X-Ray Tetra
See-through schooling charm
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Natural System Modification Animals
Rock Hyrax
Built for cliffs, wired for teamwork
Roseate Spoonbill
Sweep. Snap. Pink perfection.
Water Vole
Burrowed banks, wild wetlands
Wild Boar
Rooting, roaming, reshaping ecosystems
Quokka
Small kangaroo, big island icon
Uakari
Short tail, strong jaws, flood-forest life
Vervet Monkey
Blue-scrotumed sentinel of the savanna
Uguisu
The voice of Japan's early spring
Aardvark
Africa's original termite specialist
Amur Leopard
Ghost of the Snowy Forest
Spix's Macaw
Blue hope from Brazil's Caatinga
Wyoming Toad
Wyoming's comeback toad
Hawaiian Crow
'Alala: Restoring Hawaii's forests
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Scimitar horns, desert survivor
Père David's Deer
China's rescued wetland deer
Cockatoo
Crested geniuses of Australasia
Wolf Spider
Fast feet, sharp eyes, fierce moms
Xerus
Burrows, sun, and savvy survival
Jerboa
Desert jumpers on spring-loaded legs
Camel Spider
Big jaws. Fast feet. Desert hunter.
Blobfish
Built for pressure, not photoshoots
Megalodon
The megatooth ruler of ancient seas
Skate Fish
Glide low, hunt slow.