Nazca Booby

Birds > Boobies & Gannets

The Nazca Booby (Sula granti) is a striking, powerful marine bird endemic as a breeder to the oceanic islands of the eastern Pacific, with its greatest stronghold across the Galápagos Archipelago. Formerly considered a subspecies of the masked booby, taxonomic and...

Black-necked Swan

Birds > Waterfowl

The Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) is one of South America’s most elegant and visually arresting wetland birds. The smallest true member of the swan genus Cygnus, it is celebrated for its extraordinary contrasting plumage: a pure, snow-white body...

Hourglass Dolphin

Mammals > Dolphins & Whales

The Hourglass Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) is a small, energetic cetacean native to the tempestuous waters of the Southern Ocean. Named for the conspicuous white hourglass marking spanning its flank, it is one of the only oceanic dolphins adapted to thrive in the...

Bearded Seal

Mammals > Seals & Sea Lions

The Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) is the largest species of true seal inhabiting the circumpolar waters of the Arctic Ocean. Taking its common name from a dense, sweeping mustache of curly sensory whiskers, this hefty pinniped plays an indispensable role in...

Ribbon Seal

Mammals > Seals & Sea Lions

The Ribbon Seal (Histriophoca fasciata) is one of the most visually distinctive and enigmatic pinnipeds inhabiting the northern circumpolar seas. Characterized by striking contrasting bands across a chocolate-brown or black torso, this medium-sized phocid seal spends...