Tuna
Built for speed, born to migrate
Animal Habitats
Estuary
Where rivers meet the sea, mixing fresh and salt water with high productivity
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Estuary Animals
Chinese Paddlefish
Yangtze's vanished paddle-nosed giant
Alligator Gar
Armored air-breather of the bayou
Florida Gar
Florida's broad-snouted living fossil
Spotted Gar
Armor-plated ambusher with spots
Whooping Crane
White wings, wild wetlands, loud whoops
Banjo Catfish
The leaf-litter masters of the riverbed
Longnose Gar
Needle-nosed, armor-scaled survivor
Green Tree Frog
Green, striped, and built to climb
German Sheprador
Smart, steady, ready for action.
Irish Terrier
Red coat. Big courage.
Cicada
Years belowground, weeks in the spotlight
Cheagle
Big nose. Small package.
Husky Jack
Small frame, sled-dog stamina
Horsefly
Fast flyers with a fierce bite
Tree swallow
Sky-sleek hunter of wetland air
No See Ums
Tiny fly, mighty bite.
Nile Crocodile
The Nile's armored ambush master
Skink Lizard
Smooth scales, global explorers
Harbor Seal
No ears. Big whiskers. Coastal pro.
Marine Iguana
Galápagos' only sea-foraging lizard
Myna Bird
Bold, brainy, and brilliantly vocal
Thrush
Forest flutes of the world
Sand Tiger Shark
Protruding teeth, gentle glide.