Greater Kudu

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Africa

The most beautiful coat on any antelope I have ever seen. And check out those horns!

Seen on Animal Planet.

Monte Iberia Eleuth

Monte Iberia Eleuth
Eleutherodactylus iberia
Cuba

The smallest frog known to man. It's only 3/8 of an inch long!

Seen on Photography magazine.

Fossa

Fossa
Cryptoprocta ferox
Madagascar

Neat cat-lemur like mammals that are just too damn cute and too damn vicious.

Seen on the film Madagascar.

Harlequin Duck

Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
North America and Russia

The most beautiful duck of them all! Don't forget the quad-colored feathers!

Seen on Animal Planet's "Wild Russia"

Reeve's Pheasant

Reeve's Pheasant

Syrmaticus reevesii

China

Longest natural tail feather of any bird ever recorded.

Seen in the Guiness Book of World Records 2008

Diving Bell Spider

Diving Bell Spider

Argyroneta aquatica
Ponds and lakes, palaearctic region

Awesome spiders who hunt primarily under water. They hang on to the surface with air bubbles!

Seen in the Guiness Book of World Records 2008.

Salmon Shark

Salmon Shark

Lamna ditropis

Northern oceans

Amazingly rare apex predator. Small head but a lot of feist!

Seen on Animal Planet's "Shark Week"

Grey-Headed Albatross

Grey-Headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

Islands in southern oceans

A very rare bird, and the perfect subject for lead/pencil experimentation.

Seen in the Guiness Book of World Records 2008.

Thorny Devil

Thorny Devil
Moloch horridus
Australia

Can you say 'camoflauge and defense'?

Seen on Wikipedia

Bryde's Whale

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera brydei

Tropical waters

Really interesting whales that are built for speed! Their diet is strictly fish.

Seen during Animal Planet's Shark Week

Blue Sea Slug

Blue Sea Slug

Glaucus atlanticus

All oceans

The most beautiful animal I have ever seen.

Seen on deviantART.

Stellar Sea Eagle

Stellar Sea Eagle

Haliaeetus Pelagicus

East Russia

Beautiful eagles, much different from the North American species. The feather pattern is just beautiful. I have a thing for blacks and whites, hehe.

Seen on Animal Planet's "Wild Russia".

Vizsla

Vizsla
Hungarian roots


This dog is, literally, copper-tone from head to toe. It doesn't even have white in its eyes.


Seen on Animal Planet's "Breed All About It"

Palawan Hornbill

Palawan Hornbill Anthracoceros marchei Philippines

I've just never seen a two-toned Hornbill before, I thought it's be perfect for black and white works.

Seen in National Geographic magazine

Sloth Bear

Sloth Bear
Melursus ursinus
Arabia



Pretty neat little guys, if you ask me. Don't forget the tuft of white fur on their chest.

Seen on Animal Planet's 'Raw'