Common Loon
Haunting voice of northern lakes
Animal Habitats
Lake
Standing freshwater bodies supporting fish, amphibians, and waterfowl
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Lake Animals
Mole
Built to burrow, born to sense
Newfoundland
Built for the surf, born to save
Tapir
Tapirs: forest gardeners with a snorkel nose
Heron
Still. Stalk. Strike.
Stoat
White in winter, black-tipped always
Pheasant
From forest jewels to gamefield sprinters
Gecko
Tiny toes, big grip.
Opossum
America's adaptable marsupials
Sponge
Porous powerhouses of the sea
Ibis
Probe, sweep, and thrive in wetlands
River Turtle
Old shells, living rivers
Axolotl
Forever young, forever regrowing
Catfish
Whiskers, spines, and river smarts
Bullfrog
Big frog. Bigger boom.
Caiman
Freshwater armor, silent power
Tiger Salamander
Vernal-pool tiger, underground traveler
Capybara
Built to graze, born to swim
Flounder
Two eyes, one side-seafloor masters
Tree Frog
Sticky toes, big voices, forest lives
Common Toad
Warty wanderer, springtime pond pilgrim
Gharial
The long-snouted fisher of big rivers
Molly
Livebearing grazer with brackish grit
Moorhen
The reed-bed runner on lily pads