Aardvark
Africa's original termite specialist
Pair Bond Durations
Transient
Brief associations lasting only for copulation with no extended pair bond
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Transient Animals
Tapanuli Orangutan
Batang Toru's last great ape
Amur Leopard
Ghost of the Snowy Forest
Wyoming Toad
Wyoming's comeback toad
Honey Badger
Small mustelid. Big attitude.
Harbor Porpoise
Small porpoise, big sonar.
Wolf Spider
Fast feet, sharp eyes, fierce moms
Xerus
Burrows, sun, and savvy survival
Camel Spider
Big jaws. Fast feet. Desert hunter.
Megalodon
The megatooth ruler of ancient seas
Skate Fish
Glide low, hunt slow.
Freshwater Suckerfish
Bottom cleaners of North America's waters
Monarch Butterfly
Born on milkweed, built to migrate
Ermine
Black-tail hunter, winter-white
Pangolin
Nature's pinecone-shaped ant-eater
Goblin Shark
The deep-sea "slingshot-jaw" shark
Dragonfish
Tiny lanterns, giant teeth.
Vampire Squid
Deep-sea drifter, marine-snow harvester
Frilled Shark
The deep-sea shark that looks like a sea serpent
Colossal Squid
Antarctica's hooked, big-eyed giant
Immortal Jellyfish
The jellyfish that hits "reset."
Alpaca
Small camelid, world-class fleece.
Fangtooth
Small fish. Huge fangs. Deep sea.
False Killer Whale
Big dolphin. Tight bonds. Team hunter.