White-lipped Peccary

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari) is the formidable, nomadic ecosystem architect of the Neotropical rainforests. Ranging in colossal, thundering herds that can exceed three hundred individuals, this rugged, dark-coated wild pig relative roams vast expanses of...

Hooded Skunk

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Hooded Skunk (Mephitis macroura) is a uniquely elegant, silken-coated mesopredator native to the desert canyons and scrublands of the American Southwest and Central America. Distinguished from its familiar cousin, the Striped Skunk, by an extraordinary ruff of...

Plains Viscacha

Mammals > Rodents

The Plains Viscacha (Lagostomus maximus), celebrated across Argentina as the ‘Vizcacha de las Pampas’, is the heavy-bodied, mustachioed colonial engineer of South America’s vast grasslands. Belonging to the chinchilla family Chinchillidae, this...

Black Wildebeest

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou), celebrated throughout southern Africa as the White-tailed Gnu, is one of the most distinctive, spirited, and historically triumphant antelopes on the African continent. Distinct from the larger Blue Wildebeest by its dark...

Hog Badger

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Hog Badger (Arctonyx collaris), recognized across Southeast Asia as the Greater Hog Badger, is a colossal, burly, and fascinating titan of the mustelid family. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to a cross between a small bear, an Old World badger, and a wild pig,...