Coastal

Northern Pintail

Pointed tail, planet-spanning migrant

Painted Bunting

Nature's living rainbow in the thickets

Diprotodon

Pleistocene giant of Australia

Thylacoleo carnifex

Australia's "lion" with a marsupial bite

Gorgosaurus

Laramidia's long-legged tyrant

Shastasaurus

Triassic titan of the open sea

Icadyptes

Eocene giant of Peru's seas

Masiakasaurus

Madagascar's forward-toothed hunter

Elephant Bird

Madagascar's lost giants of the egg

Common Yellowthroat

Masked singer of the marsh edge

Asian Water Monitor

The canal-cruising giant of Asia

Kermode Bear (Spirit Bear)

Not polar-coastal spirit of the rainforest

Lace Monitor

Lace-patterned climber of Australia's east

Black Throat Monitor

Dark throat. Big brain. Savanna hunter.

Mole Crab (Sand Flea)

Burrow fast. Filter the surf.

Hammerhead Worm

Hammerhead hunters of the soil

Hairy Frogfish

Hairy master of disguise-hook, lure, gulp

Oilfish

Deep-water predator with a waxy secret

Bearded Fireworm

Look, don't touch-the reef's fire-beard

Capuchin

Small hands, big brains.

Tamarin

Small monkeys, big teamwork

Bass

Bass: many lineages, one big name

Smooth Hammerhead Shark

Smooth head, sharp hunter.

Nut Weevil

Snouts that drill, larvae that dine