Activity Patterns

Diurnal

Active during the day

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Therizinosaurus

Scythe-clawed plant-eater theropod

Antiguan Racer Snake

Antigua's comeback snake

Stromatolite

Rocks built by microbes, for eons

Zebrafish

Striped minnow, giant science impact

Kamehameha Butterfly

Hawaii's royal forest flyer

Boer Goat

Built for meat, bred in South Africa

Disco Clam

Reef crevice clam with a strobe show

Eelpout

Cold seas, long fins, deep lives

Golden Trout

The Sierra's living gold

Titanosaur

Cretaceous giants, sometimes armored

Blowfly

Nature's cleanup crew in metallic armor

Yellow Bass

Striped schools of the Mississippi

Black Bass

Built for the strike, born to guard

Turnspit

The original kitchen "motor" on paws

Black-Tailed Rattlesnake

Dark tail. Quiet ambush. Rattle ready.

Western Rattlesnake (Northern Pacific Rattlesnake)

Heat-sensing hunter of the Northwest

Ornate Black-Tailed Rattlesnake

Dark tail, silent ambush, loud warning.

Pygmy Rattlesnake

Tiny rattle, vital predator

Redear Sunfish

The Shellcracker Sunfish

Nile Monitor

Tail-powered hunter of Africa's waters

Pallas' Cat

Flat-faced monarch of the steppe