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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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Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Vicuna

Vicugna vicugna

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Magellanic Penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Blue-And-Yellow Macaw

Ara ararauna

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

PiscivoreDiurnalFamily group

Near Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

King Vulture

Sarcoramphus papa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black Caiman

Melanosuchus niger

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Giant Armadillo

Priodontes maximus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red-tailed Boa

Boa constrictor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Andean Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Amazonian Manatee

Trichechus inunguis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red-faced Black Spider Monkey

Ateles paniscus

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group

Near Threatened

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Andean Bear

Tremarctos ornatus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

OmnivoreVariable activityIn herds

Critically Endangered

Titicaca Water Frog

Telmatobius culeus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

White-Tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Jaguarundi

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Marsh Deer

Blastocerus dichotomus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Oilbird

Steatornis caripensis

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Colombian Red Howler Monkey

Alouatta seniculus

HerbivoreDiurnalRainforest

Near Threatened

Crested Eagle

Morphnus guianensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis cupripennis

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Andean Cat

Leopardus jacobita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Lowland Paca

Cuniculus paca

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

White-Lipped Peccary

Tayassu pecari

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Near Threatened

James's Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola peruvianus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Guianan Cock-Of-The-Rock

Rupicola rupicola

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Red-breasted Toucan

Ramphastos dicolorus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Torrent Duck

Merganetta armata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Mountain Coati

Nasua olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Moon Crab

Gecarcinus quadratus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

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

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

John Dory

Zeus faber

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Scarlet Ibis

Eudocimus ruber

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Plum-throated Cotinga

Cotinga maynana

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Jabiru

Jabiru mycteria

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

South American Bushmaster

Lachesis muta

CarnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Electric Eel

Electrophorus electricus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Amazonian Wandering Spider

Phoneutria fera

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Collared Aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Emerald Tree Boa

Corallus caninus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Horned Screamer

Anhima cornuta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Amazonian Giant Centipede

Scolopendra gigantea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

NocturnalColonialTemperate forest

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Titan Beetle

Titanus giganteus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Leaf-cutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Giant River Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial

Banded Leporinus

Leporinus fasciatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Blue Morpho

Morpho peleides

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Amazonian Motmot

Momotus momota

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Oscar

Astronotus ocellatus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

South American Lungfish

Lepidosiren paradoxa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mission Golden-eyed Treefrog

Trachycephalus resinifictrix

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Cachama

Colossoma macropomum

OmnivoreColonialNear Threatened

Goliath Birdeater Tarantula

Theraphosa blondi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Cardinal Tetra

Paracheirodon axelrodi

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Pram Bug

Phronima sedentaria

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean

Near Threatened

Pampas Cat

Leopardus colocolo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Bullet Ant

Paraponera clavata

OmnivoreColonialInsect

Northern Caiman Lizard

Dracaena guianensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect

Near Threatened

Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Yellow-Crowned Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Giant Ameiva

Ameiva ameiva

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Vampire Fish

Vandellia cirrhosa

CarnivoreFishFreshwater

Cascabel Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Sanderling

Calidris alba

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Near Threatened

Spectral Bat

Vampyrum spectrum

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Military Macaw

Ara militaris

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Black Tegu

Tupinambis teguixin

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Mata Mata

Chelus fimbriata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Bulldog Bat

Noctilio leporinus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Great Potoo

Nyctibius grandis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffmanni

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Rufous Frog

Leptodactylus fuscus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Ocellate Freshwater Stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Surinam Toad

Pipa pipa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mountain Tapir

Tapirus pinchaque

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Near Threatened

Great Tinamou

Tinamus major

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Northern Pygmy Marmoset

Cebuella pygmaea

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Critically Endangered

Giant South American River Turtle

Podocnemis expansa

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Water Opossum

Chironectes minimus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Gray Four-Eyed Opossum

Philander opossum

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Buff-Necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Rio Cauca Caecilian

Typhlonectes natans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Crimson Topaz

Topaza pella

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

128 countries5 parks13 dive sites

Near Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

20 countries58 parks

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

21 countries8 parks16 dive sites

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

FrugivoreDiurnalIn pairs

20 countries22 parks

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

11 countries18 parks

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

11 countries26 parks

Near Threatened

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

10 countries9 parks

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

57 countries31 parks

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

7 countries40 parks

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

12 countries12 parks

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