Solenodon: Venom in the Leaf Litter
Prologue: the night with a needle nose In the Caribbean, where the night is a warm sleeve and …
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The Bloodless Fish: Antarctic Icefish and the Physiology of Cold
Prologue: a pulse moving through ice The Southern Ocean is a theater of contradictions—sunlight that lasts months, nights …
Velvet Worm (Onychophora): The Slime Archer of Deep Time
Prologue: a hunter the rainforest keeps secret Open a rotting log after rain and the air turns cool …
The Olm: Ghost of the Karst (Proteus anguinus)
Prologue: a river that runs through stone Follow the Adriatic inland and the rivers begin to misbehave. They …
Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis): Last Light of the Annamites
Prologue: a real animal, not a rumor In 1992, a team working along the Vietnam–Laos border found an …
The Dragon’s Shadow: Myth and Reality of Reptilian Kings
Prologue: In the Ashes of Fire and Stone The volcanic island of Komodo burns with heat even when …
The Gentle Giant: Elephants in Memory and Myth
A Dawn in the Savannah The first light breaks across the Serengeti. A hush lingers in the air …
The Whale’s Song: Giants of the Ocean and the Echo of Myth
1. A Breach in Time: Encounter with a Giant The horizon glows with the amber hue of a …
