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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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Plains Zebra

Equus quagga

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Common Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Critically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Near Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular

Near Threatened

White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Thomson's Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

African Jackals

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Rock Hyrax

Procavia capensis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Critically Endangered

Western Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group

African Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus

Big FiveCarnivoreNocturnal

Critically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Olive Ridley

Lepidochelys olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Sable Antelope

Hippotragus niger

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Guereza

Colobus guereza

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable

Near Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Manatee

Trichechus senegalensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Atlantic Humpback Dolphin

Sousa teuszii

CarnivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Bongo

Tragelaphus eurycerus

HerbivoreNocturnalNear Threatened

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Grant's Gazelle

Nanger granti

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Oribi

Ourebia ourebi

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Central African Rock Python

Python sebae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

African Fish-Eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Chilean Hermit Crab

Pagurus edwardsii

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean

Bat-eared Fox

Otocyon megalotis

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Caracal

Caracal caracal

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Brown Hyena

Parahyaena brunnea

CarnivoreNocturnalNear Threatened

Near Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Near Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened

Mandrill

Mandrillus sphinx

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Giant Pangolin

Smutsia gigantea

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Serval

Leptailurus serval

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

HerbivoreDiurnalSavanna

Topi

Damaliscus lunatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Western Red Colobus

Piliocolobus badius

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Red River Hog

Potamochoerus porcus

OmnivoreNocturnalSavanna

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Chacma Baboon

Papio ursinus

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Critically Endangered

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Black-fronted Duiker

Cephalophus nigrifrons

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Blue Duiker

Philantomba monticola

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-tailed Monkey

Cercopithecus ascanius

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Pygmy Hippopotamus

Choeropsis liberiensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Egyptian Mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalOcean

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools

Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Long-spined Urchin

Diadema antillarum

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Critically Endangered

Common Guitarfish

Rhinobatos rhinobatos

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spiny Butterfly Ray

Gymnura altavela

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

CarnivoreVulnerableFish

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus

CarnivoreColonialFish

Atlantic Chub Mackerel

Scomber colias

CarnivoreColonialFish

Deep-Water Rose Shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Crevalle Jack

Caranx hippos

CarnivoreColonialFish

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Cookie Cutter Shark

Isistius brasiliensis

CarnivoreNocturnalFish

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

CarnivoreOceanMammal

Haarder

Mugil cephalus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Atlantic Bonito

Sarda sarda

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

CarnivoreNear ThreatenedOcean

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

CarnivoreOceanMammal

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Atlantic Goliath Grouper

Epinephelus itajara

CarnivoreVulnerableFish

John Dory

Zeus faber

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Naja mossambica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Fat-tail Gecko

Hemitheconyx caudicinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Green Mamba

Dendroaspis angusticeps

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Snoring Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus natalensis

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Giant Slippery Frog

Conraua goliath

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Grey Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides concolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Zorilla

Ictonyx striatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Aardvark

Orycteropus afer

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sacred Scarab

Scarabaeus sacer

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Emperor Scorpion

Pandinus imperator

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Red-Knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Northern Lesser Galago

Galago senegalensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Elephantnose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pram Bug

Phronima sedentaria

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean

Scarlet Gamba Prawn

Aristaeopsis edwardsiana

CarnivoreColonialOcean

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Two-banded Seabream

Diplodus vulgaris

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Leerfish

Lichia amia

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Giant Tigerfish

Hydrocynus goliath

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

African Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes bellicosus

HerbivoreColonialInsect

Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Yellow Baboon

Papio cynocephalus

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Mountain Zebra

Equus zebra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Side-striped Jackal

Canis adustus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Cape Cobra

Naja nivea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Dwarf Crocodile

Osteolaemus tetraspis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Kirk's Dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Black-footed Cat

Felis nigripes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Kob

Kobus kob

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Southern African Springhare

Pedetes capensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Yellow Mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorynchus

