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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

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species
3YemenCritically EndangeredEndangered

Conservation

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Showing 18 species · Yemen · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 18 species · Yemen · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Egyptian VultureEndangered

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Endangered

Golden Sandfish

Holothuria scabra

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn 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
Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries51 parks376 dive sites
Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
58 countries35 parks236 dive sites
Grey Reef SharkEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
59 countries20 parks237 dive sites
Humphead WrasseEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
61 countries13 parks138 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
128 countries
35 parks
33 dive sites
82 countries
11 parks
98 countries69 parks90 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
59 countries35 parks234 dive sites
47 countries17 parks18 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
48 countries73 parks