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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

Parks with species

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Large predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNocturnal wildlife772speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 16 species · Cape Town Kelp Forest

Showing 16 species · Cape Town Kelp Forest

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Mediterranean MusselNot Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Green CrabLeast Concern

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
Data Deficient

John Dory

Zeus faber

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
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Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries28 parks45 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries45 parks104 dive sites
Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
21 countries8 parks16 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries81 parks364 dive sites
Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
Bryde's WhaleLeast Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
57 countries41 parks14 dive sites
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
157 countries53 parks209 dive sites
Dusky PerchEndangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
35 countries28 parks79 dive sites
Blue GlaucusNot Evaluated

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
73 countries36 parks81 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
55 countries
38 parks
117 dive sites
50 countries
104 dive sites
128 countries66 parks89 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
88 countries45 parks109 dive sites