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group

Hairy Frog

Trichobatrachus robustus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Giant Bullfrog

Pyxicephalus adspersus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Lesser Bull-frog

Pyxicephalus edulis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rhombic Egg Eater

Dasypeltis scabra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Steenbok

Raphicerus campestris

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Critically Endangered

Pancake Tortoise

Malacochersus tornieri

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Knysna Turaco

Tauraco corythaix

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Roan Antelope

Hippotragus equinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

De Brazza’s Monkey

Cercopithecus neglectus

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale parvula

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Pink-Backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

West African Potto

Perodicticus potto

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Blesbok

Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi

HerbivoreDiurnalGrassland

Bushveld Rain Frog

Breviceps adspersus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Clanga pomarina

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

South African Ground Squirrel

Xerus inauris

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Cape Vulture

Gyps coprotheres

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Yellow-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna elata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Southern Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Near Threatened

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Bush Hyrax

Heterohyrax brucei

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Wattled Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Banded Mongoose

Mungos mungo

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Tree Pangolin

Phataginus tricuspis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Cricetomys gambianus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Cape Golden Mole

Chrysochloris asiatica

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Violet Turaco

Musophaga violacea

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

African Straw-coloured Fruit-bat

Eidolon helvum

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Rosy-faced Lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Mona Monkey

Cercopithecus mona

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Four-toed Sengi

Petrodromus tetradactylus

InsectivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Near Threatened

Spotted-necked Otter

Hydrictis maculicollis

CarnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Putty-nosed Monkey

Cercopithecus nictitans

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Angolan Colobus

Colobus angolensis

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Near Threatened

Southern Lechwe

Kobus leche

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Ocellate Torpedo

Torpedo torpedo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Common Swift

Apus apus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Thick-tailed Greater Galago

Otolemur crassicaudatus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Egyptian Rousette

Rousettus aegyptiacus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial

Crested Porcupine

Hystrix cristata

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

African Oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Puku

Kobus vardonii

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Wolf's Monkey

Cercopithecus wolfi

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Frilled Shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Broad Scarlet

Crocothemis erythraea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Megamouth Shark

Megachasma pelagios

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Atlantic Mudskipper

Periophthalmus barbarus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Goblin Shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

CarnivoreCrepuscularVariable activity

Oarfish

Regalecus glesne

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Painted Reed Frog

Hyperolius marmoratus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Eyeless Tampan

Ornithodoros moubata

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Ceratitis capitata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

African Malaria Mosquito

Anopheles gambiae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Vampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean

Agent of Intestinal Schistosomiasis

Schistosoma mansoni

CarnivoreSolitaryFreshwater

Black Soldier Fly

Hermetia illucens

SolitaryInsectGrassland

Fangtooth

Anoplogaster cornuta

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Sloane's Viperfish

Chauliodus sloani

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Telescope Octopus

Amphitretus pelagicus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Humpback Anglerfish

Melanocetus johnsonii

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Camacuto Shrimp

Atya scabra

OmnivoreColonialFreshwater

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Rainbow Runner

Elagatis bipinnulata

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Dune Squeaker

Arthroleptis stenodactylus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Four-toed Hedgehog

