Wetland

Killer Whale

One species, many ecotypes.

Lemming

Small rodents, huge tundra impact

Lizard

From geckos to dragons-lizard power

Mouse

Small gnawers, huge impact.

Monkey

Hands, minds, and social lives

Moth

More than night flyers

Neanderthal

Not cavemen-Ice Age people

Newt

Crests, ponds, and potent defenses

Octopus

Eight arms, endless ingenuity

Orangutan

Red apes, rainforest architects

Otter

Built for water, born to hunt

Platypus

Electric hunter of Australian rivers

Pygmy Marmoset (Finger Monkey)

Tiny monkey, mighty gum-grazer

Rattlesnake

Hear the rattle, give it space.

Rhinoceros

Keratin horns, colossal impact

Scorpion

Glow at night, strike with precision

Sea Lion

Ear flaps, flippers, and fierce colonies

Skunk

Bold stripes, bigger attitude.

Termite

Nature's master recyclers (and builders)

Tiger

Stripes of Asia's top predator

White Rhinoceros

Wide-lipped grazer, savanna guardian

Wolf

Packs, howls, and healthy wildlands

Bobcat

Small lynx, big adaptability.

Grizzly Bear

Hump, claws, and wild omnivory