
A-Z
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” –Anatole France.
A-Z is a personal project where animals are illustrated based off their name play.
This project is currently ongoing. Stay tuned for new updates.
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Apple Head
Apple Head Chihuahuas have a large head in relation to the size of their body and it’s the only dog breed born with a soft spot on their skull, like a human baby, known as a Molera.
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Blue Tit
The Eurasian blue tit is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage and small size.
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Catfish
Catfish are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers.
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Dumbo Octopus
The Dumbo octopus is the deepest-living genus of all known octopuses. It lives at least 13100 feet (4000 m) below the surface.
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Electric Eel
Electric eels can generate an electrical charge of up to 600 volts in order to stun prey and keep predators at bay.
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Fried Egg Jellyfish
Fried Egg Jellyfish are jellyfish that sport a smooth translucent bell that has an elevated yolk-yellow bell at the center.
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Glass Frog
The name “glass frog” is derived from the white, translucent skin on its belly, where the frog’s beating heart and other organs are visible.
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Harp Seal
The harp seal is a true seal that lives in the north Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, spending long periods of time associated with sea ice.
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Inchworm
The common name "inchworm" applies to a large group of caterpillars that includes many different species of moth larvae.
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Jackass
Also commonly referred to as the African penguin, they make donkey-like braying sounds to communicate.
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Key Deer
The Key deer is an endangered deer that lives only in the Florida Keys. It is a subspecies of the white-tailed deer.
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Lyrebird
The Superb Lyrebird has received its name from its tail feathers which look similar to a lyre (an ancient Greek musical instrument).
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Marble Fox
Marble foxes aren’t a naturally occurring species. Instead, they’re the offspring of red and silver foxes purposefully bred by humans.
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Nunbird
This Brazilian mystery bird is has no white in its plumage, despite what its name implies.
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Oarfish
Japanese folklore says that when these long, serpent-like silver fish emerge from the depths, a major earthquake is imminent.
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Paradoxical Frog
Pseudis paradoxa, known as the paradoxical frog or shrinking frog, is a species of hylid frog from South America.
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Queen B
The term queen bee is typically used to refer to an adult, mated female that lives in a honey bee colony or hive; she is usually the mother of most, if not all, of the bees in the beehive.
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Ragdoll
The Ragdoll is a cat breed with a color point coat and striking blue eyes. Their form is large and muscular and their coat is silky soft and semi-longhair.
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Sea Pen
The name sea pen derives from their resemblance to quill pens. They occur in shallow and deep waters from polar seas to the tropics.
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Toucan
The rainbow-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize. While often compared to hornbills, toucans are actually close relatives of the woodpecker!
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Umbrellabird
Umbrellabirds are notable for their unique, umbrella-like crest and for the pendant suspended from the throat, which is an inflatable wattle.
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Vampire Squid
Though it resembles both, the vampire squid is neither a squid nor an octopus. It is a unique animal that has been separated by scientists into its own group.
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Wombat
Wombats are one of the oddest-looking animals you'll ever see! Native to Australia, the comical animals look like short, stocky bears.
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X-ray Tetra
The fish is known as X-ray Tetra due to its distinct translucent body, making the fish's backbone clearly visible.
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Yeti Crab
The yeti crab is an unusual, hairy crab with no eyes, was discovered in 2005 on a hydrothermal vent near Easter Island.
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Zebra Shark
The zebra shark is a large, distinctive shark that lives in shallow coral reef habitats in tropical waters where they can wriggle into narrow crevices and caves in search of food.