Plateau

Saturniidae Moth

Big wings, brief lives, brilliant cocoons.

Goral

Built for cliffs, not flatlands

Bhutan Takin

Bhutan's Roman-nosed mountain bovid

Trapdoor spider

Hidden door, lightning strike.

Javan Leopard

Java's hidden rosettes in the mist

Allosaurus

Jurassic hunter of the Morrison

Lystrosaurus

The beaked survivor of Earth's worst crisis

Palaeoloxodon namadicus

The giant straight-tusked titan of Ice-Age India

Teddy Guinea Pig

Plush coat, big squeaks, gentle charm.

Abyssinian Guinea Pig

Spikes, rosettes, and big personality

English Crested Guinea Pig

One crest. One color. Pure charm.

Peruvian Guinea Pig

The runway model of guinea pigs

Ozark Bass

The Ozarks' star-spotted rock bass

Onager

Iran's lightning-footed onager

Kissing Bugs

Night feeder, public-health sentinel

Olingo

Neotropical night-fruit acrobats

Nabarlek

Small wallaby, big cliff skills.

Oribi

The grassland ghost on tiptoe

Kiang

Tough hooves for the Roof of the World

Vole

Small rodents, big ecosystem impact

Ornate Box Turtle

Prairie jewel that shuts like a box

Urial

Horns of the high dry hills

Chigger

Six legs now, eight legs later

Slovak Cuvac

White coat. Mountain heart. True guardian.