Near Threatened (NT)
Species that do not yet qualify as threatened but are close enough to be watched carefully.
Stag Beetle
Antler-like jaws for wrestling rivals, years spent as a larva tunnelling through rotting wood, and just a few weeks as an adult to find a mate.
Striped Hyena
A raised mane that makes it look nearly twice its size, jaws built to crush bone, and a scavenger's range from northern Africa to India.
Swordfish
A fish with a heater for its brain and a flattened bill it apparently uses to slash prey.
Tiger Shark
A shark with a reputation for eating almost anything, serrated teeth that can pierce sea turtle shells, and a habit of hunting at night.
White Rhinoceros
1,800 to 2,700 kilograms of armored grey hide and a keratin horn, carrying a name nobody has ever actually proven right.
Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby
Ring-tailed outback acrobat that leaps up to four metres from rock to rock on short-clawed, thickly padded hind feet.
Conservation categories are from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. AnimalTracks is independent of IUCN.