs allow us to firmly grip something with our hands, and it was long believed to be a human-only trait. However, there are more than a...

Photo: Ched90 / Shutterstock Unicorns may not be real, but we definitely have real-life substitutes out in the wild. Whether it’s just a very oddly-shaped nose or a weapon for self-defense,...

Photo: Mike Workman / Shutterstock Walking on one leg is called unipedalism and we can only see this in a handful of species. Aside from amputations and genetic defects, most species have at least...

Photo: Anom Harya / Shutterstock As the largest big cats on the planet, tigers are intimidating creatures. They have an impressive strike force and can even crush bone with a bite. However,...