A broad category of avian hunters, hawks can be found almost anywhere in the world. The larger definition of hawks can include eagles, buzzards and smaller avian hunters. However, they share a number of key characteristics.
Hawks are predators, with prey ranging from mice to other birds. They are keenly intelligent, adapting their h [...]
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Animal Powered 7: Hawk
A broad category of avian hunters, hawks can be found almost anywhere in the world. The larger definition of hawks can include eagles, buzzards and smaller avian hunters. However, they share a number of key characteristics.
Hawks are predators, with prey ranging from mice to other birds. They are keenly intelligent, adapting their h [...]
Animal Powered 6: Gecko
Found in warm climates around the world, geckos can range in size from 1.5 centimeters up to two thirds of a meter. Omnivores, preferring a diet of insects and fruit, the gecko has developed a number of traits to survive and hunt. Most varieties of geckos are nocturnal, and all but one lack eyelids. Instead, the gecko has a protective [...]
Animal Powered 3: Flying Squirrel
Consisting of approximately fifty different squirrel species, the flying squirrel would be more accurately named gliding squirrel, but that doesn’t have quite the same ring. Using their patagium, a thin furry membrane that stretches from wrist to ankle the flying squirrel is able to glide from tree to tree, guiding themselves using their lon [...]