Western Lowland Gorilla
Silverback-led seed sower of the Congo
Conservation Threats
Agricultural Expansion
Conversion of natural habitats to farmland and ranching operations
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Agricultural Expansion Animals
Eastern Gorilla
Big ape, tight family, fragile home
Cross River Gorilla
Protect the Cross River silverback
Western Gorilla
Forest giants of west-central Africa
Sumatran Orangutan
The forest's red-haired engineer
Bornean Orangutan
Borneo's forest genius in the canopy
Markhor
Corkscrew kings of the cliffs
Stag Beetle
Antlers of the insect world
Monte Iberia Eleuth
Cuba's leaf-litter mini marvel
Sand Lizard
Green-flanked sprinter of the sands
Cassowary
Casque on. Forests grow on.
Raccoon Dog
Masked canid, master of winter torpor
Pool Frog
Small frog, big role in wetlands
Hercules Beetle
Horns, heft, and rainforest heroics
Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Disappear into the forest-Uroplatus
Silver Dollar
Peaceful schoolers, ruthless on plants
Long-Eared Owl
Tufts up, talons down.
Grey Mouse Lemur
Madagascar's pocket primate of the night
Striped Rocket Frog
Built for leaps. Striped for stealth.
Indian Star Tortoise
Stars on a shell, survivor of scrub
Green Bee-Eater
Green flash of the open country
Red Wolf
America's rarest wild wolf
African Palm Civet
Not a true civet-one of a kind
African Civet
Africa's midnight musk-maker