Snow Goose
Two morphs, one Arctic traveler
Animal Habitats
Estuary
Where rivers meet the sea, mixing fresh and salt water with high productivity
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Estuary Animals
Ruddy Duck
Small duck, big tail attitude
Wood Duck
The tree-nesting duck with a leap
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck
The whistling "tree duck" with style
Northern Pintail
Pointed tail, planet-spanning migrant
Gorgosaurus
Laramidia's long-legged tyrant
Icadyptes
Eocene giant of Peru's seas
Asian Water Monitor
The canal-cruising giant of Asia
Kermode Bear (Spirit Bear)
Not polar-coastal spirit of the rainforest
Mole Crab (Sand Flea)
Burrow fast. Filter the surf.
Bass
Bass: many lineages, one big name
Smooth Hammerhead Shark
Smooth head, sharp hunter.
Lace Bug
Lacy wings, leafy feasts.
Eared Grebe
Golden ears, black neck, master diver
Clark's Grebe
White face, yellow bill-lake sprinter
Horned Grebe
Golden horns, master of the dive
Fritillary Butterfly
Four legs, endless wing stories
Pied-Billed Grebe
Thick-billed master of the marsh
Decorator Crab
Wear the reef. Fool the predator.
Amano Shrimp
Algae patrol with a secret sea stage
Limpet
Cling hard, graze smart, ride the tide.
Ostracod
Tiny shells, huge history
Knifefish
Life in South America, powered by volts
Kaluga Sturgeon
Giant hunter of the Amur