Golden Shiner
The classic golden baitfish.
Conservation Threats
Climate Change
Global warming effects including temperature shifts, sea level rise, and extreme weather events
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Climate Change Animals
Dragon Snake (Javan Tubercle Snake, Javan Mudsnake)
Dragon-hide scales in a leaf-litter life
Antiguan Racer Snake
Antigua's comeback snake
Liopleurodon
Jurassic seas' power-jawed predator
Stromatolite
Rocks built by microbes, for eons
Zebrafish
Striped minnow, giant science impact
Kamehameha Butterfly
Hawaii's royal forest flyer
Cane Rat
Grasscutters of Africa's tall reeds
Disco Clam
Reef crevice clam with a strobe show
Eelpout
Cold seas, long fins, deep lives
Golden Trout
The Sierra's living gold
Titanosaur
Cretaceous giants, sometimes armored
Blowfly
Nature's cleanup crew in metallic armor
Eastern Cottontail
Edge-habitat sprinter with a cotton tail
Ocean Pout
Cold-water bottom dweller with antifreeze
Yellow Bass
Striped schools of the Mississippi
Kingklip
King of the deep Cape shelf
Lake Trout
Deep-lake char, built for the cold
Black Bass
Built for the strike, born to guard
Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
Dark tail. Quiet ambush. Rattle ready.
Western Rattlesnake (Northern Pacific Rattlesnake)
Heat-sensing hunter of the Northwest
Ornate Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
Dark tail, silent ambush, loud warning.
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Tiny rattle, vital predator
Redear Sunfish
The Shellcracker Sunfish