Goliath Tigerfish

Fish > Characiforms

The Goliath Tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath), known natively across the Congo Basin as ‘mbenga’, is an immense, apex predatory freshwater teleost belonging to the African tigerfish family Alestidae. Inhabiting the deep, raging torrents and cataract river...

Golden Eagle

Birds > Birds of Prey

The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the most powerful, majestic, and ecologically dominant apex avian predators on planet Earth, belonging to the accipitrid family Accipitridae. Reigning supreme over the rugged alpine crags, canyon wildernesses, and vast...

Aardvark

Mammals > Tubulidentates

The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer), known in Afrikaans as the ‘earth pig’, is a bizarre, heavily built nocturnal mammal that stands as the sole surviving species of the entire mammalian order Tubulidentata. Possessing an anatomical mosaic that puzzled early...

Brown-Throated Sloth

Mammals > Sloths & Xenarthrans

The Brown-Throated Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is an iconic, highly specialized arboreal xenarthran belonging to the three-toed sloth family Bradypodidae, indigenous to the lush tropical rainforest canopies of Central and South America. Instantly recognized by its...

Death Cap

Fungi > Amanitas & Agarics

The Death Cap (Amanita phalloides) is the most notorious, deadly, and medically catastrophic mushroom on Earth, belonging to the toadstool genus Amanita within the family Amanitaceae. Indigenous to the temperate oak and beech woodlands of Europe, and extensively...