The kangaroo’s hind legs are designed to move together except when they are swimming.

Pheromones which are chemical signals produced by the queen bee, facilitate recognition of bees when they are outside the hive.

Snakes smell with their tongue and can locate their prey with it as well.

There are around 10,000 different species of birds in the world.

The elephant’s incredible trunk is actually an extended nose and upper lip.

Flamingos hold their breath while feeding. 

Dolphins have sensitive skin which flakes off and gets replaced every few hours. 

The jaguar has the strongest bite of all the big cats, with a force of 2,000 pounds.

The panda is one of the most adored and rarest of animals.

The bee is the only insect able to produce food that will be eaten by humans.

Only worker bees and the queen bee have stingers which are used for self- defense but since the queen bee never leaves the hive, she does not sting. 

Penguins can dive deeper than any other bird and can stay under water for more than 20 minutes. 

The hippopotamus’s teeth are only used for defense and fighting.

Leopards can go one month without water.

It is believed that koi fish symbolize wealth, prosperity, love, successful career and good fortune.

Seahorses avoid predators by mimicking the color of underwater plants.

The fox belongs to the canine family.

Snakes can't bite food but have to swallow it whole.

Octopuses are considered the most intelligent of all invertebrates.

Foxes have whiskers around their faces as well as on their legs which they use to help them find their way. 

The ostrich’s significant weight prohibits the bird from flying. 

Bats are the only mammals capable of flying. 

Bats can see in the dark using a special skill called echolocation.

The pelican has the largest bill of all birds.

Cheetahs are the only big cats that don’t have retractable claws. 

The skill of echolocation by bats is when they make noises and wait for the sound waves to bounce back off objects producing an echo.

Hummingbirds can fly backwards and are the only birds which are able to do this. 

The elephant’s brain is the largest of all land mammals. 

Dolphins use a blowhole on top of their heads to breathe.

Snakes have flexible jaws which allow them to eat prey bigger than their head.

The horn of a rhinoceros is made from compacted hair rather than bone or another substance.

The mythological winged stallion, Pegasus was thought to be a bringer of thunder and lightning.

Owls are territorial animals which hoot to announce their territory.

Butterflies have taste receptors on their feet.

In the case of danger, the ladybug secrets a harmful substance from the knee joints that keeps predators on the safe distance.

The color of the lynx’s fur depends on the season. 

Octopuses have three hearts.

The process of surfacing and breathing is automatic, and even a hippopotamus sleeping underwater will rise and breath without waking. 

A lion’s roar can be heard for 5 to 6 miles. 

Seahorses prefer to swim in pairs with their tails linked together.

The amazing mimic octopuses are capable of changing their body shape to mimic other animals. 

Abandoned spider webs are called cobwebs.

Renowned for its majesty and nicknamed “the king of the jungle,” the lion possesses both beauty and strength.

Each dolphin has a signature whistle used to identify itself.

Ostriches have the fastest maximum running speed out of all birds.

Although monkeys and apes are primates, the most obvious difference between them is that apes do not have tails. 

Female sharks are larger than male sharks. 

The snail quickly retreats into its shell in the case of danger. 

The word “koala” is a term for “no drink” because the koala gets most of its hydration from the leaves it eats. 

Oysters filter water in and out of their protective shells in order to protect their vulnerable bodies.

Skin on the back of crocodiles contain bony structures which make their skin bulletproof. 

Horses have bigger eyes than any other mammal that lives on land.

Underneath the bill, pelicans have a throat pouch that can hold 3 gallons of water which is mainly used for feeding but it can also be used as a cooling “device”. 

Some lizards change colors like the chameleon.

Male deer have larger antlers than the female deer.

It takes 5 years for an oyster to produce a medium sized pearl.

Bees live in a highly organized society composed of worker bees, drones and a queen.

The ink of an octopus contains a substance that dulls a predator’s sense of smell, making the fleeing octopus harder to track. 

Ostriches have the largest eyes in the whole animal kingdom. 

The ladybug is a symbol of good luck. 

Sharks do not have a single bone in their bodies but instead they have a skeleton made up of cartilage. 