Atelerix albiventris

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

150 countries70 parks400 dive sites

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

134 countries46 parks104 dive sites

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

109 countries29 parks45 dive sites

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

92 countries18 parks75 dive sites

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

108 countries19 parks28 dive sites

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

155 countries83 parks364 dive sites

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

128 countries5 parks13 dive sites

Near Threatened

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

DiurnalColonialNear Threatened

47 countries11 parks

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries58 parks

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

21 countries8 parks16 dive sites

43 countries

28 parks

43 countries

13 parks

45 countries

57 parks

2 dive sites

43 countries

30 parks

1 dive site

82 countries

13 parks

1 dive site

154 countries

38 parks

20 dive sites

24 countries

19 parks

114 parks

10 countries

12 parks

43 countries

18 parks

32 countries

14 parks

15 dive sites

114 countries

51 parks

376 dive sites

43 countries

61 parks

19 parks

52 parks

43 countries

8 parks

113 countries

34 parks

266 dive sites

72 countries

22 parks

43 countries

5 parks

68 countries

31 parks

16 dive sites

118 countries

6 parks

18 dive sites

43 countries

17 parks

17 countries

7 parks

33 parks

32 parks

50 dive sites

81 countries

20 parks

34 dive sites

43 countries

35 parks

80 countries

34 parks

90 dive sites

57 countries

20 parks

8 dive sites

21 countries

13 parks

43 countries

4 parks

59 countries

12 parks

14 dive sites

68 countries

75 parks

21 dive sites

90 countries

6 parks

23 dive sites

11 countries

13 parks

24 countries

21 parks

56 countries

16 parks

14 dive sites

128 countries

73 parks

41 dive sites

128 countries

35 parks

33 dive sites

57 countries

27 parks

23 dive sites

4 countries

10 parks

5 dive sites

76 countries

17 parks

2 dive sites

50 countries

21 parks

113 dive sites

19 countries

7 parks

1 dive site

19 countries

4 parks

1 dive site

43 countries

5 parks

48 countries

16 parks

43 countries

6 parks

82 countries

11 parks

22 countries

6 parks

93 countries

20 parks

49 countries

4 parks

43 countries

4 parks

20 parks

23 countries

7 parks

23 parks

44 countries

7 parks

6 parks

43 countries

18 parks

95 countries

129 parks

44 countries

36 parks

58 countries

72 parks

43 countries

28 parks

45 countries

21 parks

1 dive site

113 countries

2 parks

2 dive sites

43 countries

4 parks

43 countries

23 parks

13 parks

115 countries

5 parks

10 countries

6 parks

76 countries

16 parks

43 countries

31 parks

43 countries

8 parks

6 parks

22 countries

14 parks

68 countries

6 parks

74 countries

4 parks

11 parks

43 countries

13 parks

10 countries

13 parks

5 parks

22 countries

5 parks

43 countries

25 parks

71 parks

112 countries

71 parks

5 parks

43 countries

13 parks

43 countries

66 parks

44 countries

10 parks

43 countries

35 parks

10 countries

9 parks

43 countries

8 parks

21 countries

5 parks

11 countries

9 parks

27 countries

7 parks

23 countries

4 parks

21 countries

4 parks

56 countries

5 parks

83 countries41 parks47 dive sites

58 countries40 parks12 dive sites

98 countries69 parks90 dive sites

128 countries69 parks84 dive sites

14 countries34 parks52 dive sites

87 countries89 parks7 dive sites

162 countries59 parks10 dive sites

141 countries58 parks75 dive sites

56 countries4 parks222 dive sites

161 countries59 parks91 dive sites

51 countries13 parks19 dive sites

157 countries53 parks209 dive sites

108 countries27 parks108 dive sites

13 countries23 parks20 dive sites

111 countries69 parks127 dive sites

57 countries39 parks232 dive sites

141 countries82 parks411 dive sites

20 countries23 parks22 dive sites

50 countries29 parks24 dive sites

64 countries36 parks80 dive sites

19 countries36 parks63 dive sites

21 countries35 parks64 dive sites

45 countries14 parks21 dive sites

