Mexican Alligator Lizard
A cloud-forest climber in living green armor
Conservation Threats
Human Disturbance
Recreation, tourism, and human presence disrupting wildlife behavior and breeding
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Human Disturbance Animals
Bighorn Sheep
Built for cliffs. Crowned with horns.
Marine Iguana
Galápagos' only sea-foraging lizard
Myna Bird
Bold, brainy, and brilliantly vocal
Ivory-billed woodpecker
The legendary "ghost bird" of swamps
Lorikeet
Brush-tongued pollinators in technicolor
Laughing Kookaburra
The bush's laughing alarm clock
Eastern Phoebe
Tail-pump. Perch. "Fee-bee!"
Caiman Lizard
The snail-crusher of the Guianas
Greenland Shark
Ancient shark of the Arctic depths
Hoary Bat
Frosted fur. Fast flight. Far journeys.
Marabou Stork
Africa's clean-up crew with a bill
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Tiny bird, huge journey
Thrush
Forest flutes of the world
Blue Shark
Built for the blue-water marathon
Sand Tiger Shark
Protruding teeth, gentle glide.
Virgin Islands Dwarf Gecko
Tiny guardian of Virgin Islands leaf litter
Sleeper Shark
Slow swimmers, deep-sea survivors
Red-winged blackbird
Flash the red-rule the marsh
Blue Grosbeak
Big bill. Blue blaze. Brushland singer.
Northern Cardinal
Red crest, bold song, backyard royalty
Crab Spider
Side-stepping ambush artists
Imperial Moth
Big wings. Brief life. Night royalty.
Bonnethead Shark
Little hammerhead, big bay hunter