Woodrat
Midden builders of the North American night
Conservation Threats
Mining
Extraction of minerals and resources causing habitat destruction and pollution
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Mining Animals
Gnat
Tiny flies, huge diversity.
Worm
Many lineages, one wormy shape
Jumping Spider
Big vision. Bold jumps.
Ringed Kingfisher
Big-billed diver of the Neotropics
Hellbender
Wrinkles that breathe-rivers that live.
Shrew
Tiny teeth, turbo metabolism.
Bushmaster Snake
Rainforest shadow with a heat-sense
Spitting Cobra
Front fangs, fast venom, fierce defense
Stiletto Snake
The snake that stabs sideways
Crested Gecko
The eyelash gecko of New Caledonia
Bush Viper
Spines, stealth, and forest strikes
Marmoset
Tiny primates, big teamwork.
Vicuña
Fine fiber, tough mountain survivor
Dwarf Hamster
Small hamsters, big steppe survival
Jackrabbit
Long ears. Longer legs. Lightning leaps.
Spider-Tailed Horned Viper
A viper with a spider on its tail.
Armadillo Lizard
The lizard that becomes a ring of armor
Telescopefishes (Giganturids)
Built to see in the abyss
Unau (Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth)
Two claws, night life, rainforest slow
Queen Snake
Seven stripes, one stream specialist
Coral Snake
Bright bands, hidden danger
Ape
Tailless thinkers of the treetops
Anaconda
Wetland giants with a quiet grip