124 countries66 parks365 dive sites

161 countries56 parks108 dive sites

121 countries4 parks3 dive sites

161 countries59 parks5 dive sites

128 countries66 parks89 dive sites

128 countries48 parks120 dive sites

88 countries18 parks80 dive sites

57 countries29 parks145 dive sites

128 countries45 parks29 dive sites

10 countries6 parks

47 countries17 parks18 dive sites

55 countries35 parks78 dive sites

57 countries41 parks14 dive sites

56 countries50 parks9 dive sites

42 countries46 parks4 dive sites

123 countries75 parks365 dive sites

57 countries13 parks16 dive sites

128 countries73 parks30 dive sites

57 countries69 parks1 dive site

40 countries27 parks33 dive sites

88 countries45 parks109 dive sites

70 countries15 parks1 dive site

99 countries55 parks

43 countries45 parks

46 countries39 parks

43 countries75 parks

48 countries73 parks

37 countries61 parks

68 countries36 parks

10 countries33 parks

43 countries13 parks

43 countries32 parks

56 countries41 parks

43 countries16 parks

92 countries176 parks

43 countries69 parks

50 countries261 parks

62 countries38 parks

13 countries14 parks

21 countries4 parks

67 countries16 parks

43 countries40 parks

43 countries31 parks

43 countries17 parks

43 countries45 parks

43 countries24 parks

47 countries76 parks

37 countries24 parks

44 countries18 parks

47 countries109 parks

43 countries55 parks

110 countries65 parks

106 countries51 parks

43 countries11 parks

40 countries35 parks

67 countries15 parks

43 countries37 parks

62 countries14 parks

43 countries14 parks

43 countries35 parks

27 countries9 parks

13 countries16 parks

43 countries11 parks

44 countries27 parks

97 countries261 parks

71 countries29 parks

96 countries156 parks

43 countries55 parks

44 countries58 parks

10 countries21 parks

53 countries19 parks

43 countries29 parks

161 countries61 parks

151 countries57 parks

21 countries35 parks

161 countries90 parks

27 countries38 parks

27 countries40 parks

24 countries9 parks

43 countries67 parks

43 countries33 parks

43 countries29 parks

43 countries30 parks

12 countries23 parks

79 countries26 parks

43 countries25 parks

91 countries34 parks

10 countries14 parks

14 countries14 parks

92 countries47 parks

100 countries32 parks

43 countries52 parks

10 countries16 parks

43 countries54 parks

21 countries32 parks

21 countries20 parks

43 countries10 parks

35 countries30 parks

43 countries29 parks

43 countries24 parks

10 countries9 parks

43 countries21 parks

43 countries15 parks

43 countries28 parks

43 countries18 parks

43 countries34 parks

7 countries8 parks

43 countries36 parks

11 countries45 parks

101 countries28 parks

43 countries27 parks

43 countries69 parks

43 countries18 parks

43 countries23 parks

68 countries15 parks

24 countries14 parks

27 countries29 parks

10 countries11 parks

43 countries68 parks

44 countries73 parks

91 countries31 parks

43 countries31 parks

32 countries17 parks

23 countries15 parks

44 countries67 parks

165 countries143 parks

43 countries50 parks

43 countries32 parks

21 countries26 parks

43 countries57 parks

22 countries16 parks

10 countries10 parks

8 countries14 parks

59 countries45 parks

14 countries11 parks

43 countries18 parks

10 countries17 parks

21 countries23 parks

43 countries32 parks

14 countries22 parks

44 countries18 parks

13 countries26 parks

43 countries62 parks

22 countries21 parks

43 countries56 parks

10 countries4 parks

43 countries11 parks

16 countries11 parks

3 countries11 parks

23 countries11 parks

9 countries8 parks

14 countries51 parks

10 countries30 parks

21 countries22 parks

8 countries10 parks

5 countries8 parks

24 countries69 dive sites

22 countries26 parks

91 countries253 parks

43 countries15 parks

61 countries18 parks

48 countries86 parks

4 countries14 parks

6 countries4 parks

6 countries4 parks

68 countries2 dive sites

109 countries112 parks

110 countries2 dive sites

9 countries2 parks

110 countries1 dive site

110 countries1 dive site

10 countries

20 countries

108 countries

64 countries

78 countries

43 countries

161 countries

58 countries

108 countries

161 countries

161 countries

121 countries

161 countries

9 countries

12 countries

9 countries

9 countries

22 countries