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Red-crowned Crane
A majestic white crane with a red crown, symbol of longevity in East Asia.
Akita
Japan's large, loyal guardian spitz—dignified, powerful, and famously devoted.
Bluefin Tuna
The largest tuna, a powerful fast ocean predator, highly prized and now endangered by overfishing.
Oldham's Leaf Turtle
A medium-sized leaf turtle with a flattened, oval dark shell and radiating juvenile markings that fade with ag…
Common Crane
A gray crane with a black-and-white head, migrating in large flocks with trumpeting calls.
Jämthund
Sweden's large, wolf-gray elk hound—versatile and hardy northern spitz.
Yellowfin Tuna
A large tuna with bright yellow fins and long pectorals, important to commercial fisheries.
Keeled Box Turtle (alt.) (Geoemyda spengleri (Keeled Box))
(See the Geoemyda spengleri Black-breasted Leaf Turtle entry; the 'keeled box turtle' name is a common synonym…
Hooded Crane
A gray crane with a white hood and dark neck, rare and endangered.
Norwegian Elkhound
The gray Viking spitz that hunted moose—ancient, bold, and barking-bright.
Bigeye Tuna
A large tuna with big eyes adapted to deep water, targeted by commercial longline fisheries.
Big-headed Turtle
Named for its enormous head, which is too large to withdraw into its shell, making the head disproportionately…
Siberian Crane
A pure-white crane with a red face, critically endangered, migrating long distances.
Karelian Bear Dog
A black-and-white Finnish-Russian spitz that confronts bears—fearless and primitive.
Atlantic Mackerel
A schooling silver-blue fish with wavy dark stripes, an important food fish of the North Atlantic.
Pegu Big-headed Turtle
A recently recognised separate species within the big-headed turtle complex, differing in genetic and subtle s…
Demoiselle Crane
The smallest crane, with a white plume behind the eye, crossing the Himalayas in migration.
Lapponian Herder
A long-coated Finnish reindeer herder—the spitz type vs. the Lapphund's spaniel type.
Atlantic Cod
A historically important commercial fish of the North Atlantic, once in vast numbers, now heavily managed.
Common Snapping Turtle
A large, powerful freshwater turtle with a massive head, strong hooked jaws, a long saw-toothed tail, and a da…
Black-necked Crane
A high-altitude crane with a black neck and red crown, nesting on the Tibetan Plateau.
Swedish Lapphund
The long, fluffy reindeer herder of Sweden—versatile, friendly, and ancient.
Turbot
A large flatfish with a flattened body and diamond shape, highly valued for its white flesh, farmed in China.
South American Snapping Turtle
A snapping turtle with a relatively smooth, oval carapace and an elongated snout (the specific name means 'sha…
