Reptiles > Geckos
Duvaucel’s Gecko (Hoplodactylus duvaucelii) is New Zealand’s largest living native gecko and an ancient reptilian relict of the prehistoric supercontinent Gondwana. Exterminated across the North and South Island mainlands following the introduction of...
Birds > Cormorants
The Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi) is one of the most remarkable evolutionary marvels of the Galápagos archipelago and the only cormorant species in the world that has lost the ability to fly. Confined entirely to the pristine volcanic coastlines of...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) is a small macropod marsupial endemic to the southwestern corner of Western Australia. Famously dubbed ‘the happiest animal on Earth’ due to its charismatic facial structure and upturned mouthline, this gregarious...
Birds > Penguins
The Erect-crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) is one of the least-studied and most distinctive penguins in the world, breeding exclusively on two isolated, storm-battered subantarctic island groups south of New Zealand. Recognized by its stiff, brush-like vertical...
Birds > Barbets
The Five-colored Barbet (Capito quinticolor) is a strikingly patterned, stocky frugivorous bird endemic to the drenched pluvial rainforests of the Chocó biogeographic hotspot in western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. With its heavy bill and dazzling five-hued...
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