Tundra

Lineback Cattle

The stripe that stands out.

Eider

Downy divers of the far north

Emperor Goose

White-headed goose of the sea-ice edge

King Eider

Crown of the Arctic pack ice

Rough-Legged Hawk

The feather-legged hover-hunter

Theropod

From raptors to robins: all theropod

Common Goldeneye

Hear the whistler, spot the gold eye

Tundra Swan

Whistling wings, tundra to tidewater

Snow Goose

Two morphs, one Arctic traveler

Northern Pintail

Pointed tail, planet-spanning migrant

Panthera atrox (American Lion)

North America's Ice Age lion

Cervalces latifrons (Broad-Fronted Moose)

The Pleistocene's broad-browed moose

Equus giganteus

Big horse of Ice-Age America

Irish Elk

The deer with antlers like doorways

Black Dragon Lizard

All the beardie charm-dressed in black.

Bass

Bass: many lineages, one big name

Lace Bug

Lacy wings, leafy feasts.

Horned Grebe

Golden horns, master of the dive

Fritillary Butterfly

Four legs, endless wing stories

Ostracod

Tiny shells, huge history

Lystrosaurus

The beaked survivor of Earth's worst crisis

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