Burrowing

Tibetan Spaniel

Monastery sentinel in a small package

Imperial Moth

Big wings. Brief life. Night royalty.

Garden Eel

Burrows, colonies, and current-fed eels

Rodents

Born to gnaw, built to adapt

Walking Catfish

Breathes air. Walks away.

Rock Crab

California's hard-clawed rock crab

Carpenter Ant

Big ants, smooth galleries, no wood-eating.

Spider Wasp

Paralyze a spider, raise a wasp

Dung Beetle

Nature's cleanup crew-on the roll

Mole Cricket

Built to dig, born to sing

Japanese Spitz

Snowy coat, sunny companion

Northern Alligator Lizard

Armored, secretive, tail-shedding survivor

German Shorthaired Pointer

Point. Retrieve. Repeat.

Miniature Pinscher

Small body. Huge confidence.

Japanese Beetle

Small beetle, big bite.

Ghost Crab

The night sprinters of the sand

Teddy Bear Hamster

Fluffy coat, big cheeks, wild spirit

Chiweenie

Tiny body, big backbone.

Chinese Alligator

China's little "earth-dragon" alligator

Gopher Tortoise

Digging homes for hundreds of neighbors

Blue-Ringed Octopus

Small. Silent. Seriously venomous.

Christmas Island Red Crab

Red tide on land-then back again

Russian Tortoise

Built to burrow through extremes

Armyworm

Small moth, giant crop threat.