Crested Ibis

Birds > Ibises

The Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon), or Toki, is an iconic and breathtaking wading bird celebrated throughout East Asian culture as an emblem of elegance, purity, and enduring peace. Once on the absolute threshold of global extinction—down to a single remnant...

Dwarf Blue Sheep

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Dwarf Blue Sheep (Pseudois schaeferi), or Dwarf Bharal, is a rare and diminutive mountain caprid confined exclusively to the steep, arid river gorges of the Upper Yangtze River in southwestern China. Morphotaxonomically distinct from the widespread Greater Bharal,...

Mountain Anoa

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Mountain Anoa (Bubalus quarlesi) is an extraordinarily petite, enigmatic forest ox found only in the rugged mountain wilderness of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Standing barely 70 centimeters at the shoulder, it shares the title of the world’s smallest wild cattle...

Shenandoah Salamander

Amphibians > Salamanders & Newts

The Shenandoah Salamander (Plethodon shenandoah) is one of the rarest, most geographically restricted, and most critically imperiled amphibians in the United States. Endemic exclusively to the rocky crests of just three mountain peaks in Shenandoah National Park along...

Lowland Anoa

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis), often called the Dwarf Buffalo or Midget Buffalo, is the smallest living species of wild cattle in the world. Endemic strictly to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, this compact, reclusive bovid is an evolutionary living...