Fungi > Jelly Fungi & Dacrymycetaceae
The Small Deerhorn (Calocera cornea), also celebrated as the club-like tuning fork or yellow deerhorn jelly fungus, is a vibrant basidiomycete that sprouts from decaying hardwood logs in temperate woodlands around the globe. Resembling a miniature forest of gleaming,...
Birds > Cuckoos & Cuculidae
The Goliath Coucal (Centropus goliath) is an immense terrestrial bird endemic exclusively to the Northern Maluku archipelago in eastern Indonesia. Belonging to the cuckoo family, this imposing species defies the parasitic stereotype of its kin: it is non-parasitic,...
Reptiles > Colubrids & Colubridae
The Forest Vine Snake (Thelotornis kirtlandii), also known as the bird snake or twig snake, is a venomous colubrid endemic to the dense forest canopies and vine thickets of tropical Africa. Renowned for its extraordinary morphological camouflage that perfectly...
Birds > Herons & Ardeidae
The White-backed Night Heron (Gorsachius leuconotus) is a shy, secretive wading bird inhabiting the deeply shaded riverbanks and swamp forests of sub-Saharan Africa. Distinguished by its compact build, oversized dark eyes, and a striking triangular white mantle patch...
Mammals > Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrels & Anomaluridae
Lord Derby’s Scaly-tailed Squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus) is an extraordinary gliding rodent endemic to the tropical rainforest canopies of sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its common name, it is not a true squirrel, belonging instead to the unique and ancient...
