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Gnat

Tiny flies, huge diversity.

Blackpoll Warbler

Tiny warbler, ocean-crossing athlete

Song Thrush

Repeat the phrase-own the dawn.

Ambrosia Beetle

Farm fungi. Tunnel wood. Rule trees.

Jumping Spider

Big vision. Bold jumps.

Harris's Hawk

The hawk that hunts as a team

Firefly

Living lanterns with coded light

Tick

Small bite, big impact

Biscuit Beetle

Small beetle, big pantry problem.

Eurasian Nuthatch

The headfirst trunk-climber

Shrew

Tiny teeth, turbo metabolism.

Boomslang

Big eyes. Tree life. Serious venom.

Gaboon Viper

Leaf-litter ghost with 5-cm fangs

Indian Cobra

Hood up: the spectacled sentinel

Garter Snake

Stripes you can trust

Puff Adder

Stand still. Blend in. Puff loud.

Spitting Cobra

Front fangs, fast venom, fierce defense

Stiletto Snake

The snake that stabs sideways

Olive Baboon

Africa's adaptable troop strategist

Bush Viper

Spines, stealth, and forest strikes

Twig Snake

A branch that bites.

Sand Viper

Horned master of the Saharan ambush

Horned Viper

Horns in the sand, strike from stillness

Eland

Big body, quiet steps, spiral horns