Bison
Hump-backed architects of the plains
Conservation Threats
Agricultural Expansion
Conversion of natural habitats to farmland and ranching operations
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Agricultural Expansion Animals
Serval
The wetland pouncer with radar ears
Caracal
Black ears. Big leap. Silent hunter.
Argentine Horned Frog
Big mouth. Bigger ambush.
Gopher
Built for life underground
Black Widow Spider
Small spider, big reputation.
Coral
Tiny polyps, massive oceans
Mountain Gorilla
Highland giants, guarded by a silverback
Bird of Paradise
Nature's greatest courtship show
Keel-Billed Toucan
Big bill, big role in the rainforest
White-Faced Capuchin
Big brains behind a white face
Thorny Devil
The ant-eating, water-wicking lizard
Warthog
Kneel, graze, and bolt to the burrow
Impala
Built for speed-born to bound.
Vulture
Nature's clean-up crew from the skies
Fossa
Madagascar's lemur-hunting acrobat
Ocelot
Rosettes in the shadows.
Okapi
The rainforest giraffe in stripes
Mole
Built to burrow, born to sense
Tarsier
Big eyes. Bigger leaps.
Kudu
Spiral horns, striped stealth.
Giant African Land Snail
Big shell, bigger invasion story
Quail
Camouflage, coveys, and quick takeoff
Tapir
Tapirs: forest gardeners with a snorkel nose