Chinook Salmon or King Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest of the Pacific anadromous salmon. Chinook can live to be five years old before spawning.
Cygnets is the name for baby swans. The young hatch in a nest consisting of a mound of vegetation that is built in the reedy shallow area of a pond or lake.
Araneus diadematus is known by many names including the common garden spider, European garden spider, cross orb-weaver, diadem spider, and cross spider.
A gecko is a lizard. It makes a funny chirping sound when it vocalizes. Geckos have specialized pads on their feet that acts like adhesive for climbing.
The German Shepherd is a large-sized breed of domestic dog originating in Germany in the late 1800's. Their coloration is mostly blacks, browns and some whites.
Grasshoppers are insects, commonly compared to katydids or crickets. Scientifically, grasshoppers are in the order Orthoptera, with a suborder of Caelifera.
The great white shark, also known in Latin as Carcharodon carcharias, is a large shark inhabiting many coastal waters. Male great whites reach 11-13 feet long.