White-bellied Bustard

Birds > Bustards

The White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis), also known as the White-bellied Korhaan, is an elegant, vocal ground bird native to the sun-drenched savannas and acacia woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. Renowned across the African bushveld for its raucous, rhythmic...

Grey Rhebok

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Grey Rhebok (Pelea capreolus), locally known in Afrikaans as the Vaalribbok, is an elegant, woolly mountain antelope endemic to the rugged alpine heights of southern Africa. Inspiring the famous global athletic brand Reebok with its remarkable speed and boundless...

Showy Lady Slipper

Plants > Orchids

The Showy Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae), celebrated as the state flower of Minnesota and universally regarded as the queen of North American orchids, is a monumental terrestrial orchid native to the pristine calcareous wetlands of the north woods....

Kentucky Coffeetree

Plants > Fabaceae

The Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a majestic, ancient legume tree that produces the largest leaves of any native tree in North America, with colossal twice-compound leaves spanning up to three feet long. An evolutionary anachronism whose rock-hard,...

Yellow-faced Bumblebee

Invertebrates > Hymenoptera

The Yellow-faced Bumblebee (Bombus vosnesenskii) is the most abundant and ecologically vital native bumblebee along the Pacific Coast of North America. Famous for its striking color pattern—combining a plush velvety jet-black body with a bright lemon-yellow face and a...