Solitary creatures who prefer to be left alone, snakes have a bad reputation that doesn’t match their behavior.

Giraffes are gentle giants.

Sensitive, intelligent elephants are the world’s largest land mammal (by weight) and a living link to long-extinct species like the woolly mammoth.

Wild turkeys can live up to 12 years.

Shy creatures who reside in extensive burrows, woodchucks keep to themselves and might go unnoticed in your own backyard.

Sleek, powerful and endlessly fascinating, sharks have roamed the oceans for millions of years.