Zebra Pleco
L046: the Xingu's striped cave guardian
Conservation Threats
Mining
Extraction of minerals and resources causing habitat destruction and pollution
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Mining Animals
Christmas Island Red Crab
Red tide on land-then back again
Russian Tortoise
Built to burrow through extremes
Turtles
Armored travelers of sea and land
Slug
Mucus-powered recyclers of the land
Mantella Frog
Madagascar's living warning labels
Spiny Hill Turtle
Spiny armor, forest wanderer
Australian Gecko
Tiny toes, big survival tricks
Oscar Fish
Big cichlid. Bigger personality.
Fiddler Crab
Wave. Burrow. Rule the mudflat.
Earthworm
Nature's living soil mixers
Peacock Spider
Small spider, big stage show
Amazon Parrot
Big voices, green feathers, wild minds
Cactus Mouse
Built for life without a drink
African Grey Parrot
The red-tailed genius of Africa
Douc
Colorful leaf-eaters of the canopy
Caecilian
Tentacled tunnel-hunters of the tropics
Siberian Ibex
Built for cliffs, crowned with horns
Jacana
Lily-pad walkers, dads on duty
Leopard Gecko
Eyelids, spots, and a power-tail
Flea
Small bite, big jump.
Bee
Small insects, massive pollination power
Cricket
Small insect, big night song
Woodrat
Midden builders of the North American night