Boreal Forest (Taiga)

Northern Pintail

Pointed tail, planet-spanning migrant

Least Flycatcher

Hear "che-bek," find the flycatcher.

Panthera atrox (American Lion)

North America's Ice Age lion

Cervalces latifrons (Broad-Fronted Moose)

The Pleistocene's broad-browed moose

Irish Elk

The deer with antlers like doorways

Mourning Warbler

Hooded shadow of the thickets

Black Dragon Lizard

All the beardie charm-dressed in black.

Bass

Bass: many lineages, one big name

Nut Weevil

Snouts that drill, larvae that dine

Lace Bug

Lacy wings, leafy feasts.

Eared Grebe

Golden ears, black neck, master diver

Horned Grebe

Golden horns, master of the dive

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

Trapdoor spider

Hidden door, lightning strike.

Ostracod

Tiny shells, huge history

English Crested Guinea Pig

One crest. One color. Pure charm.

Spanish Water Dog

Curly-coated worker: land and water.

Khao Manee

Thailand's White Gem with jewel eyes

Snailfish

Snailfishes: clingers of the cold deep

Vole

Small rodents, big ecosystem impact

Chigger

Six legs now, eight legs later