Cardon Cactus

Plants > Succulents & Cacti

The Cardon Cactus (Pachycereus pringlei), also celebrated across Mexico as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cardon, is a colossal, multi-branched columnar succulent belonging to the cactus family Cactaceae. Endemic to the sun-scorched landscapes of the Baja...

Australian Water Dragon

Reptiles > Lizards

The Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii), previously classified in the genus Physignathus, is a large, magnificent semi-aquatic agamid lizard endemic to the river systems, rainforest creeks, and coastal waterways of eastern Australia. Spanning a vast range...

Egyptian Cobra

Reptiles > Snakes

The Egyptian Cobra (Naja haje), universally recognized across North Africa and the Arab world as the asp or royal cobra, is a massive, highly venomous elapid snake native to the deserts, savannas, and river valleys of North and East Africa. Famous throughout human...

Giant Snakehead

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Giant Snakehead (Channa micropeltes), universally known in Southeast Asian languages as the toman, red snakehead, or giant mudfish, is a colossal, formidable freshwater predatory fish belonging to the snakehead family Channidae. Indigenous to the winding river...

Red-footed Booby

Birds > Seabirds

The Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) is a radiant, acrobatic, and delightfully distinctive pelagic seabird belonging to the booby and gannet family Sulidae. Inhabiting the sunlit tropical and subtropical waters of the world’s oceans circumglobally, this agile avian...