Swimming

Genet

Spots, stealth, and a ringed tail

Stabyhoun

Friesland's do-it-all gundog

Chinese Alligator

China's little "earth-dragon" alligator

Muntjac

Small deer, big bark.

Gopher Tortoise

Digging homes for hundreds of neighbors

Kai Ken

Brindle loyalty, mountain agility.

Pine Marten

Golden bib, forest acrobat

Northern Fur Seal

Bering Sea breeder, ocean wanderer.

Blue-Ringed Octopus

Small. Silent. Seriously venomous.

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Hawaii's rare reef-roaming seal

Roe Deer

Small deer, big seasonal secrets.

Xoloitzcuintli

Ancient guardian, modern cuddle heater

Baleen Whale

Baleen giants: ocean's living filters

Chinese Geese

The Upright, Noisy Farm Sentinel

Cape Lion

Ghost lion of the Cape frontier

Savanna Goat

Built for heat. Made for meat.

Beauceron

Red Stockings: brains, brawn, backbone

Antarctic Scale Worm

Armored Antarctic hunter on the seafloor

Saanen Goat

The white milk-makers of Switzerland

Peruvian Inca Orchid

Peru's warm-skinned living legend

White-Tailed Eagle

Wedge-tailed ruler of northern waters

Kangal Shepherd Dog

Calm guardian, fierce protector

Belgian Tervuren

Brains, beauty, and boundless drive

Vizsla

Hungary's golden velcro gundog