Sandy

Waimanu

Penguins at the dawn of diving

Hovasaurus

Madagascar's Triassic water-runner

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

Dungeness Crab

White-tipped claws, West Coast pride.

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

Pollock

Pollock: cod-family powerhouse seafood

Freshwater Sunfish

Spiny fins, sunny colors, fierce parents

Cory Catfish

Armored, whiskered, and social

Sea Snake

Elapids that learned to breathe the sea

Robber Flies

Hawks of the insect world

Jewel Beetle

Nature's living metalwork

Giant Desert Centipede

Venom-clawed hunter of the desert night

Sheepshead Fish

Built to bite shells off the dock

American Paddlefish

Paddle-snouted plankton hunter

Giant Isopod

The deep sea's armored scavenger

Common Carp

Tough fish, muddy footprint.