Amphibians > Tree Frogs
The Booroolong Frog (Litoria booroolongensis) is a highly specialized riverine tree frog native to the rocky upland streams of southeastern Australia. Despite belonging taxonomically to the tree frog family (Hylidae), it has abandoned arboreal lifestyles in favor of...
Birds > Falconiformes
The Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) is one of the world’s most remarkable wildlife conservation rescue stories. Native exclusively to the isolated volcanic island of Mauritius in the western Indian Ocean, this agile raptor evolved specific morphological...
Birds > Cranes
Standing over five feet tall, the Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is the tallest native bird species in North America and a worldwide symbol of triumphant endangered species recovery. Adorned with snowy white plumage, pitch-black wingtips visible exclusively in...
Mammals > Canids
The San Joaquin Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) is the smallest canid in North America and an emblematic desert survivor of California’s central grasslands. Barely larger than an average domestic cat, this diminutive desert fox stands out with its oversized,...
Birds > Passerines
The Chatham Robin (Petroica traversi), commonly known as the black robin, is celebrated throughout international biological history as one of the most astonishing conservation comeback stories ever recorded. Endemic to the windswept Chatham Islands archipelago east of...
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