Bioluminescent <n>Mycena chlorophos</n> fungi in Taiwan. Photo by <n>Steve Axford</n>.

These portraits of endangered animals prove just how special they are

The <n>Ping-Pong Tree Sponge</n> (<n>Chondrocladia lampadiglobus</n>), a species of carnivorous sponge.

The <n>Dyrfjöll</n> mountains in East Iceland.

A film still from <n>Studio Ghibli</n>'s 1997 film <n>Princess Mononoke</n>, featuring <n>Kodama</n> forest spirits.

<n>Kodama</n> tree spirits from <n>Hayao Miyazaki</n>'s 1997 film <n>Princess Mononoke</n> for <n>Studio Ghibli</n>.

A soft minimalist bedroom at <n>Harlosh Black H</n> on the <n>Isle of Skye</n> frames a view of the <n>Cuillin mountains</n>.

The cover of the book <n>Sous la forêt: Pour survivre il faut des alliés</n> by <n>Francis Martin</n>.

A <n>Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus eques)</n>, a marine fish native to the waters off Australia.

Bathroom in Lanzarote. Photo by <n>Zoe Floreo</n>.

<n>The Woodhouse</n> on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Architecture by <n>Rural Design</n>. Photo by <n>Nigel Rigden</n>.

A photographic plate from <n>Hubert Lyman Clark</n>'s 1917 book, <n>The Starfish and Their Relations</n>.

<n>Green Urchins</n>, a collection of sea urchin tests from the Tripneustes genus by <n>Anders Hallan</n>.

A close-up of a <n>Strawberry squid</n>. Photo by <n>Paul Caiger</n> for the <n>Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution</n>.

A <n>Leaf Sheep</n> sea slug photographed by <n>Thummayut Wattanawongwan</n>.

The <n>Brutalist House</n>, a conceptual design in Iceland by architect <n>Muein Fallaha (LYX arkitekter)</n>.

<n>Kodama</n> tree spirits in a scene from <n>Hayao Miyazaki</n>'s film <n>Princess Mononoke</n> (1997).

<n>Jellyfish</n> at the <n>Vancouver Aquarium</n>.

The <n>Visitor Centre in Iceland</n> by <n>Andersen & Sigurdsson Architects</n>, 2019. Photo by <n>Christopher Lund</n>.

<n>l e f t b e h i n d</n>. Photo by <n>New KiDD</n>.

A house in Iceland with a grass roof, designed by <n>Krads Architects</n>.

An interior from <n>Wabi Inspirations</n> by designer <n>Axel Vervoordt</n>. Photo by <n>Laziz Hamani</n>.