Plains

Sea Trout

One fish, two worlds

Golden Shiner

The classic golden baitfish.

Dragon Snake (Javan Tubercle Snake, Javan Mudsnake)

Dragon-hide scales in a leaf-litter life

Therizinosaurus

Scythe-clawed plant-eater theropod

Zebrafish

Striped minnow, giant science impact

Cane Rat

Grasscutters of Africa's tall reeds

Boer Goat

Built for meat, bred in South Africa

Titanosaur

Cretaceous giants, sometimes armored

Blowfly

Nature's cleanup crew in metallic armor

Eastern Cottontail

Edge-habitat sprinter with a cotton tail

Yellow Bass

Striped schools of the Mississippi

Lake Trout

Deep-lake char, built for the cold

Black Bass

Built for the strike, born to guard

Turnspit

The original kitchen "motor" on paws

Black-Tailed Rattlesnake

Dark tail. Quiet ambush. Rattle ready.

Western Rattlesnake (Northern Pacific Rattlesnake)

Heat-sensing hunter of the Northwest

Ornate Black-Tailed Rattlesnake

Dark tail, silent ambush, loud warning.

Pygmy Rattlesnake

Tiny rattle, vital predator

Redear Sunfish

The Shellcracker Sunfish

Chilean Recluse Spider

Six eyes, one hiding place: corners.

Tokay Gecko

The gecko that shouts and sticks

Nile Monitor

Tail-powered hunter of Africa's waters

Mourning Gecko

One gecko can start a colony

Pallas' Cat

Flat-faced monarch of the steppe