Colony

Maiasaura

The "good mother" duck-bill

Green Heron

Small heron, big brains at the edge

Grey Heron

Still as stone, fast as a spear

Night Heron

Night hunter with a black-crowned cap

Oviraptor

The Gobi's brooding beaked theropod

Pelagornis

Giants of the wind-swept seas

Pteranodon

Crested ruler of the Cretaceous skies

Pterodactyl

Not dinosaurs-masters of Mesozoic skies

American Wirehair

The steel-wool sweetheart

Sphynx

Warm-hearted cat in a velvet suit

Red Aphids

Tiny red sap-sippers, big plant impact

Root Aphids

Small sap-feeders, big ecosystem impact

Yellow Aphids

Tiny sippers, big garden impact.

Waimanu

Penguins at the dawn of diving

Green Aphids

Tiny sapsuckers, huge plant impact

Woolly Aphids

Tiny bugs, big cottony colonies

Pelagornithidae

Giants of the wind, teeth of bone

Nuralagus

The Balearic King Rabbit

Norway Rat

Built for cities, born to burrow

Palm Rat

Ports, palms, and perfect climbing.

Cockle

Ribbed hearts of the tidal flats

Goby Fish

Tiny fish, big partnerships.

Freshwater Sunfish

Spiny fins, sunny colors, fierce parents

Green Sunfish

Big mouth. Bold stripes. Tough fish.