Mammals > Marsupials
The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is the world’s largest surviving carnivorous marsupial, a title it inherited following the extinction of the thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) in 1936. Endemic exclusively to the rugged, temperate island of Tasmania off...
Plants > Ginkgoes
The Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), universally celebrated as the maidenhair tree, is the ultimate ‘living fossil’ of the plant kingdom. As the sole surviving member of an entire botanical division (Ginkgophyta) that flourished across the globe over 200 million...
Mammals > Carnivorans
The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a renowned marine carnivore and celebrated keystone predator inhabiting the cold, temperate nearshore waters of the North Pacific Rim. Belonging to the weasel family (Mustelidae), it is the smallest fully marine mammal on Earth and...
Fish > Tunas & Mackerels
The Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is the supreme thoroughbred of the open ocean, an evolutionary triumph of hydrodynamic design, endothermic power, and relentless predatory speed. Prowling the cold, tempestuous expanses of the North Atlantic Ocean and the...
Mammals > Primates
The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is an imposing yet gentle hominid inhabiting the misty volcanic slopes and cloud forests of the Albertine Rift in Central Africa. Confined strictly to two small, isolated montane refugia, this remarkable great ape...
