Published February 5, 2010 12:00AM

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Q. What is the most powerful species?
A. You mean like whether a wolverine could take down Nancy Pelosi? Yawn. Today's power animals are the ones bringing in dollars or holding up development. “Endangered species have this ability to crystallize, amplify, and resolve long-standing problems,” says Center for Biological Diversity founder Kierán Suckling. Check out our battle royale in the graphic above.