Plants > Pinaceae & Pinales
The Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana), celebrated by legendary naturalist John Muir as the undisputed ‘King of the Conifers,’ is a colossal, majestic evergreen conifer belonging to the pine family Pinaceae within the order Pinales. Indigenous to the rugged...
Mammals > Bovids & Artiodactyls
The Markhor (Capra falconeri), officially designated as the National Animal of Pakistan and derived from the Persian words mar (‘snake’) and khor (‘eater’) in reference to ancient folklore regarding its ability to kill serpents, is a...
Invertebrates > Lucanids & Coleoptera
The Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) is Europe’s largest, most magnificent terrestrial coleopteran insect and the type species of the stag beetle family Lucanidae. Native to the ancient deciduous woodlands, traditional parklands, and oak forest remnants of Europe...
Mammals > Bovids & Artiodactyls
The Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri), also known across East Africa as the ‘giraffe gazelle’ and derived from the Somali word gáránúug, is a bizarre, remarkably specialized long-necked antelope and the sole living species in the genus Litocranius within the...
