Russian Tortoise
Built to burrow through extremes
Conservation Threats
Agricultural Expansion
Conversion of natural habitats to farmland and ranching operations
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Cape Lion
Ghost lion of the Cape frontier
American Robin
Spring's orange-breasted songster
Willow Warbler
Small bird, continent-spanning journey
Armyworm
Small moth, giant crop threat.
Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The gecko that becomes a leaf
Banana Spider
Golden webs, gentle giant.
Turtles
Armored travelers of sea and land
Yellow Sac Spider
Night hunters in a silken sleeping bag
Frogfish
Walk, vanish, lure, gulp.
Reef Shark
Reef patrols of the open sea
Jaguarundi Cat
The daytime cat with an otter build
Slug
Mucus-powered recyclers of the land
Mantella Frog
Madagascar's living warning labels
Spiny Hill Turtle
Spiny armor, forest wanderer
Darwin's fox
Chile's hidden fox of the rainforests
Mexican Mole Lizard
Two arms. One mission: dig.
Australian Gecko
Tiny toes, big survival tricks
Orb Weaver
Engineers of the night sky web
Mealybug
Tiny waxy sap-thieves of the plant world
White Butterfly
The garden's familiar white flier
Peacock Butterfly
Flash the eyespots-vanish the rest!
Tiger Beetle
Sprint hunters of sunlit ground
Vinegaroon
All whip, no sting-just vinegar!