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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 13 species · Fildes Peninsula

Showing 13 species · Fildes Peninsula

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Least Concern

Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Cape Petrel

Daption capense

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Relevancia
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Southern Elephant SealVulnerable

Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds
13 countries20 parks4 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
Antarctic Fur SealEndangered

Antarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus gazella

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
6 countries20 parks3 dive sites
Gentoo PenguinLeast Concern

Gentoo Penguin

Pygoscelis papua

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
6 countries17 parks3 dive sites
Chinstrap PenguinLeast Concern

Chinstrap Penguin

Pygoscelis antarcticus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
7 countries12 parks1 dive site
Adelie PenguinLeast Concern

Adelie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
6 countries21 parks
Snowy SheathbillLeast Concern

Snowy Sheathbill

Chionis albus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
9 countries10 parks
Not Evaluated

Blackfin Icefish

Chaenocephalus aceratus

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
7 countries7 parks3 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Yellowbelly Rockcod

Notothenia coriiceps

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
6 countries7 parks3 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
11 countries25 parks
13 countries34 parks
16 countries22 parks