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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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Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Takin

Budorcas taxicolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Near Threatened

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Gelada

Theropithecus gelada

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Near Threatened

Bongo

Tragelaphus eurycerus

HerbivoreNocturnalNear Threatened

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Dhole

Cuon alpinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Alpine Salamander

Salamandra atra

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Argali

Ovis ammon

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Stoat

Mustela erminea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Patagonian Huemul

Hippocamelus bisulcus

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered

Nubian Ibex

Capra nubiana

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Mountain Hare

Lepus timidus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Yellow-throated Marten

Martes flavigula

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Andean Bear

Tremarctos ornatus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Chukar

Alectoris chukar

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Critically Endangered

Titicaca Water Frog

Telmatobius culeus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Alpine Newt

Ichthyosaura alpestris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

European Mouflon

Ovis aries musimon

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Oilbird

Steatornis caripensis

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Japanese Macaque

Macaca fuscata

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Sable

Martes zibellina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Mouflon

Ovis orientalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Black Giant Squirrel

Ratufa bicolor

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Chacma Baboon

Papio ursinus

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Blue Sheep

Pseudois nayaur

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Near Threatened

Bezoar

Capra aegagrus

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis cupripennis

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black-fronted Duiker

Cephalophus nigrifrons

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Andean Cat

Leopardus jacobita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Black-necked Crane

Grus nigricollis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Siamang

Symphalangus syndactylus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Critically Endangered

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola peruvianus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Guianan Cock-Of-The-Rock

Rupicola rupicola

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Long-tailed Marmot

Marmota caudata

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Asian Badger

Meles leucurus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Alpine Musk Deer

Moschus chrysogaster

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Siberian Musk Deer

Moschus moschiferus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus collaris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Mountain Coati

Nasua olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Silver Pheasant

Lophura nycthemera

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Kea

Nestor notabilis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered

Norway Lemming

Lemmus lemmus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Asiatic Black Bear

Ursus thibetanus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Clouded Leopard

Neofelis nebulosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis calolaemus

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Alpine Marmot

Marmota marmota

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Brown Kiwi

Apteryx australis

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Black Grouse

Lyrurus tetrix

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Siberian Ibex

Capra sibirica

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Markhor

Capra falconeri

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Grey Partridge

Perdix perdix

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Lataste's Viper

Vipera latastei

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Golden-Ringed Dragonfly

Cordulegaster boltonii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Steppe Tortoise

Testudo horsfieldii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Horseshoe Whip Snake

Hemorrhois hippocrepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Northern Bald Ibis

Geronticus eremita

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nipalensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Northern Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mountain Zebra

Equus zebra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Forest Hog

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Four-lined Snake

Elaphe quatuorlineata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Aesculapian Snake

Zamenis longissimus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Rock Bunting

Emberiza cia

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Beech Marten

Martes foina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Asian Golden Cat

Catopuma temminckii

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Western Jackdaw

Corvus monedula

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Demoiselle Crane

Grus virgo

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Military Macaw

Ara militaris

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable

European Crested Tit

Lophophanes cristatus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Western Green Lizard

Lacerta bilineata

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Willow Ptarmigan

Lagopus lagopus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

European Glass Lizard

Pseudopus apodus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

Macaca nemestrina

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Pallas' Cat

Otocolobus manul

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Ring Ouzel

Turdus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Schreiber's Bent-winged Bat

Miniopterus schreibersii

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Greater Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffmanni

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common House Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Yellow-bellied Toad

Bombina variegata

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mountain Tapir

Tapirus pinchaque

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Critically Endangered

Pancake Tortoise

Malacochersus tornieri

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Crocodile Newt

Tylototriton verrucosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Urial

Ovis vignei

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Nose-horned Viper

Vipera ammodytes

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Roosevelt Elk

Cervus canadensis

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Alpine Ibex

Capra ibex

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Sinai Rosefinch

Carpodacus synoicus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Near Threatened

Ocellated Lizard

Timon lepidus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Northern Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Emerald Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus prasinus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Kiang

Equus kiang

HerbivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Northern Tiger Cat

Leopardus tigrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Western Tragopan

Tragopan melanocephalus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Cynops pyrrhogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Tibetan Fox

Vulpes ferrilata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus ornatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Pallas's Squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Cape Vulture

Gyps coprotheres

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Critically Endangered

Indian Vulture

Gyps indicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Cyprus Wheatear

Oenanthe cypriaca

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Tapeti

Sylvilagus brasiliensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Cyprus Warbler

Curruca melanothorax

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Bush Hyrax

Heterohyrax brucei

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Pallas's Pika

Ochotona pallasii

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Indian Crested Porcupine

Hystrix indica

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mountain Treeshrew

Tupaia montana

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Asp Viper

Vipera aspis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Southern Mountain Viscacha

Lagidium viscacia

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Blanford's Fox

Vulpes cana

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Near Threatened

Chiru

Pantholops hodgsonii

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Common Chuckwalla

Sauromalus ater

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Southern Tree Hyrax

Dendrohyrax arboreus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Short-tailed Gymnure

Hylomys suillus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

14 countries22 parks

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

51 countries53 parks

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

11 countries18 parks

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

7 countries40 parks

Vicuna

Vicugna vicugna

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

7 countries6 parks

Critically Endangered

Eastern Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

PrimateHerbivoreDiurnal

3 countries4 parks

Blue Chaffinch

Fringilla teydea

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

1 country2 parks

Rock Hyrax

Procavia capensis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

17 countries7 parks

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

25 countries137 parks

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

72 countries109 parks

9 countries

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9 countries

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48 countries

16 parks

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