The Holbrook Explorer

Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) - Have two blowholes on top of their heads - Upper jaw features a baleen to filter food - Yearly migration can be up to 12,500 miles - Species is protected by inte

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla berengei berengei) - An estimated 880 currently exist - Individuals can be identified by unique nose prints - Can walk on two feet for up to 20 ft - Are afraid of reptiles

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardis) - Tongue is 18 inches long - Tallest animal in the world - Have never been seen bathing - Blood pressure is the highest of any mammal, up to 280/180mm Hg

Leopard (Panthera pardus) - Able to run at speeds of 36 mph - Will eat anything from dung beetles to antelopes -  Excellent swimmers and climbers -  Inhabit temperate forest, rainforest, savannah, a

Robert Norton has been “chasing birds,” as he puts it, for most of his life.

Lion (Panthera leo) - Are inactive 20 hours a day - Around 80% of cubs die before age 2; threats include predators, starvation, and displacement - Have the loudest roar of all cats - Females usually