Eel catfish
Eel-shaped, spine-armed, reef-to-river
Animal Habitats
Mangrove
Coastal forests of salt-tolerant trees serving as nurseries for marine life
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Mangrove Animals
Northern Potoo
The stick-bird of the night
Blue Tanager (Blue-Grey Tanager)
Blue bishop of the backyard edges
Yellow Tanager (Black-and-Yellow Tanager)
Neotropical color with a thousand beaks
Orange Tanager (Orange-Headed Tanager)
Color in every canopy
Northern Jacana
Built to walk on water lilies
Comb-crested Jacana
Walks on lilies, rules the wetlands
Conure
Long tails, loud calls, big brains
Cardinals
Bold bills, bright songs, New World
Damselfish
Small fish, big reef attitude
Coconut Crab
Biggest land crab. Biggest grip.
Box Jellyfish
Square bell, sharp vision, serious sting
Pompano Fish
Silver speedster of the surf
Jack Crevalle
The bull-jack of the Atlantic
Mudskipper
Fish that mastered the mud
Giant Trevally
The Indo-Pacific's powerhouse jack
Stonefish
Looks like a rock. Hits like a needle.
Bigfin Reef Squid
Big fins. Bright signals. Reef-speed life.
Katydid
Leaf-mimics with night-time songs
Dinosaurs
One name, a million body plans
Swallow
Masters of the open air
Osprey
Nature's plunge-diving fish hawk
Egret
Wetland hunters in white
Jabiru
Big bill. Big bird. Big wetlands.