Leech
Two suckers, many lifestyles.
Conservation Threats
Disease
Pathogens, parasites, and disease outbreaks threatening wildlife populations
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Shrew
Tiny teeth, turbo metabolism.
Brown Water Snake
Big river snake, not a cottonmouth
Massasauga
Small rattle. Big wetland neighbor.
Garter Snake
Stripes you can trust
Northern Water Snake
Not a cottonmouth-just a water snake.
Olive Baboon
Africa's adaptable troop strategist
Cottonmouth
Swamp guardian with a cotton-white warning
Nyala
Striped shadows of the thicket
Eland
Big body, quiet steps, spiral horns
Marmoset
Tiny primates, big teamwork.
Uinta Ground Squirrel
Whistle, burrow, hibernate-repeat.
Vicuña
Fine fiber, tough mountain survivor
Jackrabbit
Long ears. Longer legs. Lightning leaps.
Eurasian Beaver
Nature's wetland engineer
Eastern Chipmunk
Striped burrower, master food hoarder.
Eurasian Lynx
Silent forest hunter with tufted ears
Kit Fox
Big ears. Cool survival.
European Polecat
Masked hunter with a musky warning
European Wildcat
Blunt tail. Bold rings. True wild Europe.
Eastern Rat Snake
Barn-Patrolling, Tree-Climbing Black Snake
Sambar
Asia's heavyweight forest deer
Natterjack
The stripe-backed toad that runs and roars
Copperhead
Hourglass bands, hidden in plain sight