Purple Tang

Fish > Surgeonfishes

The Purple Tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum), also celebrated as the Yellowtail Sailfin Tang, is an iconic, royal marine fish renowned as one of the most breathtaking crown jewels of the Red Sea coral reefs. Boasting an intense, velvety royal purple-blue body contrasted with...

Golden-headed Quetzal

Birds > Trogons

The Golden-headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps) is an aristocratic, breathtaking denizen of South America’s misty Andean cloud forests. Revered as one of the most spectacularly colored birds in the Neotropics, it combines a resplendent, iridescent...

Common Kusimanse

Mammals > Mongooses

The Common Kusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus), also known as the Long-nosed Kusimanse, is a dynamic, highly gregarious dwarf mongoose native to the lush, wet rainforests of West Africa. Instantly distinguished by its flexible, elongated pig-like snout and bristly dark...

Orange Pore Fungus

Fungi > Bracket & Pore Fungi

The Orange Pore Fungus (Favolaschia calocera), also celebrated as the Orange Ping-Pong Bat Mushroom, is an enchanting, luminous wood-decay fungus native to the ancient rainforests of Madagascar. Growing in cheerful colonies on rotting forest logs, this miniature jewel...

Hot Lips

Plants > Flowering Shrubs

Hot Lips (Psychotria elata), also famously known as Hooker’s Lips or Labios de Novia, is an unforgettable botanical icon native to the dripping understories of Central and South American rainforests. World-famous for its bizarre floral structure, the plant...