Mammal

Mara Dolichotis patagonum sitting and cut to white, three quarters view

Pen and ink illustration of the Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata looking sideways at the viewer, cut to white

Group of Fox Vulpes vulpes with Badgers Meles meles in a field with one seated fox looking at the viewer, and with pale sky and field behind

Arab horse running toward the viewer with mane flying and tail erect. Brown coat with white facial markings.

Axis deer axis axis showing white spots and antlers, looking at the viewer with one hind leg raised.

Bactrian camel showing shaggy coat and two humps with its distinctive splayed hooves.

Badger Meles meles

Bennetts Wallaby macropus rufogriseus showing long tail and dark paws, in profile, turning slightly to the viewer

Blackbuck pair Antilope cervicapra with male in foreground showing white and dark browm markings and horns, the golden brown felame behind. Cut to white.

Head portrait of the Camel Camelus dromedarius in profile showing long eyelashes, shaggy main, long neck, and split lip

Bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis fighting, using his horns to charge at a mating rival.

Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus with log-pile, bracket and other fungi, nettles, and a small tortoiseshell butterfly.

Thylacine Thylacinus cynocephalus, an extinct marsupial mammal. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Wolf Canis lupus hunting Elk Cervus canadensis in Yellowstone Park. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus with nettles, log pile, fungi, and butterfly. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Beavers Castor canadensis with beaver dam.  Illustration based in Tierra del Fuego, where introduced beavers have damaged the closed ecosystem. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Tabby Cat Felis catus looking at the viewer and sitting on grass. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Bactrian camel Camelus bactrianus with a kneeling Dromedary Camelus dromedarius. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Pangolin Manis javanica on a log with background foliage, searching for ant nests to destroy and eat. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Cow (Red Devon breed) Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

Diagram line drawing of cow showing its four stomachs Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Trunk cross section showing muscle bundles, set within the head of the African Elephant head Loxodonta africana.  (See also “Adrican elephant head” for the accompanying illustration) Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Flipper of Humpback whale Megaptera novaeanglicae showing tubercles

Humpback whale Megaptera novaeanglicae shown side on. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)