Burrowing

Hercules Beetle

Horns, heft, and rainforest heroics

Little Penguin

Tiny diver, big coastal survivor

Magellanic Penguin

Double-banded traveler of Patagonia

Indian Star Tortoise

Stars on a shell, survivor of scrub

Green Bee-Eater

Green flash of the open country

Asian Giant Hornet

Big hornet. Bigger impact.

Water Vole

Burrowed banks, wild wetlands

Dwarf Crocodile

Small croc, big armor.

Aardvark

Africa's original termite specialist

Wyoming Toad

Wyoming's comeback toad

Honey Badger

Small mustelid. Big attitude.

Wolf Spider

Fast feet, sharp eyes, fierce moms

Xerus

Burrows, sun, and savvy survival

Jerboa

Desert jumpers on spring-loaded legs

Camel Spider

Big jaws. Fast feet. Desert hunter.

Skate Fish

Glide low, hunt slow.

Fluke Fish (Summer Flounder)

The fluke: seafloor stealth, summer bite.

Monkfish

Big mouth. Hidden hunter.

Ermine

Black-tail hunter, winter-white

Shiba Inu

Small hunter, huge spirit.

Pangolin

Nature's pinecone-shaped ant-eater

Samoyed

The smiling Arctic helper

Drum Fish

The sea's drummers and croakers

British Timber

Wolf look, dog heart.