Freshwater

Gastornis

Eocene giant with a powerhouse beak

Andrewsarchus

Big skull, bigger mystery

Elephant Bird

Madagascar's lost giants of the egg

Irish Elk

The deer with antlers like doorways

Common Yellowthroat

Masked singer of the marsh edge

Asian Water Monitor

The canal-cruising giant of Asia

Kermode Bear (Spirit Bear)

Not polar-coastal spirit of the rainforest

Black Dragon Lizard

All the beardie charm-dressed in black.

Axanthic Ball Python

All the pattern-none of the yellow

De Brazza's Monkey

The bearded guenon of river forests

Capuchin

Small hands, big brains.

Tamarin

Small monkeys, big teamwork

Waterbuck

Ringed rump, river-edge ruler

Bass

Bass: many lineages, one big name

Eared Grebe

Golden ears, black neck, master diver

Clark's Grebe

White face, yellow bill-lake sprinter

Horned Grebe

Golden horns, master of the dive

Fritillary Butterfly

Four legs, endless wing stories

Pied-Billed Grebe

Thick-billed master of the marsh

Trapdoor spider

Hidden door, lightning strike.

Sehuencas Water Frog

Bolivia's stream sentinel

Amano Shrimp

Algae patrol with a secret sea stage

Limpet

Cling hard, graze smart, ride the tide.

Ostracod

Tiny shells, huge history