Valley

Purussaurus

Miocene mega-caiman of South America

Allosaurus

Jurassic hunter of the Morrison

Lystrosaurus

The beaked survivor of Earth's worst crisis

Scutosaurus

Permian armor, plant-powered

Pachycephalosaurus

Built like a bipedal battering ram

Palaeoloxodon namadicus

The giant straight-tusked titan of Ice-Age India

Barylambda

Heavyweight of the Paleocene

Hatzegopteryx

Hateg's giant sky-stalker

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

Sequined Spider

Nature's tiny living disco ball

Ozark Bass

The Ozarks' star-spotted rock bass

Nutria

Orange teeth, big impact on wetlands

Kissing Bugs

Night feeder, public-health sentinel

Olingo

Neotropical night-fruit acrobats

Oregon Spotted Frog

Warm-shallow wetland specialist of the PNW

Owl Butterfly

Big wings. Bold eyes. Dusk flyers.

Killifish

Small fish, big survival strategies

Oribi

The grassland ghost on tiptoe

Kudzu Bug

Small bug, big swarms-beware kudzu's hitchhiker.

Kiang

Tough hooves for the Roof of the World

Vole

Small rodents, big ecosystem impact