Temperate Grassland

Sandhill Crane

Hear the wild roll of the Sandhill

Dark-Eyed Junco

Winter's little hooded "snowbird"

Redstart

Old World firetails with a flick

Snow Bunting

The Arctic's drifting "snowflake"

Dinosaur Shrimp

Hatch fast. Grow fast. Survive the drought.

Parti Schnauzer

Big beard, bold heart, bright patches.

Rove Beetle

Short elytra, big ecological impact

Figeater Beetle

The buzzing emerald of ripe fruit

Northern Flicker

The ant-eating woodpecker next door

Eastern Hognose Snake

All bluff, no bite.

Albino (Amelanistic) Corn Snake

Bright colors, gentle constrictor

Killer Clown Ball Python

Bright, bold, and built to curl.

Kangaroo Mouse

Small hopper, big desert survivor

Phytosaurs

Croc-lookalikes of the Triassic

Crocodylomorph

From river ambush to ocean roam

California Condor

Soar high-save the scavenger.

Fairy-Wren

Small birds, big social drama

Sedge Warbler

The chatterbox of the reedbeds

Yellowthroat

Masked singer of cattails and thickets

Grebe

Lobed-toe divers with dance moves

Prairie Chicken

Booming herald of the tallgrass prairie

Wryneck

The woodpecker that plays snake

African Fish Eagle

The yodeling monarch of African waters

Stonechats

Perch, pounce, and chatter