Megalania
Pleistocene Australia's giant goanna
Conservation Threats
Hunting
Legal and illegal hunting, poaching, and direct persecution by humans
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Animals
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Hunting Animals
Python
Big squeeze, bigger diversity.
Klipspringer
Tiptoe masters of Africa's cliffs
Red-Footed Tortoise
Red feet, rainforest traveler.
Galapagos Shark
The drop-off guardian of island seas
White Shark
Warm-bodied ruler of the blue
Kitefin Shark
Deep-slope slicer with a stealthy bite
Pacific Sleeper Shark
Deep, cold, and quietly formidable
Pyjama Shark
Striped night hunter of South Africa
Blacktip Reef Shark
Black tip. Bright reef. Loyal patrol.
Longfin Mako Shark
Long fins. Open ocean. Rare sight.
Caribbean Reef Shark
The reef's resident requiem shark
Gigantopithecus
Big teeth, big questions
Russel's Viper
Spots, hiss, and high-stakes venom
Norway Rat
Built for cities, born to burrow
Palm Rat
Ports, palms, and perfect climbing.
Tree Viper (Bamboo Viper)
Hook-tailed hunters of African forests
Pit Viper
Heat-sensing hunters with hidden fangs
Viper
Hinged fangs, hidden hunters
Saw-scaled Viper
Small snake. Big sizzle. Serious venom.
Cockle
Ribbed hearts of the tidal flats
Sea Snake
Elapids that learned to breathe the sea
Giant Desert Centipede
Venom-clawed hunter of the desert night
American Paddlefish
Paddle-snouted plankton hunter