Vermilion Flycatcher
A spark of red on the riverbank
Conservation Threats
Infrastructure
Roads, dams, power lines, and buildings causing mortality or habitat fragmentation
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Ray-shaped, shark-built, seabed hunter
Lemon Shark
Twin dorsal fins, coastal king
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The rainforest's hidden cat of many colors
Hawk
Built to see, swoop, and soar
Eastern Dobsonfly
Big wings. Clean streams. Fierce larvae.
Pelycosaurs
Permian pioneers of the mammal line
Anteosaurus
Karoo's pre-dinosaur apex hunter
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The desert frog with a cross on its back
Dinopithecus
The giant baboon of ancient Africa
Viper Boa
Looks like a viper, hugs like a boa.
Flathead Catfish
The mottled, flat-headed night hunter
Scallops
The clapping swimmers of the seafloor
Executioner Wasp
Big paper wasp, bigger attitude
Chiton
Eight plates. One unstoppable grip.
Sand Dollar
Coins of the seafloor, built to burrow
Snowflake Eel
Spotted night hunter of the reef cracks
American Eel
Born at sea, raised in rivers.
Tailless Whip Scorpion
Feelers first. Pincers ready.
Atlantic Sturgeon
Armored river giant of the Atlantic
Mullet Fish
Coastal recyclers in fast-moving schools
Brook Trout
Vermiculations in the cold current
Partridge
Small birds, big survival skills.