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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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African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Common Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Critically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Near Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Near Threatened

White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Leopard Seal

Hydrurga leptonyx

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Beluga Whale

Delphinapterus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Critically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Salmon

Salmo salar

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Cod

Gadus morhua

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Gilthead

Sparus aurata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

Greater One-horned Rhino

Rhinoceros unicornis

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Olive Ridley

Lepidochelys olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable

Great Scallop

Pecten maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

African Forest Elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis

FrugivoreVariable activityFamily group

Near Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Ganges River Dolphin

Platanista gangetica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Giant Panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Fossa

Cryptoprocta ferox

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

European Pond Turtle

Emys orbicularis

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Jungle Cat

Felis chaus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Stoat

Mustela erminea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Spanish Terrapin

Mauremys leprosa

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Bearded Pig

Sus barbatus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn herds

Andean Bear

Tremarctos ornatus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

OmnivoreVariable activityIn herds

Sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Sable

Martes zibellina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Scopoli's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Norway Lemming

Lemmus lemmus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Florida Manatee

Trichechus manatus latirostris

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Ritteri Anemone

Heteractis magnifica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Pike

Esox lucius

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial

Common Oyster

Ostrea edulis

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Haarder

Mugil cephalus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Near Threatened

Sea Bass

Dicentrarchus labrax

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis platurus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Greenland Shark

Somniosus microcephalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

White-beaked Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

Common Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

OmnivoreVariable activityFamily group

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Ziphius cavirostris

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Harp Seal

Pagophilus groenlandicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Northern Fur Seal

Callorhinus ursinus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Baird's Beaked Whale

Berardius bairdii

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

Critically Endangered

Smalltooth Sawfish

Pristis pectinata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Great Grey Owl

Strix nebulosa

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Oscar

Astronotus ocellatus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Fire-bellied Toad

Bombina bombina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

European Mole

Talpa europaea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Bowhead Whale

Balaena mysticetus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Cascabel Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Least Weasel

Mustela nivalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Sanderling

Calidris alba

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Near Threatened

Asian Golden Cat

Catopuma temminckii

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Eurasian Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Southern Water Vole

Arvicola sapidus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Yellow-bellied Toad

Bombina variegata

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Indian Muntjac

Muntiacus muntjak

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Polar Wolf

Canis lupus arctos

CarnivoreVariable activityDesert

Arctic Hare

Lepus arcticus

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Greater White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura russula

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Northern Tamandua

Tamandua mexicana

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

European Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Hispid Cotton Rat

Sigmodon hispidus

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Maxwell's Duiker

Philantomba maxwellii

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Short-tailed Gymnure

Hylomys suillus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Reeves' Muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity

Spotted Seal

Phoca largha

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Slow Worm

Anguis fragilis

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Pale-Throated Three-Toed Sloth

Bradypus tridactylus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Naked Mole Rat

Heterocephalus glaber

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity

Pig-Nosed Turtle

Carettochelys insculpta

OmnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Near Threatened

Brown Lemur

Eulemur fulvus

OmnivoreVariable activityFamily group

Cinereus Shrew

Sorex cinereus

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Iberian Frog

Rana iberica

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Star-nosed Mole

Condylura cristata

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

North Pacific Right Whale

Eubalaena japonica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Fisher

Pekania pennanti

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Large Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus villosus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Eastern Mole

Scalopus aquaticus

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Plains Pocket Gopher

Geomys bursarius

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Abbott's Duiker

Cephalophus spadix

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Hemicentetes semispinosus

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Frilled Shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Itjaritjari

Notoryctes typhlops

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Megamouth Shark

Megachasma pelagios

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Goblin Shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

