Peringuey's Adder
The dune viper that vanishes in sand
Animal Habitats
Coastal
Shoreline areas where land meets sea, including dunes and coastal scrub
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Coastal Animals
Lawnmower Blenny
The reef's tiny rock-hopping grazer
Moon Jellyfish
Four horseshoes under a living moon
Jonah Crab
Big claws, Gulf of Maine flavor.
European Bee-Eater
Colorful aerial hunter of summer skies
Lizardfish
Hidden on the bottom, built to strike
Polecat
Small predator, big attitude
Macaque
Smart, social, seriously adaptable
Eastern Barred Bandicoot
Barred rump, big comeback
Ruddy Turnstone
Flip a stone, cross an ocean.
Spider
Silk, stealth, and eight-legged skill
Gopher Snake
Rattlesnake act-harmless rodent hunter
Great Egret
Big white hunter of the wetlands
Moccasin Snake
White-mouth warning of the wetlands
Kestrel
Windhover hunters of open country
Hawaiian Goose (Nene)
The lava-walking goose of Hawaiʻi
Fer-de-lance Snake
Heat-sensing ambush, heavy-hitting venom
House Sparrow (English Sparrow)
The sparrow that followed humanity
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leathery shell, ocean-spanning traveler
Cantil
Two stripes, one heat-seeking hunter.
Mexican Eagle (Northern crested caracara)
Golden power on open skies
Weaver Birds
Nature's master basket-weavers
Eastern Brown Snake
Australia's swift rodent-hunting elapid
Cascabel
Hear the rattle. Respect the hunter.