The name rhinoceros means “nose horn”.

Hummingbirds are known as “the flying jewels” because they are able to change the color of their feathers when they fly. 

The color change of chameleons isn't to blend in with the environment.

The horns of the goat are made out of the substance keratin. 

The color and body print of the boa constructor depends on the habitat. 

When confronted with a potential threat, the octopus camouflages itself and blends in with its surroundings.

Within their intricate underground homes, mice have specific areas for storing food and for shelter.

Due to their unusual body structure, kangaroos never move backwards and are always moving forward. 

All vital organs of the octopus are located in their head. 

Bamboo makes up nearly the entire diet of the giant panda.

When chameleons get excited, they may display more colors, stripes or spots. 

Crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal in the world.

A leopard can walk up to 47 miles.

Female lions hunt together, only occasionally helped by male members, but when the hunt is over, the adult males, generally 30 to 40 percent larger, eat first.

Spiders are arachnids, not insects.

Hippopotamuses only eat grass.

Lizards are the largest group of reptiles with about 5,000 species.

Dragonflies have serrated teeth. 

When rabbits “binky”, this is an expression of joy.

Frogs don't drink but they absorb water through their skin.

Most birds have hollow bones which help them fly.

Pigs have a range of different oinks, grunts, and squeals which have distinct meanings.

The leopard’s tail is 90 percent of its body length. 

The big hump on the grizzlies back is a mass of muscle, giving the grizzly bear the strongest front limbs of any animal in the world. 

Mice are incredibly clean, tidy and organized.

Polar bears spend the majority of their lives on water, rarely touching the true solid earth.

The eye of an ostrich is bigger than its brain.

Penguins are flightless birds but their flippers allow them to be great swimmers. 

Rabbits perform allo grooming where two individuals will simultaneously groom each other. 

Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.

The owl is a very successful hunter because it can fly silently.

Cheetahs are the fastest land animal on earth. 

Hummingbirds are named after the humming sound which is produced by their wings during flight.

Leopards spend most of their lives high in the trees.

The koala bear is not a bear at all and is not related to any bear species.

The lion is the only true social cat living in groups called prides. 

Koalas are nocturnal and spend four to six hours a night quietly munching on leaves.

The dense bodies of hippopotamuses make it impossible for them to swim, even though they spend most of their time in the water.

The color change of chameleons is the result of the mood change, temperature, light and moisture in their environment.

Parrots are thought to be one of the most intelligent bird species.

Turtles are able to hold their breath for hours at a time.

Donkeys are related to horses and zebras.

Zebras identify each other by smell and vocalization, not by their stripes.

Tigers are the largest of the big cat family. 

Bees can be easily recognized even from a long distance via a buzzing sound that is consequence of 11,400 wing strokes in a minute. 

Many turtle species can hide their heads inside their shells when attacked by predators except for sea turtles.

When discovered, an octopus will release purple-black ink to obscure its attacker’s view, giving it time to swim away. 

Although it is believed that the term peacock applies to both male and female, it is actually a name that refers to males while females are called peahens. 

The ostrich is the largest and heaviest bird in the world.

When the rabbit senses danger, it will stamp its feet to alert the other rabbits.

Elephants are the only mammals that can’t jump. 

Pelicans are heavy birds, but thanks to air sacs in their bones- buoyancy is not a problem.

The elephant is the largest animal on land. 

Sharks never stop moving even when they are sleeping or resting.

Most spiders make silk which they use to create spider webs and capture prey.

The elephant’s trunk is able to sense the size, shape and temperature of an object. 

Penguins take turns moving towards inside of the pack, where it is warmer, thereby sustaining the entire group. 

Spiders have 8 legs while insects have 6.

The eagle is one of the largest raptors in the world.

Dolphins are able to learn lots of tricks because they have a large brain.

Penguins spend their entire lives on the ice or in the water.

Hummingbirds are the tiniest of the bird species.

Giraffes are ruminants which means that they have more than one stomach, they have four stomachs, which assist in digesting food. 

Penguins huddle together to keep warm in cold temperatures. 

