Cane Rat
Grasscutters of Africa's tall reeds
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Disco Clam
Reef crevice clam with a strobe show
Eelpout
Cold seas, long fins, deep lives
Golden Trout
The Sierra's living gold
Titanosaur
Cretaceous giants, sometimes armored
Blowfly
Nature's cleanup crew in metallic armor
Eastern Cottontail
Edge-habitat sprinter with a cotton tail
Ocean Pout
Cold-water bottom dweller with antifreeze
Yellow Bass
Striped schools of the Mississippi
Kingklip
King of the deep Cape shelf
Lake Trout
Deep-lake char, built for the cold
Black Bass
Built for the strike, born to guard
Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
Dark tail. Quiet ambush. Rattle ready.
Redear Sunfish
The Shellcracker Sunfish
Nile Monitor
Tail-powered hunter of Africa's waters
Pallas' Cat
Flat-faced monarch of the steppe