Quahog Clam
Quahog: the buried filter-feeder
Animal Habitats
Estuary
Where rivers meet the sea, mixing fresh and salt water with high productivity
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Estuary Animals
Thornback Ray
Spines on top, hunter below
Clearnose Skate
See-through snout, seafloor scout
Mudskipper
Fish that mastered the mud
White Sturgeon
Ancient armored giant of the Pacific rivers
Giant Trevally
The Indo-Pacific's powerhouse jack
Atlantic Cod
The barbel-chinned backbone of the Atlantic
King Salmon
Biggest Pacific salmon, epic river run.
Urechis unicinctus (Penis Fish)
The mudflat innkeeper with a mucus net
Perch Fish
Spines up-freshwater's sharp hunters
Stonefish
Looks like a rock. Hits like a needle.
Bigfin Reef Squid
Big fins. Bright signals. Reef-speed life.
Horse Mackerel
Rough-sided sprinters of the sea
Katydid
Leaf-mimics with night-time songs
Xenoceratops
Alien horns from ancient Alberta
Xenacanthus
The head-spined hunters of Pangea
Cephalaspis
Head-shielded pioneer of vertebrates
Dinosaurs
One name, a million body plans
Swallow
Masters of the open air
Common Grackle
Pale eyes. Loud calls. City-smart flocks.
Osprey
Nature's plunge-diving fish hawk
Egret
Wetland hunters in white
Jabiru
Big bill. Big bird. Big wetlands.
Herring Gull
Coastline's clever scavenger