Tan

Phytosaurs

Croc-lookalikes of the Triassic

Smilosuchus

Not a croc-Triassic river hunter

Crocodylomorph

From river ambush to ocean roam

Fairy-Wren

Small birds, big social drama

Sedge Warbler

The chatterbox of the reedbeds

Cactus Wren

Built for heat, armed with thorns

Prairie Chicken

Booming herald of the tallgrass prairie

Wryneck

The woodpecker that plays snake

Stonechats

Perch, pounce, and chatter

Barosaurus

Long-neck legend of the Morrison

Cinnamon Bear

Cinnamon coat, black-bear heart

Chinese Water Deer

No antlers. All tusks.

Apennine Wolf

The wolf of Italy-back on the ridge

Sand Cat

Small cat. Big desert survival.

Marsican Brown Bear

Italy's rare bear of the Apennines

De Kay's Brown Snake

The slug-eater your garden needs

Beewolf wasp

Nectar sippers, bee hunters.

Tree Cricket

Leaf-perched musicians of the night

Quahog Clam

Quahog: the buried filter-feeder

Bagworm Moth Caterpillar

A moth that grows up in a backpack

Clearnose Skate

See-through snout, seafloor scout

Mudskipper

Fish that mastered the mud

Daniff

Gentle giant, built to guard

Caucasian Shepherd

Built for the flock. Ready for the frontier.