The polar bear has specialized teeth, fur and foot structure which allows it to survive and flourish in very cold climate. 

There are over 30,000 known species of fish.

The mature male of the cattle species is called a bull.

Alligators have a U-shaped jaw while crocodiles have a V-shaped jaw.

If an echo doesn’t bounce back during echolocation, bats can safely fly forward. 

Some frogs can jump over 20 times their own body length.

Black bears are not usually black. 

Hippopotamuses spend most of their time in water because they don’t have sweat glands. 

Sea turtles have special glands which help them to remove salt from the water they drink.

Ladybugs can attach themselves to the ground via a sticky substance on their feet which also facilitates movement across objects. 

The ladybug is a beetle.

Fish have gills that extract oxygen from the water around them.

There are over 150 different varieties of the rabbit coat color. 

Raccoons often place food in water before they start to eat it.

Butterflies often have brightly colored wings with unique patterns made up of tiny scales.

The snail uses its shell as shelter.

Cougars are the only big cats which can't roar but purr instead.

A single elephant tooth can weigh as much as 9 pounds.

Most snail species have a ribbon-like tongue called a radula that contains thousands of microscopic teeth which work like a file, ripping food up into tiny pieces. 

Crocodiles don’t cry because they feel sorry for their prey, but because they swallow too much air which gets in touch with their glands that produce tears and forces tears to flow.

Dolphins can hold their breath for up to 7 minutes. 

Raccoons are smaller relatives of bears. 

Each bee hive has a specific smell which originates from pheromones, chemical signals produced by the queen bee.

Even when a snake has its eyes closed, it can still see through its eyelids. 

The kangaroo gets from place to place by hopping or bouncing. 

Male deer grow new antlers every year.

Even though leopards are the smallest of the big cat family, they are pound for pound the strongest of the big cats. 

The name hippopotamus means “river horse”. 

Snail-like animals that do not have a shell are usually called slugs. 

The chameleon’s ability to change color helps them to identify each other but also communicate with each other and can be used as camouflage.

Although the bill of a toucan is large, which may deter predators with its sheer size, it is useless as a weapon as it isn’t solid.

Oysters don’t move once they are adults. 

During warmer months, grizzly bears eat a massive amount of food in order to live off body fat during the winter, when food is scarce.

Spiders do not have an antennae while insects do. 

There are over 260 known species of monkeys, all of whom display their own distinct look.

Worker bees are the most numerous members of the hive as one hive can have up to 40,000 worker bees. 

At an average height of around 16- 18 feet, the giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world.

Flamingos can only eat when its head is upside down.

The polar bear is the largest of the bear species and the largest land dwelling carnivore.

Kangaroos can hop up to 30 feet in one jump.

Crocodiles open their jaws to cool themselves and release heat through their mouths because they don’t have sweat glands. 

About every 20 minutes, a dolphin must rise to the surface of water to breathe air which means they can never fully sleep. 

The snail’s body consists of a strong, muscular foot and coiled shell.

Grizzly bears hibernate during the winter and their sleeping allows them to conserve energy.

Bats can tell the distance of various objects by how quickly the sound waves bounce back to them. 

Raccoons can identify objects before touching them due to the vibrissae (specialized hairs or whiskers) located above their sharp, non-retractable claws.

Lowrey The Zebra

$35,000

The 18 karat gold chain holds a pendant of swirling black and white enamel featuring a zebra with a fiery mane of hot pink enamel. The zebra's swirling black stripes are done in black diamonds. All Honor Wild jewelry is made by hand in Italy utilizing the finest gemstones.

All Honor Wild pendants measure 2.5 inches in diameter, and feature an oval link chain that measures 29.5 inches long and contains approximately 35-40 grams of 18K gold. 

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Honor Wild jewelry creations will be donated to a selection of animal preservation causes, charities and programs through the Honor Wild Foundation.

Original design copyrighted by Honor Wild LLC.


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White gold/rose gold (73.4 wt g), diamonds (1.42 wt ct)

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Amazingly, every zebra has unique and distinctive stripes. These black animals with white stripes run in a pack, which helps them survive in the wild, but many species are becoming extinct.

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