Hawaiian Monk Seal
Hawaii's rare reef-roaming seal
Conservation Threats
Pollution
Contamination from chemicals, plastics, noise, and light affecting wildlife health and behavior
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Christmas Island Red Crab
Red tide on land-then back again
Eastern Fence Lizard
The blue-bellied sentinel of fences
Baleen Whale
Baleen giants: ocean's living filters
Cape Lion
Ghost lion of the Cape frontier
American Robin
Spring's orange-breasted songster
Willow Warbler
Small bird, continent-spanning journey
Antarctic Scale Worm
Armored Antarctic hunter on the seafloor
Armyworm
Small moth, giant crop threat.
White-Tailed Eagle
Wedge-tailed ruler of northern waters
House wren
Big song, tiny tail-cocker
Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The gecko that becomes a leaf
Banana Spider
Golden webs, gentle giant.
Turtles
Armored travelers of sea and land
Common House Spider
The quiet corner pest-controller
Yellow Sac Spider
Night hunters in a silken sleeping bag
Frogfish
Walk, vanish, lure, gulp.
Stone crabs
Big claws. Coastal powerhouses.
Reef Shark
Reef patrols of the open sea
Humboldt Squid
Jumbo squid: fast, deep, and fierce
Man of War Jellyfish
A colony that sails and stings
Redback Spider
Red stripe, tangle web, big reputation.
Sea Anemone
Stinging "flowers" of the seafloor
Lion's Mane Jellyfish
A living mane from cold seas