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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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Explore the 602 species documented on WAnimals

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Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Short-beaked Common DolphinLeast Concern

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Harbor PorpoiseLeast Concern

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
King PenguinLeast Concern

King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Gray WhaleLeast Concern

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Scalloped HammerheadCritically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Grey SealLeast Concern

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Kemp's RidleyCritically Endangered

Kemp's Ridley

Lepidochelys kempii

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Magellanic PenguinLeast Concern

Magellanic Penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Northern Elephant SealLeast Concern

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Galapagos SharkLeast Concern

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish
Brent GooseLeast Concern

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Harbor SealLeast Concern

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
West Indian ManateeVulnerable

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Bryde's WhaleLeast Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
Spinner DolphinLeast Concern

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalOcean
Sei WhaleEndangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
North Atlantic Right WhaleEndangered

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Weddell SealLeast Concern

Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Blue-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
South American Sea LionLeast Concern

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
American Horseshoe CrabVulnerable

American Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus

OmnivoreColonialVulnerable
Humboldt PenguinVulnerable

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Northern GannetLeast Concern

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Southern Royal AlbatrossVulnerable

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Christmas Island Red CrabNot Evaluated

Christmas Island Red Crab

Gecarcoidea natalis

SolitaryRainforestOcean
Florida ManateeVulnerable

Florida Manatee

Trichechus manatus latirostris

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Black-browed AlbatrossLeast Concern

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Short-snouted SeahorseVulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Saltwater CrocodileLeast Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Lobe CoralNear Threatened

Lobe Coral

Porites lobata

CarnivoreColonialNear Threatened
Irrawaddy DolphinEndangered

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Edible Sea UrchinNear Threatened

Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mediterranean Monk SealVulnerable

Mediterranean Monk Seal

Monachus monachus

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

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries28 parks45 dive sites
Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries68 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries45 parks104 dive sites
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries17 parks75 dive sites
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Southern Elephant SealVulnerable

Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds
13 countries20 parks4 dive sites
Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
21 countries8 parks16 dive sites
Fin WhaleEndangered

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
49 countries4 parks28 dive sites
DugongVulnerable

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
46 countries16 parks41 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.

108 countries
19 parks
28 dive sites
42 countries
5 parks
94 dive sites
155 countries
81 parks
364 dive sites
34 countries
8 parks
33 dive sites
21 countries
27 parks
5 dive sites
12 countries
6 parks
1 dive site
8 countries
8 parks
13 dive sites
47 countries
17 parks
18 dive sites
20 countries
14 parks
20 dive sites
15 countries
8 parks
8 dive sites
10 countries
6 parks
3 dive sites
3 countries
4 parks
5 dive sites
24 parks
1 dive site
118 countries
6 parks
18 dive sites
16 countries
18 parks
5 dive sites
32 countries
14 parks
15 dive sites
111 countries
69 parks
127 dive sites
22 countries
9 parks
23 dive sites
17 countries
27 parks
19 countries
18 parks
31 dive sites
36 countries
14 parks
9 dive sites
57 countries
41 parks
14 dive sites
56 countries
16 parks
14 dive sites
83 countries
41 parks
47 dive sites
42 countries
46 parks
4 dive sites
13 countries
12 parks
6 dive sites
68 countries
31 parks
16 dive sites
6 countries
22 parks
3 dive sites
10 countries
13 parks
2 dive sites
9 countries
13 parks
6 dive sites
2 countries
5 parks
6 dive sites
2 countries
6 parks
2 dive sites
20 countries
28 parks
1 dive site
15 countries
5 parks
1 dive site
1 country
1 park
2 dive sites
1 country
3 parks
3 dive sites
58 countries
40 parks
12 dive sites
17 countries
19 parks
58 countries
35 parks
236 dive sites
62 countries
4 parks
89 dive sites
33 countries
51 parks
82 dive sites
27 countries
31 parks
70 dive sites
98 countries
69 parks
90 dive sites
21 countries
11 parks
13 dive sites
33 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
33 countries
4 parks
95 dive sites
68 countries
33 parks
254 dive sites
10 countries
11 parks
5 dive sites
33 countries
43 parks
75 dive sites
28 countries
14 parks
20 dive sites