Rocky

Dark-Eyed Junco

Winter's little hooded "snowbird"

Redstart

Old World firetails with a flick

Snow Bunting

The Arctic's drifting "snowflake"

Rove Beetle

Short elytra, big ecological impact

Kangaroo Mouse

Small hopper, big desert survivor

Strawberry Hermit Crab

Red rover of the rainforest shore

Herrerasaurus

A Triassic hunter at dinosaur dawn

Pliosaur

Big jaws. Short neck. Ocean boss.

California Condor

Soar high-save the scavenger.

Fairy-Wren

Small birds, big social drama

Cactus Wren

Built for heat, armed with thorns

Skua

Pirates of the polar seas

Merganser

Sawbills built for the chase

Eel catfish

Eel-shaped, spine-armed, reef-to-river

Cinnamon Bear

Cinnamon coat, black-bear heart

Rim Rock Crowned Snake

Small snake, big appetite for bugs

Cardinals

Bold bills, bright songs, New World

Mule Deer

Big ears. Forked antlers. Epic migrations.

Musk Deer

Small deer, big scent story

Apennine Wolf

The wolf of Italy-back on the ridge

Sand Cat

Small cat. Big desert survival.

Marsican Brown Bear

Italy's rare bear of the Apennines

Damselfish

Small fish, big reef attitude

Beewolf wasp

Nectar sippers, bee hunters.