Smilosuchus
Not a croc-Triassic river hunter
Mating Social Behaviors
Solitary
Individuals live alone except during mating encounters, with no lasting social bonds
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Solitary Animals
Rhamphosuchus
Siwalik's mysterious long-snouted giant
Barinasuchus
A land-hunting crocodile relative
Thalassomedon
Long neck, open sea, Cretaceous hunter
Pliosaur
Big jaws. Short neck. Ocean boss.
Tufted Coquette
Small bird, big show-Tufted Coquette
Cinnamon Bear
Cinnamon coat, black-bear heart
Rim Rock Crowned Snake
Small snake, big appetite for bugs
Chinese Water Deer
No antlers. All tusks.
Musk Deer
Small deer, big scent story
Sand Cat
Small cat. Big desert survival.
Marsican Brown Bear
Italy's rare bear of the Apennines
Rough Earth Snake
Built for the leaf litter.
De Kay's Brown Snake
The slug-eater your garden needs
Smooth Earth Snake
Smooth scales, secret life in leaf litter
Beewolf wasp
Nectar sippers, bee hunters.
Coconut Crab
Biggest land crab. Biggest grip.
Blue Dragon Sea Slug
Steal the sting. Ride the waves.
Box Jellyfish
Square bell, sharp vision, serious sting
Chromodoris Willani
Bright colors, borrowed chemistry
Bagworm Moth Caterpillar
A moth that grows up in a backpack
Thornback Ray
Spines on top, hunter below
Morpho Butterfly
Flash of blue, heartbeat of the rainforest
Clearnose Skate
See-through snout, seafloor scout