Gigantopithecus
Big teeth, big questions
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Natural System Modification Animals
Green Aphids
Tiny sapsuckers, huge plant impact
Woolly Aphids
Tiny bugs, big cottony colonies
Hovasaurus
Madagascar's Triassic water-runner
Pelagornithidae
Giants of the wind, teeth of bone
Nuralagus
The Balearic King Rabbit
Leptocephalus
Leaf-larva today, eel tomorrow
Machaeroides
Eocene saber-tooth-without the cat
Tree Viper (Bamboo Viper)
Hook-tailed hunters of African forests
Viper
Hinged fangs, hidden hunters
Cockle
Ribbed hearts of the tidal flats
Hobo Spider
Swift hunter of the funnel web
Gulper Catfish
Frogmouth: the ambush gulper
Dungeness Crab
White-tipped claws, West Coast pride.
Armored Catfish
Armored grazers of the Americas
Saddleback Caterpillar
Look, don't touch the saddle.
John Dory
Big eye, snap-mouth, seabed hunter
Goby Fish
Tiny fish, big partnerships.
Pea Puffer
Small puffer, big attitude.
Beluga Sturgeon
Ancient giant, modern warning
Asian Carp
Plankton powerhouses, river spawners
Yellow Perch
Schooling gold for hook and pan
Pollock
Pollock: cod-family powerhouse seafood
Freshwater Sunfish
Spiny fins, sunny colors, fierce parents