Caribou
Antlers, Arctic, and endless miles.
Conservation Threats
Genetic Threats
Inbreeding, genetic bottlenecks, and loss of genetic diversity in small populations
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Genetic Threats Animals
Chinese Alligator
China's little "earth-dragon" alligator
Muntjac
Small deer, big bark.
Potoroo
Diggers, hoppers, fungal spore spreaders
Hawaiian Monk Seal
Hawaii's rare reef-roaming seal
Baleen Whale
Baleen giants: ocean's living filters
Cape Lion
Ghost lion of the Cape frontier
Addax
Spiral-horned survivor of the Sahara
Darwin's fox
Chile's hidden fox of the rainforests
Balkan Lynx
The Balkans' phantom of the forest
Australian Gecko
Tiny toes, big survival tricks
Douc
Colorful leaf-eaters of the canopy
Woodrat
Midden builders of the North American night
Gazelle
Born to sprint the open plains
Hellbender
Wrinkles that breathe-rivers that live.
Massasauga
Small rattle. Big wetland neighbor.
Bush Viper
Spines, stealth, and forest strikes
Eurasian Beaver
Nature's wetland engineer
Eurasian Lynx
Silent forest hunter with tufted ears
European Polecat
Masked hunter with a musky warning
European Wildcat
Blunt tail. Bold rings. True wild Europe.
Leopard Lizard
Spotted sprinters of the desert
Eastern Indigo Snake
Iridescent hunter of the longleaf
Timber Rattlesnake (Canebrake Rattlesnake)
The forest rattler: warn first, strike last