The Most Beautiful Animal in the Americas... Isn't What You Think (TOP 10)

The Americas stretch from the Arctic tundra to the tip of Patagonia — home to more species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians than anywhere else on Earth. This is a countdown of the 10 most visually extraordinary animals these two continents have ever produced, with the real science behind every color, pattern and adaptation. From a frog with enough toxin to kill ten people, to a bird whose tail feathers change color depending on where you stand — these are facts stranger than anything a designer could invent. 00:00 Introduction 00:49 #10 Bald Eagle 02:22 #9 American Flamingo 03:55 #8 Scarlet Macaw 05:35 #7 Snowy Owl 07:09 #6 Monarch Butterfly 08:41 #5 Ocelot 10:25 #4 Poison Dart Frog 11:58 #3 Jaguar 13:41 #2 Harpy Eagle 15:21 #1 Resplendent Quetzal 17:32 Outro Several animals on this list are threatened or endangered. The resplendent quetzal, harpy eagle, ocelot, and monarch butterfly all face serious conservation challenges — the Americas hold some of Earth's most biodiverse ecosystems, and some of its most urgent conservation priorities. 🔔 Subscribe to The Final Species for more in the Animals: Mind-Blowing TOPs series. Credits: Bald eagle in a nosedive by Michael Gäbler / CC BY 3.0 Bald eagle warwick2 by Robek / Free Art License Bald Eagles Mating in Greater Toronto Area by Lucastphotography / CC BY 4.0 Caribbean flamingo5 by Martin Pettitt / CC BY 2.0 "Flamingos in the zoo of Wuppertal" by Frank Vincentz, used under CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "043 Greater flamingo vocalizing in the Camargue during mating season" by Giles Laurent, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "American flamingo in Galápagos" by E bailey, used under CC0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Scarlet macaw (Ara macao cyanopterus) Copan" by Charles J. Sharp, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) -Panama" by Bill and Mavis T, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Danaus plexippus-1" by Luna sin estrellas, used under CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons. Monarch Butterfly Emerging from Chrysalis" by Danmation, used under CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons "Monarch caterpillars" by Dennis.insect.filmer, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons "Ocelot-628109" by JaguarXtreme2019, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons "048 Ocelot in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent" by Giles Laurent, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Pantanal - Jaguatirica" by Ppgold1963, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) -Belize Zoo-6" by RawheaD Rex, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Ocelot-foraging-Rubineia-Brazil" by Miguelrangeljr, used under CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Ocelot-foraging-Sao-Paulo-Brazil" by Miguelrangeljr, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Q Tobeta 1112 (10) (16695828253, lightened)" by Diego Tirira, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Firma Otto Bierther, Rauchwarengroßhandlung in Köln, Deutschland, 1971 (2)" by Kurt Lindemann, used under CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Kürschnerwerkstatt Herhold Pelze, Wiesbaden 1969 (Ausschnitt)" by Karl Friedrich Herhold, used under CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Bonitas pero mortales" by Erik Rodríguez 24, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "ManuPoisonFrog" by Kim Holzmann, used under CC BY-SA 2.5 / Wikimedia Commons. Pantanal Jaguar (Panthera onca)" by Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) male Three Brothers River" by Charles J. Sharp, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Panthera onca 137131959" by Mark Bolnik, used under CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Male leopard - Mara" by Sumeet Moghe, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons. "Harpia chega ao ninho com um macaco-prego" by Jiang Chunsheng, used under CC BY 4.0 / Cropped from original. "Resplendent Quetzal - 178347" by Sidney Bragg, used under CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from original. "Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)" by Dominic Sherony, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 / Cropped from original. "Pharomachrus mocinno Monteverde 03" by Cephas, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / Cropped from original. "Resplendent quetzal san gerardo de dota" by lwolfartist, used under CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from original. "Female resplendent quetzal eating a wild avocado" by ryanacandee, used under CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from original. "Resplendent Quetzal female carrying food" by Francesco Veronesi, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 / Cropped from original. "Resplendent Quetzal female carrying food" by Francesco Veronesi, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 / Cropped from original. #WildlifeFacts #Animals #TopTen #Nature #Documentary #TheFinalSpecies