Common Spotted Cuscus

Mammals > Marsupials

The Common Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) is one of the most visually striking arboreal marsupials of the Australasian rainforest realm. Inhabiting the dense tropical canopies of New Guinea and the northern tip of Australia’s Cape York Peninsula, this...

Blue Button

Invertebrates > Hydrozoans

The Blue Button (Porpita porpita) is an exquisite, disc-shaped marine organism that drifts across warm tropical oceans around the globe. While frequently mistaken for a true jellyfish, Porpita porpita is actually a chondrophore—a floating colonial hydrozoan composed...

Netdevil

Fish > Anglerfish

The Netdevil (Linophryne lucifer), meaning ‘flax-toad light-bearer’ in Greek and Latin, is arguably the most terrifying and sophisticated predator of the deep ocean abyss. Inhabiting the perpetual blackness of the bathypelagic zone, this extreme ceratioid...

Frog-eyed Gecko

Reptiles > Geckos

The Frog-eyed Gecko (Teratoscincus scincus), also commonly known as the common wonder gecko or plate-tailed gecko, is a remarkable desert-adapted squamate native to the harsh sand dunes and arid basins of Central Asia. Equipped with oversized, reflective nocturnal...

Sinai Agama

Reptiles > Lizards

The Sinai Agama (Pseudotrapelus sinaitus) is a striking, sun-loving desert agamid lizard native to the arid mountains and rocky wadis of the Middle East. While typically exhibiting cryptic, dusty brown tones that blend seamlessly with sun-baked granite, dominant...