Barn Swallow
Mud-cup mason of the open skies
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Contamination from chemicals, plastics, noise, and light affecting wildlife health and behavior
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Great Blue Heron
Stand still. Strike fast. Fly blue.
Mekong Giant Catfish
Giant of the Mekong, fighting to return
Spider Wasp
Paralyze a spider, raise a wasp
Mackenzie Valley Wolf
Mackenzie's big-pack apex hunter
Dung Beetle
Nature's cleanup crew-on the roll
Mole Cricket
Built to dig, born to sing
Crappie Fish
Slabs in the shadows, springtime stars
Northern Alligator Lizard
Armored, secretive, tail-shedding survivor
Japanese Beetle
Small beetle, big bite.
Hooded Seal
The seal with a built-in hood.
Ghost Crab
The night sprinters of the sand
Key Deer
Small deer, big Keys legacy
Caribou
Antlers, Arctic, and endless miles.
Sei Whale
The sleek copepod hunter of the open sea
Anglerfish
Lure, lunge, and vanish.
Spotted Lanternfly
Not a fly-spot the planthopper
Parrotlet
Small body, big parrot attitude
Zebra Pleco
L046: the Xingu's striped cave guardian
Genet
Spots, stealth, and a ringed tail
Chinese Alligator
China's little "earth-dragon" alligator
Pine Marten
Golden bib, forest acrobat
Northern Fur Seal
Bering Sea breeder, ocean wanderer.
Blue-Ringed Octopus
Small. Silent. Seriously venomous.