Fish > Xiphiids & Istiophoriformes
The Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), celebrated across the world’s oceans as the broadbill or gladiateur des mers, is a colossal, highly migratory pelagic predatory teleost fish and the sole living member of the family Xiphiidae within the billfish order...
Birds > Accipitrids & Accipitriformes
The Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus), widely venerated across Mediterranean Europe and the Middle East as the stately sovereign of montane thermals, is a massive Old World scavenging raptor belonging to the hawk and eagle family Accipitridae within the order...
Birds > Spheniscids & Sphenisciformes
The Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a medium-sized, classic ‘tuxedo’ seabird belonging to the brush-tailed penguin family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes. Endemic to the extreme, frozen marine environments of the southern polar...
Birds > Dromaiids & Casuariiformes
The Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a colossal, flightless ratite bird and the sole surviving member of the genus Dromaius within the order Casuariiformes. Endemic to the vast open landscapes of mainland Australia, it holds the scientific distinction of being the...
Mammals > Camelids & Artiodactyla
The Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is a gracile, wild South American camelid belonging to the family Camelidae within the order Artiodactyla. Native to the harsh, rarefied alpine puna and windswept altiplano grasslands of the central Andes—ranging across Peru, Bolivia,...
