The great curassow hails from the Neotropical rainforests of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. These pheasant-like birds are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, fires,
The West Indian manatee, aka North American manatee, is found among the warmer coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the eastern United States down to northern Brazil. Sadly, these amazing critters face the threats of habitat
The La Plata dolphin, aka cachimbo, franciscana, or toninha, is a small species of river dolphin found among coastal Atlantic waters of southeastern South America. They are threatened from multiple fronts. These diminutive
The common spiny lobster, aka langouste, langustas, or rock lobster, are part of approximately 60 species of achelate crustaceans. In Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, and the Bahamas, they are often called
The giant garter snake is considered the largest species of garter snake known. They are also very rare to come across. They hail from the wetlands of central California, in the United States. Sadly, these snakes are
The rufous hare-wallaby, aka mala, once roamed throughout western Australia but now only resides on Bernier Island and Dorre Island off the coast of western Australia, with more populations to come. These macropods (marsupials)
The great argus, aka greater argus or Kuang raya (the great pheasant), is a large pheasant known for their amazing plumage and courtship behavior. These birds hail from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and
The mountain zebra is native to southern and southwestern Africa. There are 2 subspecies, the Cape mountain zebra and the Hartmann’s mountain zebra. These zebras face the threats of habitat loss and division at the hands of
The ground pangolin, aka cape pangolin, common pangolin, scaly anteater, South African pangolin, steppe pangolin, or Temminck’s pangolin, hails from eastern and southern Africa. They prefer savannas and woodland habitats, close
The northern red snapper is a species of marine ray-finned fish. They inhabit the coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. They can often be found amongst reef systems.
