Marine

Gadwall

The "quiet" duck with a bright wing flash

Common Goldeneye

Hear the whistler, spot the gold eye

Tundra Swan

Whistling wings, tundra to tidewater

Anhinga

Spears fish, then sun-dries in style

Snow Goose

Two morphs, one Arctic traveler

Ruddy Duck

Small duck, big tail attitude

Wood Duck

The tree-nesting duck with a leap

Black-Bellied Whistling Duck

The whistling "tree duck" with style

Northern Pintail

Pointed tail, planet-spanning migrant

Gorgosaurus

Laramidia's long-legged tyrant

Shastasaurus

Triassic titan of the open sea

Icadyptes

Eocene giant of Peru's seas

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.

Mole Crab (Sand Flea)

Burrow fast. Filter the surf.

Hairy Frogfish

Hairy master of disguise-hook, lure, gulp

Oilfish

Deep-water predator with a waxy secret

Bearded Fireworm

Look, don't touch-the reef's fire-beard

Bass

Bass: many lineages, one big name

Smooth Hammerhead Shark

Smooth head, sharp hunter.

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