10 Awesome Animals Whose Names Start with The Letter N

From a beautiful southern African antelope, to a small pouchless Australian marsupial and to an endangered Hawaiian goose, these animals that begins with N are surprisingly awesome!

The Nuthatch

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The nuthatch is a small, compact passerine bird that belongs to the bird family Sittidae, comprising 25 species where 15 species are widespread in Asia and few species inhabiting the woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. Resembling that of a small woodpecker, nuthatch sports blue-gray upperparts and whitish belly. It average 100mm – 195 mm in length and weighs around 10 g – 47 g, has large a head with black eye stripe, a powerful, black pointed bill, short tail and legs. An omnivore, nuthatch feeds primarily on insects, hazel nuts and seeds.

The Nyala

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The Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) is a medium sized Southern African antelope, which inhabits dry savanna woodland close to a water source. Adult males average 1.4 – 1.6 m tall and weigh between 55-125 kg; females around 90 cm tall and weigh a half as much as the male. Males have dark brown colored head and body with thin white stripes, whitish mane and white mark on the face, neck and eyes. They have loosely spiraled horns which can reach up to 80 cm long. Females are red-brown in color, carry white “V” between their eyes, but lacking in horns. Nyala drink water daily and primarily feed upon fresh grasses, leaves, twigs, flowers and fruits.

The Numbat

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The Numbat (Myremecobius fasciatus), also called the Banded anteater, is a pouchless marsupial found in open woodlands and forests in western Australia. This small animal grows to about 35-45 cm including its bushy tail. It has reddish brown fur mark with white and black stripes along its back, tapered head, round-tipped ears, and long, powerful tongue. A solitary diurnal creature, it is active during the day searching for food and sleeps at night in hollow logs. Using its long, sticky tongue, numbats feed almost exclusively on termites. Adults need up to 20,000 termites each day.

The Nandu

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A nandu, or commonly known as Rhea, is a flightless bird (ratite) native to South America. There are two known extant species: the Lesser or Darwin’s Rhea and the Greater or American Rhea. This ostrich-like bird carries a gray-brown plumage, long necks and long legs with three toes on each. Adult males can reach 1.50 m and weighs about 40 kg. These omnivorous birds gather in flock to search for y feed on fruits, seeds, leaves, roots, and small animals like grasshoppers, beetles, and lizards.

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