The marmot is believed to have healing powers and is seen as a symbol of resilience and perseverance, as it is able to survive in harsh environments. Loyal and sensitive, marmots are polite and well-mannered who value balance and happiness above all else. They’re extremely interested in people and are the first to volunteer when help is needed.

Lemurs hold a significant spiritual role in the culture and folklore of Madagascar, where they are considered sacred by many indigenous people. The Malagasy people believe that lemurs are the spirits of their ancestors and can communicate with the living. They are considered to be protectors of the forest, and their presence is believed to bring good luck and prosperity to those who live nearby.

Koalas are well-known for sleeping for up to 20 hours a day and spend much of their waking hours perched in trees. They are an iconic symbol of Australia and are beloved for their cute and cuddly appearance. However, they are classified as a vulnerable species due to habitat loss, disease, and other threats to their survival. Devastating drought and brushfires during the late 2010s also contributed to the decline in the number of koalas, reducing the total by an additional 30 percent between 2018 and 2021.

Jellyfish don’t have a brain. Instead, the body is made up of a complex nervous system, which is where all of its motor functions and sensory activity occurs. Through the neurons in this system, their body tells the muscles when to contract, which is how they swim. There are over 1000 different species of jellyfish. They are invertebrates that have inhabited the ocean floor for over 500,000 years. Some jellyfish are tiny, some are very large, some are venomous, and some glow in the dark.

Dragonflies can beat each pair of wings together or separately and their rear wings can be out of phase with the front wings. Their wing beat around 50 – 90 beats per second. Dragonflies also have the advantage of excellent eyesight. Each of their two large eyes is made up of thousands of six-sided units. Together, these smaller eyes enable a dragonfly to detect even the slightest movement.

Mostly cows are kind, friendly, and humble. People around the world connect the cow with the thought of Mother Earth. Cows are surprisingly smart, have wide eyesight range, and a sharp sense of smell. They’re strong, patient, and disciplined. For a long time, they have been a source of milk, meat, and leather for humanity. The loving cow is a symbol of fertility, nurturing, and motherhood.

Camels are among those few creatures with which humans have forged a special bond of dependence and affinity. Traditional lifestyles in many regions would never have developed without the camel, around which entire cultures have come into being. The mobility and freedom that the camel afforded to desert life helped forge their independent culture and their strong sense of self-reliance.

Buffalos are nomadic grazers that travel in herds. Their typical habitat is open grasslands, as well as sagebrush and scrublands. Buffalos prefer grass and herbs, but they will also eat twigs and leaves. They can graze in hilly or mountainous areas where the slopes are not steep. Buffalos live in small bands, whose basic unit is one or more females with several generations of their offspring.

There are about 220 known stingray species. They inhabit all oceans and have slim, long, whiplike tails.Stingrays inhabit warm temperate and tropical waters, sometimes in great abundance. They have a wide range of feeding habits and are bottom dwellers. often lying partially buried in the shallows. Stingrays eat worms, mollusks, and other invertebrates. The flattened bodies of stingrays allow them to effectively conceal themselves in their environments.

If your power animal is the beaver, you’re a “doer,” and willing to do what it takes to get the job done. Hard working and industrious, you like to stay busy and usually have several projects going on at the same time. Your determination and resourcefulness enable you to succeed at whatever you do. You work much better as a team player and prefer projects that involve others. You genuinely try to get along with everyone.

If the Alligator is your power animal, you’re quite shy and a bit of a loner. You may seem a little cold to others upon first meeting, yet given enough time, you warm up to them. When in social situations you tend to go unnoticed. You keep to yourself most of the time but when you do reveal yourself, others feel your strong presence. You appear to be quiet and thoughtful until someone invades your personal space.

Seagulls are monogamous and display mate fidelity that usually lasts for the life of the pair. They begin to assemble for a few weeks prior to occupying the colony. Nesting in large, densely packed, noisy colonies, seagulls display high levels of site fidelity, returning to the same colony after breeding there once. Colonies can vary from just a few pairs to over a hundred thousand pairs.

Webs are instinctively constructed and effectively trap flying insects. Many spiders inject venom into their prey to kill it quickly, whereas others first use silk wrappings to immobilize their victims. It is estimated that the world's 25 million tons of spiders kill 400–800 million tons of prey per year. Spiders use a wide range of strategies to capture their prey.

There are 43 species of hoofed deer that are ruminants having two large and two small hooves on each foot. They are ruminants in which the males have antlers. The highest concentration of large deer species in temperate North America lies in the Canadian Rocky Mountain and Columbia Mountain regions where all five North American deer species (white-tailed deer, mule deer, caribou, elk, and moose) can be found.

There are more than 400 living species of sharks, taxonomically grouped into 14–30 families. Several larger species can be dangerous to humans. Numerous sharks are fished commercially. However, overfishing has substantially reduced the populations of some shark species. The whale shark and the basking shark, both of which may weigh several tons, are harmless giants that subsist on plankton strained from the sea through modified gill rakers.

Zebras are strikingly black-and-white striped mammals of the horse family. There are the plains zebra, which is found in rich grassland over much of eastern and southern Africa; the Grevy’s zebra which lives in arid, sparsely wooded areas in Kenya and a few small areas in Ethiopia; and the Mountain zebra which inhabits dry upland plains in Namibia and a few scattered areas in western South Africa.

Lions are unique among cats in that they live in a group, or pride. The members of a pride typically spend the day in several scattered groups that may unite to hunt or share a meal. A pride consists of several generations of lionesses, some of which are related, a smaller number of breeding males, and their cubs. The group may consist of as few as 4 or as many as 37 members, but about 15 is the average size.

Fishes have been in existence for more than 450 million years, during which time they have evolved repeatedly to fit into almost every conceivable type of aquatic habitat. Almost all natural bodies of water bear fish life, with the major habitat differences being marine and freshwater. There are aesthetic and recreational reasons for an interest in fishes. Millions of people keep live fishes in home aquariums for the simple pleasure of observing the beauty and behavior of these animals.

Most people are aware of squirrels as they have adapted to urban and suburban areas where they are regarded favorably more or less. Tree squirrels have slender, lanky bodies, long, muscular limbs, and furred feet. The forefeet have four long digits plus a short, stubby thumb, and the five-toed hind feet are narrow or moderately wide. Because the ankle joints are flexible and can be rotated, squirrels can rapidly descend trees headfirst with the hind feet splayed flat against the trunk.

Owls utilize virtually all habitats, from grassland and tundra to dense woodland and rainforest. The distribution and density of most species seem to be limited by the availability of suitable nesting sites, rather than by the number of potential prey animals. In general, the type of prey taken is dictated by the size of the owl and by the relative abundance of potential prey. Owls that hunt over grassland, such as the barn owl and short-eared owl, hunt by sustained flight, dropping into the grass to catch rodents.