Archerfish
Nature's original sharpshooters
Animal Habitats
Estuary
Where rivers meet the sea, mixing fresh and salt water with high productivity
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Estuary Animals
Cow Reticulated Python
The net-patterned giant of SE Asia
Tentacled Snake
Tentacles that trick fish
Eurypterus
Paddles, claws, Paleozoic power
Phytosaurs
Croc-lookalikes of the Triassic
Smilosuchus
Not a croc-Triassic river hunter
Crocodylomorph
From river ambush to ocean roam
Rhamphosuchus
Siwalik's mysterious long-snouted giant
Pliosaur
Big jaws. Short neck. Ocean boss.
Yellowthroat
Masked singer of cattails and thickets
Grebe
Lobed-toe divers with dance moves
Skua
Pirates of the polar seas
Merganser
Sawbills built for the chase
African Fish Eagle
The yodeling monarch of African waters
Eel catfish
Eel-shaped, spine-armed, reef-to-river
Northern Jacana
Built to walk on water lilies
Wattled Jacana
Big toes. Bold females. Devoted dads.
Comb-crested Jacana
Walks on lilies, rules the wetlands
Northern Harrier
Low-flying hunter of open skies
Damselfish
Small fish, big reef attitude
Pink Salmon
Two years. One run. Big impact.
Box Jellyfish
Square bell, sharp vision, serious sting
Pompano Fish
Silver speedster of the surf
Jack Crevalle
The bull-jack of the Atlantic