Fish > Bony Fishes
The Twaite Shad (Alosa fallax) is an ancient, migratory anadromous teleost belonging to the herring family Clupeidae. Known poetically across Europe as the ‘May Fish’ because of the timing of its dramatic spring spawning runs, this shimmering, silvery...
Mammals > Pilosa
The Maned Sloth (Bradypus torquatus), known locally in Brazil as the ‘Preguiça-de-coleira,’ is one of the rarest, most specialized, and most threatened xenarthrans on Earth. Endemic exclusively to the fragmented remnants of Brazil’s Atlantic Coastal...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Milos Wall Lizard (Podarcis milensis) is an exceptionally striking, brilliantly colored lacertid lizard endemic exclusively to the volcanic Milos island group in the Aegean Sea of Greece. Widely recognized as one of the most vividly patterned reptiles in Europe,...
Mammals > Primates
The Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus) is a diurnal, acrobatic true lemur native solely to the northern tip of Madagascar. Instantly distinguished by the striking, crown-like V-shaped tiara of fiery orange-russet fur adorning its forehead, this charismatic primate is a...
Mammals > Carnivorans
OverviewThe Marbled Polecat (Vormela peregusna) is an extraordinary, vividly patterned small mustelid native to the vast, windswept dry steppes, semi-deserts, and arid plateaus of southeastern Europe and Central Asia. Renowned among carnivoran biologists for sporting...
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