Steppe Polecat

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Steppe Polecat (Mustela eversmanii), celebrated across Central Asia as the Masked Polecat or White Polecat, is the fierce, relentless subterranean stalker of the vast Eurasian grasslands. Recognized as the primary wild ancestor of the domesticated ferret, this...

Ruby Bonnet

Fungi > Agaricales

The Ruby Bonnet (Cruentomycena viscidocruenta), celebrated across Australia and New Zealand as the Red Mycena or Blood-red Pixie Bonnet, is one of the most stunningly, incandescently colored mushrooms on the planet. Appearing like a glistening drop of fresh, ruby-red...

Southern Live Oak

Plants > Fagales

The Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana), celebrated simply across the American South as the Live Oak, is the colossal, moss-draped matriarch of the Southern maritime forest and an enduring cultural symbol of the American landscape. Renowned for its enormous,...

Cork Oak

Plants > Fagales

The Cork Oak (Quercus suber), celebrated across the Iberian Peninsula as the ‘Sobreiro’ in Portugal and ‘Alcornoque’ in Spain, is one of the most culturally revered, ecologically indispensable, and commercially unique trees on Earth. Renowned...

Blue Sea Star

Invertebrates > Echinoderms

The Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata), celebrated across tropical waters as the Blue Linckia, is one of the most vividly, incandescently colored marine animals in the world’s oceans. Dressed in an unbelievable, electric cobalt-blue hue that seems almost too...