Thorny Devil
The ant-eating, water-wicking lizard
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Natural System Modification Animals
Impala
Built for speed-born to bound.
Vulture
Nature's clean-up crew from the skies
Dugong
Seagrass Meadows' Gentle Grazer
Mole
Built to burrow, born to sense
Giant African Land Snail
Big shell, bigger invasion story
Quail
Camouflage, coveys, and quick takeoff
Kakapo
Booming nights, ancient parrot life
Sea Otter
The kelp forest's furry keystone
Booby
Born to dive, built to soar
Clouded Leopard
Built for the treetops, cloaked in clouds
Chamois
Hooked horns, cliff-edge confidence.
Heron
Still. Stalk. Strike.
Gibbon
Canopy acrobats with duet songs
Gecko
Tiny toes, big grip.
Possum
Australasia's night climbers
Coati
Long nose, tall tail, band-life!
Quoll
Spotted night hunters of Australasia
Pika
Small body. Big whistle. Bigger grit.
Numbat
Striped termite specialist of Australia
Chinstrap Penguin
Strapped for the ice, built for the surf
Tuatara
Ancient reptile, modern survivor
Poison Dart Frog
Bright colors, bold chemistry
Sponge
Porous powerhouses of the sea