Phenotype: Orange with black stripes & white belly.  Weighs 240 to 500 lbs.  Thick padded feet to move silently.

Range: Indian sub-continent

Interesting Facts:  Solitary hunter; Knife-like carnassal teeth easily shear off meat.

Phenotype: Colors: Gray, blue, red, yellow-brown; Size: 0.5mm; Inactive in absence of water.

Habitat: Moss

Interesting facts:  Can withstand extreme environments, including boiling alcohol.

Phenotype: Color: Gray back, white belly. Length: 15-20ft. Weight 4,500lbs.

Habitat: Temperate seas

Interesting Fact: Breaches out of water to catch seal prey. Apex predator.

Phenotype: Tan to black colors, 3-4m long. Deadly venom can kill most large animals.

Range: India and Southeast Asia 

Interesting Facts: Performs cannibalistic acts. Raises one third of their body off the ground when attacking.

Phenotype: Color: gray. Length: 4-30 ft. Weight: 70lbs.

Range: Shallow tropical and temperate oceans

Interesting Fact: Evolved from land mammals; high brain surface area.

Origin: Changing African savanna ecosystem adaptation led to evolutionary shift in brain.

Changes: Bipedalism linked to a shift in the brain case’s structure.