Minerals (Chalcopyrite, Australia; Tourmaline, Brazil; Pyrite, Spain; Orpiment and realgar, United States) Background info: Labradorite, Canada; Hematite, France

Minerals (Amethyst, Mexico) Background info: Agate, Mexico; Moldavite, Czech Republic

Fossils (Dicranurus elegans; Elrathia kingii; Velociraptor mongoliensis; Mioplosus labracoides) Background info: Tyrannosaurus rex, Smilodon

Fossils (Stegosaurus stenops) Background info: Ceratops horridus, Archaeopteryx lithographica

Dinosaurs (Stegosaurus stenops; Pterodactylus antiquus; Spinosaurus aegyptiacus; Parasaurolophus walkeri) Background info: Pterodactylus antiquus

Dinosaurs (Tyrannosaurus rex; Ceratops horridus; Brachiosaurus altithorax; Ankylosaurus magniventris) Background info: Stegosaurus stenops

Orchids (Odontocidium “Wildcat Jaguar”; Orchis militaris; Cypripedium reginae; Paphiopedilum cyclops) Background info: Cattleya species; Paphiopedilum delenatii

Orchids (Paphiopedilum Maudiae var. vinicolor) Background info: Cymbidium tracyanum, Calopogon tuberosus

Butterflies (Cepora Aspasia; Morpho rhetenorcacica; Papilio rumanzovia; Melanargia arge)

Butterflies (Lycaena dispar; Papilio demoleus; Baeotus aeilus; Morpho rhetenor)

Pigeons (Columba livia; Columba guinea; Zenaida auriculata; Streptopelia semitorquata)

Pigeons (Phaps chalcoptera; Chalcophaps indica; Streptopelia decaocto; Geopelia humeralis, Streptopelia capicola)

Parrots (Melopsittacus undulatus; Lorius lory; Cacatua galerita; Aratinga solstitialis) Background info: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Psittacus erithacus

Parrots (Ara macao) Background info: Eolophus roseicapilla, Ara ararauna

Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus; Aix galericulata; Tadorna tadorna; Anas acuta) Background info: Bucephala albeola, Somateria fischeri

Ducks (Aix sponsa) Background info: Cairina moschata, Anas platyrhynchos

Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris; Florisuga mellivora; Clytolaemarubricauda; Colibri thalassinus) Background info: Colibri thalassinus, Glaucis hirsutus insularum

Hummingbirds (Colibri thalassinus) Background info: Florisuga mellivora

Cats (Bengal; Abyssinian; Munchkin; British shorthair) Background info: Sphynx, Pixie-bob

Cats (Burmilla) Background info: Burmese, Peterbald

Dogs (Golden Retriever; Akita; Icelandic Sheepdog; Miniature Schnauzer) Background info: Beagle, Alaskan Malamute

Dogs (Pug) Background info: Siberian Husky, Basenji

The Year of the Pig

The Year of the Pig