Alpine & Mountain Peaks

The Wolverine is a powerful and stocky muscular carnivore, resembling a small bear but belonging to the weasel family (Mustelidae). Renowned for its extraordinary strength and ferocity relative to its size, it can take down prey many times larger than itself.

The Cougar is a large felid native to the Americas. An adaptable, solitary predator, it holds the record for the largest geographical range of any native land mammal in the Western Hemisphere.

The Alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid. They are kept in herds grazing on high Andean peaks and are famous for their soft, warm fleece.

The Golden Eagle is one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Using its immense size, speed, and powerful talons, it is a formidable aerial predator capable of taking down prey as large as young deer.

The California Condor is the largest land bird in North America. Wiped out in the wild in 1987, it has been reintroduced through intensive captive breeding programs but remains highly endangered.

The Alpine Newt is a colorful amphibian native to European mountain ranges. During the breeding season, males develop a striking blue-orange pattern to court females in cold alpine lakes.

The Rubber Boa is a small, primitive constrictor snake adapted to cold mountain temperatures. Named for its rubbery, loose-skinned feel, it is a gentle, slow-moving burrower.

Also known as the 'Human Fish' or 'Cave Salamander', the Olm is a blind, subterranean amphibian adapted to complete darkness. They can survive up to 10 years without eating.

The Kea is the world's only alpine parrot. Famous for its intense curiosity, high intelligence, and playful nature, it is known to dismantle cars, backpacks, and boots in the New Zealand mountains.