Aldabra Giant Tortoise
On a remote coral atoll in the Indian Ocean live more giant tortoises than anywhere else on Earth. AHB’s ‘little Aldabra’ shrinks one of the world’s largest tortoises down to palm size, with a charcoal shell traced in cream and a gentle face poking out.
Sichuan Taimen
Few fish in China are rarer than this one. The Sichuan taimen is a salmon that never goes to sea — a cold-water hunter of the upper Yangtze’s mountain tributaries, now down to only a few thousand adults.
Chinese Alligator (Open Mouth)
There are only two alligator species in the world: the famous American alligator and this one, its small, rare cousin from eastern China. The Chinese alligator spends much of the year tucked inside elaborate burrows — and here it pops out mid-yawn, every tooth on show.
Baby Yellow-Margined Box Turtle (5th Anniversary)
To celebrate its fifth birthday, Animal Heavenly Body released a box of hatchlings — four baby turtles, each only a couple of inches long. This one is the yellow-margined box turtle, one of Asia’s best-loved turtles, wearing a lacquer-red shell and a face like warm custard.
Baby Sulcata Tortoise (5th Anniversary)
Every giant starts small. Sulcata tortoises hatch with shells only about two inches long, then grow into the third-largest tortoises on Earth.
Baby Caramel Pink Slider (5th Anniversary)
The red-eared slider is one of the most familiar turtles in the world, but this one has been reimagined twice — first by breeders, then by AHB.
Honduran Milk Snake (Albino)
In the wild, Honduran milk snakes wear red, black and yellow rings — the classic tricolor of a harmless coral-snake lookalike. The albino form drops every trace of black, leaving bold scarlet and cream bands and glowing red eyes.
Honduran Milk Snake (Tangerine Hypo)
Some Honduran milk snakes are simply born orange. Alongside the classic red-black-yellow tricolor, the species has a naturally occurring tangerine phase — and breeders have paired it with ‘hypo’ lines that cut down the black, for an even cleaner, citrus-bright snake.
Baby Big-headed Turtle (5th Anniversary)
Most turtles hide their heads when trouble comes. The big-headed turtle can’t — its armored skull is simply too large for the shell — so it meets the world face-first.
Radiated Tortoise (Open Mouth)
Every plate on this tortoise’s domed shell carries its own starburst — sunny yellow rays shooting out across glossy black. AHB’s solo radiated tortoise leans toward real-life proportions, caught mid-step with one foot raised and its mouth agape.