Black Crowned Crane

Birds > Cranes

The Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina) is a regal, stately wetland bird and the revered national symbol of Nigeria. Recognized by its dramatic halo of stiff golden feathers erupting from the crown, dark slate-black plumage, and conspicuous red-and-white cheek...

Australian Humpback Dolphin

Mammals > Cetaceans

Formally described by marine mammalogists in 2014, the Australian Humpback Dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) is an ecologically distinct delphinid endemic to the warm shallow waters of northern Australia and the Sahul Shelf. Recognized by its distinctive three-banded...

Blacktip Shark

Fish > Sharks

The Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) is an agile, fast-swimming apex predator renowned across coastal marine waters worldwide for its spectacular, spinning aerial breaches. Belonging to the requiem shark family (Carcharhinidae), this streamlined hunter frequents...

Chiricahua Leopard Frog

Amphibians > True Frogs

The Chiricahua Leopard Frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) is a rare, ecologically vital amphibian native strictly to the isolated ‘sky island’ mountain ranges of the American Southwest and northwestern Mexico. Named after the rugged Chiricahua Mountains...

Gray’s Monitor

Reptiles > Monitor Lizards

Gray’s Monitor (Varanus olivaceus), revered locally in the Philippines as the ‘butaan,’ is an extraordinary, arboreal giant reptile famous as one of the only frugivorous monitor lizards on the planet. Belonging to a family overwhelmingly composed of...