CarnivoreCrepuscularVariable activity

Hairy Babirusa

Babyrousa babyrussa

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

Mongoose Lemur

Eulemur mongoz

HerbivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Lowland Anoa

Bubalus depressicornis

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Critically Endangered

Javan Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Mongolian Gerbil

Meriones unguiculatus

HerbivoreOmnivoreVariable activity

Giant Mole Rat

Spalax giganteus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Island Fox

Urocyon littoralis

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Guinea Pig

Cavia porcellus

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

150 countries70 parks400 dive sites

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

134 countries46 parks104 dive sites

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

109 countries29 parks45 dive sites

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

92 countries18 parks75 dive sites

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds

9 countries14 parks1 dive site

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

46 countries16 parks41 dive sites

Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds

13 countries20 parks4 dive sites

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

108 countries19 parks28 dive sites

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

155 countries83 parks364 dive sites

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

128 countries5 parks13 dive sites

43 countries

58 parks

51 countries

53 parks

21 countries

8 parks

16 dive sites

43 countries

13 parks

49 countries

4 parks

28 dive sites

45 countries

57 parks

2 dive sites

9 countries

4 parks

1 dive site

8 countries

12 parks

1 dive site

154 countries

38 parks

20 dive sites

10 countries

12 parks

43 countries

18 parks

32 countries

14 parks

15 dive sites

34 countries

8 parks

33 dive sites

8 countries

8 parks

13 dive sites

43 countries

61 parks

19 countries

27 parks

43 countries

8 parks

6 countries

17 parks

3 dive sites

7 countries

19 parks

13 countries

12 parks

6 dive sites

68 countries

31 parks

16 dive sites

9 countries

21 parks

2 dive sites

14 countries

4 parks

118 countries

6 parks

18 dive sites

3 countries

4 parks

5 dive sites

58 countries

35 parks

236 dive sites

20 countries

23 parks

21 countries

15 parks

18 dive sites

39 countries

56 parks

33 dive sites

42 countries

5 parks

94 dive sites

9 countries

16 parks

81 countries

14 parks

23 dive sites

24 countries

47 parks

27 dive sites

29 countries

37 parks

79 dive sites

61 countries

76 parks

7 countries

5 parks

59 countries

12 parks

14 dive sites

68 countries

75 parks

21 dive sites

90 countries

6 parks

23 dive sites

73 countries

4 parks

9 dive sites

90 countries

38 parks

8 dive sites

19 countries

18 parks

31 dive sites

20 countries

14 parks

20 dive sites

56 countries

16 parks

14 dive sites

19 countries

22 parks

37 dive sites

5 countries

12 parks

128 countries

73 parks

41 dive sites

128 countries

35 parks

33 dive sites

57 countries

27 parks

23 dive sites

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17 parks

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7 countries

5 parks

1 country

6 parks

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57 parks

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52 countries

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43 countries

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47 countries

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21 countries

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43 countries

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30 countries

5 parks

3 countries

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5 countries

56 parks

3 countries

41 parks

51 countries

18 parks

7 countries

6 parks

6 countries

8 parks

1 country3 parks3 dive sites

27 countries31 parks70 dive sites

36 countries14 parks9 dive sites

128 countries69 parks84 dive sites

61 countries35 parks235 dive sites

141 countries58 parks75 dive sites

42 countries42 parks89 dive sites

157 countries53 parks209 dive sites

51 countries117 parks7 dive sites

111 countries69 parks127 dive sites

19 countries21 parks23 dive sites

37 countries49 parks83 dive sites

26 countries62 parks28 dive sites

128 countries48 parks120 dive sites

57 countries29 parks145 dive sites

44 countries46 parks80 dive sites

128 countries45 parks29 dive sites

41 countries37 parks105 dive sites

47 countries17 parks18 dive sites

18 countries35 parks20 dive sites

44 countries48 parks81 dive sites

57 countries41 parks14 dive sites

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39 countries30 parks3 dive sites

12 countries67 parks

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128 countries73 parks30 dive sites

18 countries20 parks19 dive sites

37 countries60 parks4 dive sites

30 countries40 parks11 dive sites

5 countries17 parks4 dive sites

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6 countries6 parks1 dive site

15 countries29 parks

11 countries51 parks

110 countries65 parks

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45 countries168 parks

9 countries15 parks1 dive site

8 countries14 parks

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100 countries32 parks

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45 countries165 parks

45 countries206 parks

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45 countries49 parks

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45 countries84 parks

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2 countries29 parks

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1 country4 parks

1 country7 parks

68 countries2 dive sites

1 country4 parks

110 countries2 dive sites

110 countries1 dive site

1 country2 parks

1 country2 parks

2 countries2 parks

1 country2 parks

51 countries

1 country1 park

11 countries

2 countries1 park

1 country1 park

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