Alpine

Equus giganteus

Big horse of Ice-Age America

Black Dragon Lizard

All the beardie charm-dressed in black.

Bass

Bass: many lineages, one big name

Lace Bug

Lacy wings, leafy feasts.

Fritillary Butterfly

Four legs, endless wing stories

Saturniidae Moth

Big wings, brief lives, brilliant cocoons.

Pied-Billed Grebe

Thick-billed master of the marsh

Goral

Built for cliffs, not flatlands

Bhutan Takin

Bhutan's Roman-nosed mountain bovid

Trapdoor spider

Hidden door, lightning strike.

Ostracod

Tiny shells, huge history

Africanized bee (killer bee)

Same species-different attitude.

Teddy Guinea Pig

Plush coat, big squeaks, gentle charm.

English Crested Guinea Pig

One crest. One color. Pure charm.

Peruvian Guinea Pig

The runway model of guinea pigs

Spanish Water Dog

Curly-coated worker: land and water.

Khao Manee

Thailand's White Gem with jewel eyes

Kissing Bugs

Night feeder, public-health sentinel

Kiang

Tough hooves for the Roof of the World

Vole

Small rodents, big ecosystem impact

Urial

Horns of the high dry hills

Chigger

Six legs now, eight legs later

Rottle

Brains, brawn, and curls-maybe.

Slovak Cuvac

White coat. Mountain heart. True guardian.