Rocky

Kitefin Shark

Deep-slope slicer with a stealthy bite

Great Hammerhead Shark

Biggest hammerhead, biggest comeback needed

Pacific Sleeper Shark

Deep, cold, and quietly formidable

Bronze Whaler Shark

Copper sheen, surf-zone speed.

Pyjama Shark

Striped night hunter of South Africa

Blacktip Reef Shark

Black tip. Bright reef. Loyal patrol.

Caribbean Reef Shark

The reef's resident requiem shark

Red Aphids

Tiny red sap-sippers, big plant impact

Root Aphids

Small sap-feeders, big ecosystem impact

Waimanu

Penguins at the dawn of diving

Gigantopithecus

Big teeth, big questions

Sarkastodon

Eocene titan of tooth and bite

Nuralagus

The Balearic King Rabbit

Leptocephalus

Leaf-larva today, eel tomorrow

Russel's Viper

Spots, hiss, and high-stakes venom

Pit Viper

Heat-sensing hunters with hidden fangs

Viper

Hinged fangs, hidden hunters

Saw-scaled Viper

Small snake. Big sizzle. Serious venom.

Cockle

Ribbed hearts of the tidal flats

Hobo Spider

Swift hunter of the funnel web

Armored Catfish

Armored grazers of the Americas

John Dory

Big eye, snap-mouth, seabed hunter

Goby Fish

Tiny fish, big partnerships.

Beluga Sturgeon

Ancient giant, modern warning