Educational Wildlife Videos

See if your family knows about these interesting North American animals.

Alligator Gars

Alligator gars have two rows of sharp teeth in their upper jaw, making them one of the most fearsome freshwater predators in North America!

Armadillos

Armadillos are the only living mammals with bony shells.

Badgers

Watch a badger bury a cow!

Beavers

Beaver kits may remain with their parents for a few years, helping with tasks like maintaining the lodge, repairing dams, and raising new kits.

Black-Footed Ferrets

Once thought to be extinct, the black-footed ferret remains one of the most endangered mammals in North America.

Flounders

Flounders are masters of disguise.

Gray Foxes

Gray foxes are the only canids (members of the same family as dogs, wolves, coyotes) who commonly climb trees. And wow, can they climb!

Jellyfish

How do jellyfish sting?

Lesser Siren

Lesser sirens are salamanders with both gills and lungs.

Martens

Martens prefer dense forests, especially those with mature coniferous or mixed-wood trees. They build dens in empty tree hollows and may also shelter in burrows left by other animals.

"Miner's Cat"

Ringtails are native to North America, primarily found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The nickname “miner’s cat” has stuck with ringtails since gold-rush days when prospectors tamed ringtails for company and to rid their camps of mice.

Minks

Minks are small but brave carnivores. They can make a stinky smell as a defense mechanism, like skunks.

Octopus

Giant Pacific octopus are intelligent and curious.

Porcupines

The North American porcupine is the second largest rodent in North America, after the North American beaver.

Pronghorn

Pronghorn are the fastest land animal in North America.

Roadrunners

Roadrunners are omnivores, but love to eat lizards and snakes. They mate for life.

Tarantulas

Tarantulas can live up to 30 years.

White-nosed Coati

White-nosed coati are intelligent mammals native to North America. Coatis are in the same family as raccoons.

Try these nature podcasts for family car rides, or as a bed-time story.