Bengal Tiger

Type:Mammal

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:8 to 10 years

Size:Head and body, 5 to 6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m); tail, 2 to 3 ft (0.6 to 0.9 m)

Weight:240 to 500 lbs (109 to 227 kg)

Protection status:Endangered

Did you know?

A tiger's roar can be heard as far as 2 mi (3 km) away.

Bull Shark

Type:Fish

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:16 years

Size:7 to 11.5 ft (2.1 to 3.4 m)

Weight:200 to 500 lbs (90 to 230 kg)

Group name:School or shoal

Did you know?

Bull sharks have been found thousands of miles up the Amazon River, and in Nicaragua have been seen leaping up river rapids, salmon-like, to reach inland Lake Nicaragua.

Thick-Billed Murre

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:Up to 25 years

Size:18 in (45 cm)

Weight:26 to 52 ounces (750 to 1,481 g)

Group name:Colony

Quetzal

Type:Bird

Diet:Omnivore

Size:Body, 15 to 16 in (38 to 40.5 cm); tail, 24 in (61 cm)

Weight:7 to 8 oz (200 to 225 g)

Protection status:Threatened

Great Blue Heron

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:15 years

Size:Body, 3.2 to 4.5 ft (1 to 1.4 m); Wingspan, 5.5 to 6.6 ft (1.7 to 2 m)

Weight:4.6 to 7.3 lbs (2.1 to 2.5 kg)

Group name:Colony

Andean Condor

Type:Bird

Diet:Carnivore

Size:Body, 4 ft (1.2 m); wingspan, up to 10.5 ft (3.2 m)

Weight:Up to 33 lbs (15 kg)

Protection status:Endangered

Did you know?

The Andean condor has the largest wing area of any bird.

Komodo Dragon

Type:Reptile

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:30 years+

Size:10 ft (3 m)

Weight:330 lbs (150 kg)

Protection status:Endangered

Did you know?

Komodo dragons can run up to 11 mph (18 kph) in short bursts.