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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
3New ZealandCritically EndangeredEndangered

Conservation

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Showing 19 species · New Zealand · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 19 species · New Zealand · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

Hector's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus hectori

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Endangered

Gulper Shark

Centrophorus granulosus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Endangered

Grey-Headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Endangered

Yellow-eyed Penguin

Megadyptes antipodes

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

New Zealand Kaka

Nestor meridionalis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Endangered

South Island Takahe

Porphyrio hochstetteri

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries18 parks75 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
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries35 parks33 dive sites
KakapoCritically Endangered

Kakapo

Strigops habroptilus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country4 parks
KeaEndangered

Kea

Nestor notabilis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
1 country7 parks
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
98 countries69 parks90 dive sites
Endangered

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
9 countries15 parks5 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
1 country5 parks3 dive sites
21 countries37 parks
11 countries11 parks
1 country2 parks
1 country9 parks
1 country3 parks