Quetzalcoatlus northropi
Largest skies, long-necked hunter
Animal Habitats
Estuary
Where rivers meet the sea, mixing fresh and salt water with high productivity
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Estuary Animals
Ornithocheirus
Bird-hand ruler of Cretaceous skies
Vegavis
A polar clue to waterfowl origins
Dunkleosteus
Armor-plated apex of Devonian seas
Hatzegopteryx
Hateg's giant sky-stalker
Nutria
Orange teeth, big impact on wetlands
Kissing Bugs
Night feeder, public-health sentinel
Elephant Fish
Probe the seafloor, chimaera-style
Killifish
Small fish, big survival strategies
Rainbow Kribs (Kribensis)
Small cichlid, big rainbow attitude
Eagle Ray
Wings that crack shells
Kelp Greenling
Kelp forests' colorful egg-guarder
Cormorant
Dive deep. Hunt sleek. Dry proud.
Pig-Nosed Turtle
Sea-turtle flippers, river-turtle soul
Pacific Spaghetti Eel
The eel that lives like a worm
Comb Jellyfish
Eight comb rows, endless glow
Nematode
Roundworms: small bodies, huge impact
Yellowjacket (Yellow Jacket)
Paper nests, sharp teamwork, bold stripes
Mollusk
One phylum, endless forms
Gourami
Gulp air, build nests, rule the shallows
Cone Snail
Harpoon hunters of the reef
Lykoi Cat
The "werewolf look," pure housecat heart
Belgian Malinois Mix
Brains, speed, and serious drive
Sea Spider
All legs, no land-meet Pycnogonida