Vulture
Nature's clean-up crew from the skies
Animal Habitats
Shrubland
Areas dominated by shrubs and bushes, including chaparral and heathland
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Shrubland Animals
Fossa
Madagascar's lemur-hunting acrobat
Ocelot
Rosettes in the shadows.
Zebu
Humped cattle, built for the tropics.
Mole
Built to burrow, born to sense
Tarsier
Big eyes. Bigger leaps.
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Swiss grit in a compact herder
Kudu
Spiral horns, striped stealth.
Quail
Camouflage, coveys, and quick takeoff
Fennec Fox
Big ears. Small fox. Sahara night.
Kakapo
Booming nights, ancient parrot life
Wolverine
Cold-proof wanderer, fearless scavenger
Tapir
Tapirs: forest gardeners with a snorkel nose
Chamois
Hooked horns, cliff-edge confidence.
Heron
Still. Stalk. Strike.
Stoat
White in winter, black-tipped always
Pheasant
From forest jewels to gamefield sprinters
Gecko
Tiny toes, big grip.
Possum
Australasia's night climbers
Opossum
America's adaptable marsupials
Coati
Long nose, tall tail, band-life!
Quoll
Spotted night hunters of Australasia
Pika
Small body. Big whistle. Bigger grit.
Numbat
Striped termite specialist of Australia