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Striped Mud Turtle
A small mud turtle with three distinctive light longitudinal stripes on a dark, smooth shell and a yellowish f…
Black Stork
A shy black stork with white belly and red bill, a rare forest wetland bird.
Thai Bangkaew Dog
A rare, long-coated Thai guardian with a distinctive mask—loyal and watchful.
Largehead Hairtail
A long silvery ribbon-like fish with a fang-like mouth, one of China's most important food fish.
Yellow Mud Turtle
A small, hardy turtle of semiarid plains with a yellowish head and a smooth, olive-to-brown shell.
Greater Flamingo
A tall pink flamingo with a down-bent bill, feeding by filter-feeding in shallow lakes.
Thai Ridgeback Dog
A primitive Thai hunting dog with a reverse ridge of hair along the back.
Large Yellow Croaker
A golden-yellow croaker prized in Chinese cuisine, once abundant off China's coasts, now heavily farmed.
Scorpion Mud Turtle
A medium-sized mud turtle with a dark, moderately domed shell and a broad head; males develop a sharp, enlarge…
Andean Flamingo
A pink flamingo with yellow legs, living at high-altitude Andean salt lakes.
Taiwan Dog
Taiwan's native hunting spitz—agile, alert, and adapted to rugged mountain life.
Small Yellow Croaker
A smaller golden croaker, a common and affordable food fish of East Asian seas.
Sonoran Mud Turtle
A small mud turtle found in permanent waters of desert canyons and rivers in the Sonoran region.
Pied Avocet
A black-and-white wader with a long upturned bill, sweeping side to side in shallow water.
Canadian Eskimo Dog
A rare Arctic sled dog of the Inuit—powerful, ancient, and nearly lost.
Sardine
A small silver schooling fish forming vast shoals, canned and used worldwide for food and bait.
Common Musk Turtle (Stinkpot)
A small, secretive turtle with a smooth, domed, dark shell and a pointed snout, named for the strong, musky od…
Black-winged Stilt
A striking wader with very long pink legs and a black-and-white body.
East Siberian Laika
A large Russian laika—a versatile hunting and sled spitz of the Siberian taiga.
Pacific Saury
A slender silver fish of the north Pacific, grilled and eaten in Japan and East Asia.
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
A musk turtle with a distinct, sharp keel running along the midline of its shell, giving a razor-backed profil…
Eurasian Oystercatcher
A black-and-white shorebird with a long orange bill, prying open shellfish.
West Siberian Laika
A popular Russian hunting laika—medium, hardy, and a superb treeing dog.
Silver Pomfret
A flat silver fish with a deep body, prized for its firm white flesh in Asian cuisines.
