Bush Dog
The pack-hunting swimmer of the Amazon
Conservation Threats
Pollution
Contamination from chemicals, plastics, noise, and light affecting wildlife health and behavior
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Giant Golden Mole
Gold in the soil, ghost of the forest
Ground Squirrel
Burrow smart. Whistle loud. Survive.
Golden Mole
Not true moles-Africa's sand swimmers
Florida Mouse
Florida's scrubland burrow mouse
Spalax
Masters of life underground
Diminutive Woodrat
Desert's master hoarder and builder
Deer Mouse
Bicolored tail, big-range survivor
Bamboo Rat
Asia's underground bamboo engineers
Porcupinefish
Inflate. Bristle. Be unbothered.
Agouti
The forest's seed-burying sprinters
Diving Duck
Built to dive, born to roam
Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee
All buzz-no workers.
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee
No nest. No workers. All takeover.
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumblebee (formerly Fernald's Cuckoo Bumblebee)
The nest-hijacking bumblebee
Lemon Cuckoo Bumblebee
No workers. No pollen. All infiltration.
Field Cuckoo Bumblebee
No workers. Just takeover.
Red-Tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee
The bumblebee that steals a colony
Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee
Pollinator and colony hijacker.
Barbut's Cuckoo Bumblebee
No workers-just a well-timed takeover
Willow Flycatcher
Know it by song: "fitz-bew"
Pink Bollworm
Tiny moth, huge cotton trouble.
Potato Beetle
Striped. Stubborn. Potato's nemesis.
African Sugarcane Borer
Small moth, big sugar losses.