Red-Footed Tortoise
Red feet, rainforest traveler.
Mating System Types
Promiscuity
Mating system with no lasting pair bonds, where both sexes mate with multiple partners opportunistically
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Promiscuity Animals
Old House Borer
Hidden larva, big timber trouble.
Galapagos Shark
The drop-off guardian of island seas
Kitefin Shark
Deep-slope slicer with a stealthy bite
Great Hammerhead Shark
Biggest hammerhead, biggest comeback needed
Bronze Whaler Shark
Copper sheen, surf-zone speed.
Blacknose Shark
Spot the snout-smudge shark
Dusky Shark
Slow to grow, easy to lose
Pyjama Shark
Striped night hunter of South Africa
Silky Shark
Silky: the sleek shadow of tuna seas
Caribbean Reef Shark
The reef's resident requiem shark
Leptocephalus
Leaf-larva today, eel tomorrow
Russel's Viper
Spots, hiss, and high-stakes venom
Viperfish
Fangs, lights, and life in the dark
Cockle
Ribbed hearts of the tidal flats
Saddleback Caterpillar
Look, don't touch the saddle.
John Dory
Big eye, snap-mouth, seabed hunter
Yellow Tang
Reef lawnmower in sunshine-yellow
Asian Carp
Plankton powerhouses, river spawners
Yellow Perch
Schooling gold for hook and pan
Pollock
Pollock: cod-family powerhouse seafood
Oarfish
Ribbon giants of the twilight sea
Robber Flies
Hawks of the insect world
Sheepshead Fish
Built to bite shells off the dock