Animal Facts III

• The prehistoric-looking alligator snapping turtle is the largest of the North American freshwater turtles.

• Indiscriminate eaters, Amazon horned frogs can grow to about the size of a small plate.

• Saved from the brink of extinction, the American alligator now thrives in its native habitat: the swamps and wetlands of the southeastern United States.

• With their large, sharp horns, bison are formidable foes. During mating season, bulls fight for the right to breed with harems of cows, but rarely duel to the death.

• American bullfrogs will ambush and eat just about anything they can fit in their ample mouths.

• Critically endangered, the prehistoric-looking American crocodile struggles to survive in pockets of shrinking habitat.

• Ammonites are named after the Egyptian god Ammon, who is often depicted with rams' horns behind each ear.