Bearded Vulture
The Bone-Breaking Mountain Vulture
Conservation Threats
Genetic Threats
Inbreeding, genetic bottlenecks, and loss of genetic diversity in small populations
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Fox Snakes
Big blotches, zero venom.
Anole Lizard
Dewlap drama in the treetops
Ape
Tailless thinkers of the treetops
Crucian Carp
The ethanol-brewing survivor carp
Trout
Cold water, spotted power: trout kin.
Keta Salmon
Calico traveler of the North Pacific
Insect
Six legs, endless strategies.
Freshwater Eel
Born at sea, raised in rivers, return to spawn
Common European Adder
Zigzag guardian of the heath
Macaque
Smart, social, seriously adaptable
Eurasian Wolf
Wild Europe's original pack hunter
Spider
Silk, stealth, and eight-legged skill
Hawaiian Goose (Nene)
The lava-walking goose of Hawaiʻi
Aesculapian Snake
The healer's serpent of Europe
Golden Lancehead
Snake Island's golden ambush viper
Aruba Rattlesnake
Aruba's arid-island rattler
Junglefowl
Wild roots of the chicken
Atlantic Salmon
Born in rivers, grown at sea, home again
Steelhead Salmon
Sea-run rainbow, built to return
Sockeye Salmon
Silver at sea, scarlet to spawn
Bull Trout
Big char, cold water, connected rivers.
Chinook Salmon
King of the Pacific salmon runs
Platinum Arowana
Platinum dragon of the surface