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A full-body African elephant 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

1,337

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species
3South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsCritically EndangeredEndangered

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Showing 10 species · South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 10 species · South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Fin WhaleEndangered

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
49 countries4 parks28 dive sites
Emperor PenguinEndangered

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Flightless birdPiscivoreDiurnal
6 countries10 parks
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries35 parks33 dive sites
Antarctic Fur SealEndangered

Antarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus gazella

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
6 countries20 parks3 dive sites
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
Endangered

Grey-Headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
11 countries11 parks
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Endangered