Mammals > Xenarthrans
The Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana), also celebrated as the Lesser Anteater, is a charismatic, tree-climbing mammal native to the tropical forests of Central America. Instantly recognized by its iconic ‘black vest’ marking draped over a pale...
Birds > Shorebirds
The Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a bold, energetic globe-trotting shorebird famous for its unique foraging technique of physically flipping over beach stones, shells, and seaweed clumps to snatch hiding crustaceans. Breeding in the high Arctic tundra and...
Birds > Pelecaniformes
The American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a majestic, colossal waterbird that boasts the second-largest wingspan of any bird in North America, stretching up to ten feet across. Unlike the coastal Brown Pelican that plunge-dives into ocean surf, this...
Mammals > Cetaceans
Risso’s Dolphin (Grampus griseus) is an extraordinary, heavily scarred oceanic cetacean renowned for its unique, blunt-headed silhouette and striking ghostly white appearance. Navigating deep submarine canyons and continental drop-offs worldwide, this...
Fungi > Agaricales
The Spectacular Rustgill (Gymnopilus junonius), famously known in North America as the ‘Laughing Gym,’ is an awe-inspiring, colossal wood-decay mushroom celebrated for its magnificent, glowing golden-orange clusters that erupt from dead tree stumps....
