Species
A collection of animal species from around the world.
*Sources for information and photos (unless they were taken by me) can be found at the bottom of each species profile.
Island Canary
The island canary — native to the Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Azores — is the wild ancestor of the domestic canary. It was bred to be garishly coloured, to have different haircuts and postures, and to imitate the songs of other birds or the sound of babbling water. Later, it was used to detect dangerous gases in coal mines.
