Dog Tick
Ornate hitchhiker with a big bite
Conservation Threats
Agricultural Expansion
Conversion of natural habitats to farmland and ranching operations
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Agricultural Expansion Animals
Southern Black Racer
Speedy, sleek, and harmless.
Mojave Rattlesnake
Desert rattle, stealthy and lethal
Ball Python
Small python, big defensive curl
Owl
Silent wings, sharp minds of night
Anaconda
Wetland giants with a quiet grip
Ural owl
Long tail, deep woods, silent strike
Freshwater Jellyfish
A jellyfish... in your pond.
Danio
Small fish, big science, bold schools
Crucian Carp
The ethanol-brewing survivor carp
Trout
Cold water, spotted power: trout kin.
Assassin Bug
Silent hunters with a chemical edge
Insect
Six legs, endless strategies.
Freshwater Eel
Born at sea, raised in rivers, return to spawn
Common European Adder
Zigzag guardian of the heath
Horned Adder
Horned eyes, hidden strike
Ortolan Bunting
Long-haul bunting of open fields
European Bee-Eater
Colorful aerial hunter of summer skies
Nilgai
Blue bull of India's scrublands
Polecat
Small predator, big attitude
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Red eyes, rainforest nights
Macaque
Smart, social, seriously adaptable
Eastern Barred Bandicoot
Barred rump, big comeback
Potoo
The night's perfect branch impersonators