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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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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,331

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 22 species · Ross Sea (Marine Protected Area)

Showing 22 species · Ross Sea (Marine Protected Area)

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Wandering AlbatrossVulnerable

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Southern Giant PetrelLeast Concern

Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Adélie PenguinLeast Concern

Adélie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Grey-headed AlbatrossEndangered

Grey-headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Cape PetrelLeast Concern

Cape Petrel

Daption capense

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
South Polar SkuaLeast Concern

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Antarctic PetrelLeast Concern

Antarctic Petrel

Thalassoica antarctica

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Snow PetrelLeast Concern

Snow Petrel

Pagodroma nivea

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Colossal SquidLeast Concern

Colossal Squid

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Blackfin Icefish

Chaenocephalus aceratus

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Not Evaluated

Yellowbelly Rockcod

Notothenia coriiceps

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries28 parks45 dive sites
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Leopard SealLeast Concern

Leopard Seal

Hydrurga leptonyx

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
6 countries16 parks3 dive sites
Sei WhaleEndangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
Weddell SealLeast Concern

Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii

CarnivoreColonialOcean
6 countries22 parks3 dive sites
Emperor PenguinEndangered

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Flightless birdPiscivoreDiurnal
6 countries9 parks
Black-browed AlbatrossLeast Concern

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries19 parks
Minke WhaleLeast Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
26 countries62 parks28 dive sites
Crabeater SealLeast Concern

Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophaga

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
6 countries13 parks3 dive sites
Antarctic KrillLeast Concern

Antarctic Krill

Euphausia superba

HerbivoreOceanCrustacean
6 countries3 parks3 dive sites
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About this catalogue

Each species profile brings together what the animal is and where it can be seen: its classification and conservation status, its size, weight and lifespan, its diet and activity pattern, and the countries, parks and dive sites where its presence is documented. Taxonomy and common names come from GBIF and conservation status from the IUCN Red List; how we build our profiles explains every source and what we do when a fact is missing.

17 countries
9 parks
11 countries
24 parks
6 countries
20 parks
11 countries
11 parks
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6 countries
17 parks
6 countries
10 parks
6 countries
17 parks
8 countries
1 park
128 countries45 parks29 dive sites
7 countries7 parks3 dive sites
6 countries7 parks3 dive sites