A Compendium of Our World’s Creatures

Explore astonishing animals, bizarre beasts, and curious creatures.

Species Highlights!

Raccoon Dog
Cuckoo-Roller
Lake Pátzcuaro Salamander
Brahminy Blindsnake
Marine Hatchetfish

The Journal

Journal
The “Rarest” Mammal in South America
The “Rarest” Mammal in South America

Unmasking a canopy phantom that eluded scientists for over a hundred years

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A Web of Evidence
A Web of Evidence

Molecules, microscopes, and maps — untangling the identity of the spider-web coral

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The Teardrop White-eye
The Teardrop White-eye

In search of a microendemic amidst toxic trees

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The Pilotbird
The Pilotbird

Living in the lyrebird’s shadow

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