Catfish
Whiskers, spines, and river smarts
Animal Habitats
Coastal
Shoreline areas where land meets sea, including dunes and coastal scrub
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Coastal Animals
Giant Clam
The clam that runs on sunlight.
Pademelon
Little hopper of the forest edge
Sea Dragon
The master of seaweed disguise
Caiman
Freshwater armor, silent power
Stick Insect
Nature's living twigs and leaves
Capybara
Built to graze, born to swim
Flounder
Two eyes, one side-seafloor masters
Sea Squirt
Tadpole larva, siphon-powered adult
Cuttlefish
Camouflage geniuses with built-in buoyancy
Molly
Livebearing grazer with brackish grit
Moorhen
The reed-bed runner on lily pads
Dingo
Australia's wild voice of the outback
Mayfly
Born in water, gone in a day
Spiny Dogfish
Two spines. Slow life. Big schools.
Macaroni Penguin
Big colony. Bigger crest.
Crab-Eating Macaque
Long tail, big brains, bold foraging
Hermit Crab
Borrowed shells, bold lives
Water Dragon
Bask. Bolt. Dive.
Moray Eel
Crevice kings with a second bite
Turkey
Strut, gobble, and soar-wild-born.
Wallaby
Pouches, power-hops, and wild places
Earwig
Forceps, night-life, and fierce mothering
Common Frog
Spring's frogspawn maker