Striped Hyena

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a shy, enigmatic, and predominantly nocturnal carnivoran belonging to the family Hyaenidae. Unlike its gregarious and vocal African cousin, the spotted hyena, the striped hyena is largely solitary or monogamous, quietly roaming the...

Collared Peccary

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu), widely known across the American Southwest and Mexico as the javelina, is a robust, gregarious New World ungulate belonging to the peccary family (Tayassuidae). Although superficially resembling true Old World pigs (Suidae),...

European Polecat

Mammals > Carnivorans

The European Polecat (Mustela putorius), also known as the black or fitch polecat, is a secretive, highly specialized solitary carnivore belonging to the weasel family (Mustelidae). Native to the damp woodlands, river valleys, and agricultural landscapes of Europe,...

Common Brushtail Possum

Mammals > Marsupials

The Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a charismatic, adaptable, and nocturnal arboreal marsupial belonging to the family Phalangeridae. Native across vast swathes of the Australian continent and Tasmania, this bushy-tailed folivore is the most...

American Badger

Mammals > Carnivorans

The American Badger (Taxidea taxus) is a stout, ferocious, and heavily built fossorial carnivore belonging to the weasel family (Mustelidae), native to the sweeping prairies, grasslands, and sagebrush steppes of North America. The sole living member of the genus...

Chamois

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is a legendary, sure-footed goat-antelope (subfamily Caprinae) native to the towering alpine crags and jagged limestone massifs of central and southern Europe. Renowned for centuries in Alpine folklore, mountaineering lore, and...

Pygmy Marmoset

Mammals > Primates

The Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) is a diminutive, squirrel-like platyrrhine primate belonging to the family Callitrichidae, celebrated as the smallest true monkey in the world. Native to the dense, riverine evergreen forests of the western Amazon Basin, this...

Fallow Deer

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Fallow Deer (Dama dama) is an elegant, highly adaptable medium-sized cervid native to the sun-drenched oak woodlands of the Mediterranean and Anatolia. Re-introduced across Europe by the Phoenicians, Romans, and Normans as an ornamental game species for royal...

Blackbuck

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is a breathtaking, fleet-footed bovid endemic to the grassy plains and open savannas of the Indian subcontinent. As the sole extant representative of the genus Antilope, the blackbuck holds an...

Rock Hyrax

Mammals > Hyraxes

The Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis), known locally throughout southern Africa as the dassie, is a compact, robust terrestrial mammal that represents one of evolutionary biology’s most famous taxonomic paradoxes. Superficially resembling an oversized guinea pig or...