Dog Tick
Ornate hitchhiker with a big bite
Conservation Threats
Urbanization
Expansion of cities and human settlements into wildlife habitats
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Urbanization Animals
Southern Black Racer
Speedy, sleek, and harmless.
Mojave Rattlesnake
Desert rattle, stealthy and lethal
Ball Python
Small python, big defensive curl
Owl
Silent wings, sharp minds of night
Anaconda
Wetland giants with a quiet grip
Ural owl
Long tail, deep woods, silent strike
Nudibranch
Nature's neon, toxin-borrowing sea slugs
Boxfish
Built like a box, swims like a drone
Wels Catfish
The whiskered giant of Eurasian rivers
Freshwater Jellyfish
A jellyfish... in your pond.
Danio
Small fish, big science, bold schools
Crucian Carp
The ethanol-brewing survivor carp
Trout
Cold water, spotted power: trout kin.
Assassin Bug
Silent hunters with a chemical edge
Insect
Six legs, endless strategies.
Freshwater Eel
Born at sea, raised in rivers, return to spawn
Grouper Fish
Big mouth. Bold strike. Reef ruler.
Common European Adder
Zigzag guardian of the heath
Ortolan Bunting
Long-haul bunting of open fields
Nilgai
Blue bull of India's scrublands
Polecat
Small predator, big attitude
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Red eyes, rainforest nights
Macaque
Smart, social, seriously adaptable