Gorgosaurus
Laramidia's long-legged tyrant
Mating Social Behaviors
Transient
Brief encounters for mating with no lasting association between individuals
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Transient Animals
Shastasaurus
Triassic titan of the open sea
Bass
Bass: many lineages, one big name
Onager
Iran's lightning-footed onager
Killifish
Small fish, big survival strategies
Kiang
Tough hooves for the Roof of the World
Mollusk
One phylum, endless forms
Kissing Gourami
Not a kiss-it's a contest.
Pacific Coast Tick
Ornate hunter of the Pacific slopes
Western Blacklegged Tick
Pacific Coast tick, outsized impact.
Ornate Bichir
Maze-Patterned Air-Breathing Predator
Desert Wolf
Built to run, born to howl
Sea Spider
All legs, no land-meet Pycnogonida
Tiger Trout
Built for bites, not breeding.
Guadalupe Bass
The Hill Country's native black bass
Tent Caterpillar
Silk tents, teamwork, and tree-top dramas
Luna Moth Caterpillar
Eat leaves, spin silk, become moonlight
Southern Flannel Moth
Fluffy look, fierce sting.
Woolly Bear Caterpillar
Fuzzy forecast-or forest forager?
Deer Mouse
Bicolored tail, big-range survivor
Porcupinefish
Inflate. Bristle. Be unbothered.
African Elephant
Big ears, bigger impact.
Carpet Beetle
Tiny beetles, big appetite for "dry"
Carrion Beetle
Nature's cleanup crew with a nose