Javan Rhinoceros

Mammals > Odd-Toed Ungulates

The Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), also known as the lesser one-horned rhinoceros, represents one of the rarest, most enigmatic, and severely threatened large mammals on Earth. Cloaked in deeply folded, mosaic-patterned dusky grey skin resembling ancient...

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Mammals > Lemurs

The Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus), also historically known as the broad-nosed gentle lemur, is one of the world’s rarest and most ecologically specialized primates, endemic exclusively to the fragmented humid rainforests of eastern Madagascar....

Spider Tortoise

Reptiles > Turtles & Tortoises

The Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides), known in Malagasy as ‘Kapidolo,’ is one of the smallest, rarest, and most artistically patterned chelonians on planet Earth. Endemic exclusively to the bizarre, alien Spiny Thicket forests along Madagascar’s...

White-backed Vulture

Birds > Vultures

The White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) is the quintessential African savannah scavenger and historically the most abundant vulture on the continent. Soaring on gigantic, rectangular wings that span over two meters, this magnificent raptor rides thermal currents...

Drill

Mammals > Primates

The Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) is one of the most endangered, majestic, and poorly known primates on the African continent. Closely related to the famously multicolored mandrill, this powerful forest monkey is restricted to a tiny, highly fragmented pocket of...