Skip to content
WAnimals
  • Map
  • Species
  • Parks
  • Diving
Log inCreate account
WAnimals

The guide for travellers and animal lovers: discover, plan and share your wild adventures around the world.

Discover wildlife

  • Species
  • Ecosystems
  • Glossary
  • Tags

Explore places

  • Map
  • Countries
  • Parks
  • Diving

Plan experiences

  • Guides

Learn

  • Blog

Resources

  • Help centre
  • Contact
  • Install the app

Follow us

Account

  • Log in
  • Create account

© 2026 WAnimals. All rights reserved.

About usHow we build our profilesTerms of servicePrivacyLegal notice
MapSpeciesParksDiving
An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

Discover any species on the planet

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

1,332

Parks with species

Explore by class

Start here(8)
Large predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNocturnal wildlife772speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 15 species · Torngat Mountains

Showing 15 species · Torngat Mountains

Select up to 3 species to compare them

Ringed SealLeast Concern

Ringed Seal

Pusa hispida

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
11 countries
Bearded SealLeast Concern

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Arctic HareLeast Concern

Arctic Hare

Lepus arcticus

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Least Concern

Bowhead Whale

Balaena mysticetus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Relevancia
A – Z
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries45 parks104 dive sites
WalrusVulnerable

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds
9 countries14 parks1 dive site
Polar BearVulnerable

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
9 countries4 parks1 dive site
Beluga WhaleNear Threatened

Beluga Whale

Delphinapterus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
9 countries21 parks2 dive sites
NarwhalNear Threatened

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
8 countries12 parks1 dive site
Golden EagleLeast Concern

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
72 countries109 parks
Gray WolfLeast Concern

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
61 countries76 parks
Arctic FoxLeast Concern

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
7 countries19 parks
Snowy OwlVulnerable

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
8 countries6 parks
American Black BearLeast Concern

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
3 countries41 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
18 parks
2 dive sites
9 countries
17 parks
1 dive site
7 countries
12 parks
19 countries69 parks7 dive sites
9 countries15 parks1 dive site