MOST POPULAR ANIMALS ON GOOGLE SEARCH

BISON

Though it was the 129th most searched animal in 2014, the bison

made the list of top 10 trending animals for the year. The American

bison was almost hunted to extinction in the 1800’s but has since

recovered, largely due to the commercial raising of bison for their meat.

DOLPHIN

Highly intelligent animals, dolphins are also very social – they will

help sick or injured members of their pod come to the surface for air

and can even switch between pods.

EAGLE

Though Americans are most familiar with the bald eagle, there are

about 60 species of eagle in the world, mostly in Eurasia and Africa with

44 species. North America only has two resident eagle species;

the Bald Eagle and the Golden Eagle.

PONY

A pony is a small horse but, contrary to popular thought, is not a baby

or young horse. These horses likely developed their shorter legs,

thicker manes, and smaller statures due to living on the fringes of

a liveable horse habitat.

APE

The easiest way to differentiate an ape from a monkey is to look at its

backside: apes have no tails. The great ape branch of the family in

Africa is mostly threatened today due to the Ebola virus.

LOBSTER

At the far end of the top 20 most popular animals on Google, the lobster

can live up to 70 years old. Unlike us humans, lobsters don’t slow down

or become weaker with age; they likely even become more fertile

as they grow older.

MONKEY

Monkeys are distinguishable from other primates by their tails and

dry noses. Capuchin monkeys are sometimes trained as service

animals to help with feeding and personal care for quadriplegics and

other people with mobility impairments.

COW

Sacred to Hindus, the cow is one of the most common types of

livestock in the world. Bulls and other cattle are commonly thought

to be angered by the colour red, however cattle are red-green

colour-blind and can’t distinguish the colour. The rustling of a

matador’s cape leads bulls to charge.

DEER

Native to all continents except Australia and Antarctica, the deer is

widespread except in Africa where there is only one indigenous species:

the Barbary stag. Other than the Chinese water deer, all male deer

(and both sexes of reindeer) have antlers.