Waterbuck

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is a stately, robust African antelope celebrated for its shaggy grey-brown coat, noble bearing, and iconic rear markings. Belonging to the family Bovidae within the water-loving tribe Reduncini, this large ungulate stands over four...

Hooded Seal

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata), renowned across the high north as the bladder-nosed seal, is a massive, pelagic phocid seal native to the drifting deep-sea pack ice of the Arctic and subarctic North Atlantic. Belonging to the true seal family Phocidae, this...

Hamadryas Baboon

Mammals > Primates

The Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas), revered since antiquity as the sacred baboon of ancient Egypt, is a large, sexually dimorphic Old World primate native to the semi-desert shrublands, rocky canyons, and acacia scrub of the Horn of Africa and the southwestern...

Harp Seal

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), celebrated across the far north as the saddleback seal or Greenland seal, is a highly migratory, ice-breeding true seal native to the subarctic and Arctic waters of the North Atlantic. Belonging to the family Phocidae, this...

Barbary Macaque

Mammals > Primates

The Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus), historically celebrated as the Barbary ape, is a unique, tail-less Old World monkey and the sole living species of the genus Macaca native to Africa. Belonging to the family Cercopithecidae, this charismatic primate holds two...

Southern Pudu

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Southern Pudu (Pudu puda) is an enchanting, diminutive forest ungulate and the second-smallest deer species on Earth, surpassed in smallness only by its northern Andean cousin. Belonging to the New World deer subfamily Capreolinae within the family Cervidae, this...

Kit Fox

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) is the smallest wild canid native to North America and one of the most exquisitely adapted desert predators on the continent. Belonging to the true fox genus Vulpes within the dog family Canidae, this petite, sand-colored carnivore is...

Mountain Tapir

Mammals > Odd-Toed Ungulates

The Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque), affectionately celebrated throughout the high Andes as the woolly tapir or danta de montaña, is the smallest, rarest, and most cold-adapted of the four living tapir species. Belonging to the odd-toed ungulate family Tapiridae,...

African Wild Ass

Mammals > Odd-Toed Ungulates

The African Wild Ass (Equus africanus) is the magnificent, critically endangered wild ancestor of all domestic donkeys and one of the rarest large mammals on planet Earth. Belonging to the horse family Equidae, this resilient desert equid is instantly recognized by...

Eastern Cottontail

Mammals > Lagomorphs

The Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is the most abundant, familiar, and widely distributed lagomorph in North America. Belonging to the rabbit family Leporidae, this iconic wild rabbit gets its beloved common name from its fluffy, rounded white tail that...