Pelagornithidae
Giants of the wind, teeth of bone
Animal Habitats
Estuary
Where rivers meet the sea, mixing fresh and salt water with high productivity
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Estuary Animals
Norway Rat
Built for cities, born to burrow
Pit Viper
Heat-sensing hunters with hidden fangs
Viper
Hinged fangs, hidden hunters
Cockle
Ribbed hearts of the tidal flats
Dungeness Crab
White-tipped claws, West Coast pride.
Armored Catfish
Armored grazers of the Americas
Goby Fish
Tiny fish, big partnerships.
Beluga Sturgeon
Ancient giant, modern warning
Asian Carp
Plankton powerhouses, river spawners
Yellow Perch
Schooling gold for hook and pan
Pollock
Pollock: cod-family powerhouse seafood
Freshwater Sunfish
Spiny fins, sunny colors, fierce parents
Arctic Char
Built for ice-cold waters
Sea Snake
Elapids that learned to breathe the sea
Sheepshead Fish
Built to bite shells off the dock
American Paddlefish
Paddle-snouted plankton hunter
Common Carp
Tough fish, muddy footprint.
Belted Kingfisher
Bank-burrower. Perch-watcher. Plunge-diver.
Common Angelshark
Ray-shaped, shark-built, seabed hunter
Lemon Shark
Twin dorsal fins, coastal king
Hawk
Built to see, swoop, and soar
Arsinoitherium
Rhino looks, afrotherian roots
Stupendemys
Side-necked titan of ancient rivers