Valley

Dark-Eyed Junco

Winter's little hooded "snowbird"

Redstart

Old World firetails with a flick

Rhino Beetle

Nature's armored jousters

Superworm

Not a worm-this is beetle power

Dinosaur Shrimp

Hatch fast. Grow fast. Survive the drought.

Parti Schnauzer

Big beard, bold heart, bright patches.

Rove Beetle

Short elytra, big ecological impact

Figeater Beetle

The buzzing emerald of ripe fruit

Northern Flicker

The ant-eating woodpecker next door

Bird Snake

Disappearing twigs with a hidden bite

IMG Boa Constrictor

Powerful hug, no venom needed.

Albino (Amelanistic) Corn Snake

Bright colors, gentle constrictor

Sunset Ball Python

Bring the golden hour home.

Cow Reticulated Python

The net-patterned giant of SE Asia

Tentacled Snake

Tentacles that trick fish

Kangaroo Mouse

Small hopper, big desert survivor

Herrerasaurus

A Triassic hunter at dinosaur dawn

Phytosaurs

Croc-lookalikes of the Triassic

Smilosuchus

Not a croc-Triassic river hunter

Crocodylomorph

From river ambush to ocean roam

Rhamphosuchus

Siwalik's mysterious long-snouted giant

Barinasuchus

A land-hunting crocodile relative

Turaco

Africa's crest-crowned canopy cruisers

California Condor

Soar high-save the scavenger.