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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

Conservation

Showing 22 species · Ross Sea (Marine Protected Area)

Showing 22 species · Ross Sea (Marine Protected Area)

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Antarctic PetrelLeast Concern

Antarctic Petrel

Thalassoica antarctica

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Snow PetrelLeast Concern

Snow Petrel

Pagodroma nivea

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Blackfin Icefish

Chaenocephalus aceratus

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Not Evaluated

Yellowbelly Rockcod

Notothenia coriiceps

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Vulnerable

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Endangered

Grey-Headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Cape Petrel

Daption capense

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Colossal Squid

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Relevancia
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Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Leopard SealLeast Concern

Leopard Seal

Hydrurga leptonyx

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
6 countries17 parks3 dive sites
Weddell SealLeast Concern

Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii

CarnivoreColonialOcean
6 countries23 parks3 dive sites
Emperor PenguinEndangered

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Flightless birdPiscivoreDiurnal
6 countries10 parks
Black-browed AlbatrossLeast Concern

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries19 parks
Crabeater SealLeast Concern

Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophaga

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
6 countries14 parks3 dive sites
Antarctic KrillLeast Concern

Antarctic Krill

Euphausia superba

HerbivoreOceanCrustacean
6 countries4 parks3 dive sites
Adelie PenguinLeast Concern

Adelie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
6 countries21 parks
South Polar SkuaLeast Concern

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
6 countries18 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
6 countries
10 parks
6 countries
18 parks
26 countries62 parks28 dive sites
128 countries45 parks29 dive sites
7 countries7 parks3 dive sites
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
6 countries7 parks3 dive sites
17 countries9 parks
11 countries25 parks
11 countries11 parks
16 countries22 parks
8 countries1 park