Flounder
Two eyes, one side-seafloor masters
Pair Bond Durations
Seasonal
Pairs form for a single breeding season and may find new partners next year
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Seasonal Animals
Gharial
The long-snouted fisher of big rivers
Moorhen
The reed-bed runner on lily pads
Macaroni Penguin
Big colony. Bigger crest.
Water Dragon
Bask. Bolt. Dive.
Grouse
Masters of the lek and the snow
Tropicbird
Streamers of the tropical seas
Barracuda
Silver speedsters with a bite
Avocet
Curved bill, clean sweep.
Dormouse
Tiny tree sleepers, big hibernators
Gar
Armored ambushers of the backwaters
African Tree Toad
A toad that lives in the trees
Glass Lizard
All the lizard-none of the legs.
Dodo
Mauritius' lost pigeon giant
Sparrow
Small birds, big social networks
Markhor
Corkscrew kings of the cliffs
Long-Eared Owl
Tufts up, talons down.
Grey Mouse Lemur
Madagascar's pocket primate of the night
Rockhopper Penguin
Small penguin. Big cliff-hopper energy.
Royal Penguin
Macquarie's white-faced crested king
Indian Star Tortoise
Stars on a shell, survivor of scrub
Green Bee-Eater
Green flash of the open country
Golden Oriole
Golden voice in the green canopy
Asian Giant Hornet
Big hornet. Bigger impact.