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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

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Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophaga

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Muskox

Ovibos moschatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Common Murre

Uria aalge

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Ringed Seal

Pusa hispida

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Gentoo Penguin

Pygoscelis papua

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Imperial Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Chinstrap Penguin

Pygoscelis antarcticus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mountain Hare

Lepus timidus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Macaroni Penguin

Eudyptes chrysolophus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Adelie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Snowy Sheathbill

Chionis albus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Norway Lemming

Lemmus lemmus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Antarctic Petrel

Thalassoica antarctica

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Snow Petrel

Pagodroma nivea

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Hooded Seal

Cystophora cristata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Greenland Shark

Somniosus microcephalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Dall's Porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

CarnivoreOceanPolar

Harp Seal

Pagophilus groenlandicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Northern Fur Seal

Callorhinus ursinus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Bowhead Whale

Balaena mysticetus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Sanderling

Calidris alba

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Willow Ptarmigan

Lagopus lagopus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Diving-Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Steller's Sea Eagle

Haliaeetus pelagicus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Polar Wolf

Canis lupus arctos

CarnivoreVariable activityDesert

Grey-Headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Arctic Hare

Lepus arcticus

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Cape Petrel

Daption capense

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Siberian Salamander

Salamandrella keyserlingii

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Siberian Crane

Leucogeranus leucogeranus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spotted Seal

Phoca largha

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Thinhorn Sheep

Ovis dalli

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

North Pacific Right Whale

Eubalaena japonica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Baikal Seal

Pusa sibirica

CarnivoreSolitaryFreshwater

South Georgia Pipit

Anthus antarcticus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Colossal Squid

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Rock Shag

Leucocarbo magellanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Royal Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Great Auk

Pinguinus impennis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Wooly Mammoth

Mammuthus primigenius

HerbivoreDiurnalTundra

Steller's Sea Cow

Hydrodamalis gigas

HerbivoreFamily groupOcean

Human

Homo sapiens

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds

9 countries14 parks1 dive site

King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

12 countries6 parks1 dive site

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

9 countries4 parks1 dive site

Near Threatened

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

8 countries12 parks1 dive site

Leopard Seal

Hydrurga leptonyx

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

6 countries17 parks3 dive sites

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

7 countries19 parks

Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii

CarnivoreColonialOcean

6 countries23 parks3 dive sites

Near Threatened

Beluga Whale

Delphinapterus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

9 countries21 parks2 dive sites

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Flightless birdPiscivoreDiurnal

6 countries10 parks

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

15 countries5 parks1 dive site

17 countries

19 parks

8 countries

6 parks

6 countries

14 parks

3 dive sites

9 countries

4 parks

31 parks

2 dive sites

11 countries

18 parks

2 dive sites

6 countries

17 parks

3 dive sites

7 countries

5 parks

2 dive sites

7 countries

12 parks

1 dive site

12 countries

25 parks

49 countries

4 parks

17 countries

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17 countries

4 parks

11 countries

10 parks

6 countries

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9 countries

10 parks

7 countries

6 parks

6 countries

18 parks

6 countries

8 parks

6 countries

10 parks

6 countries

18 parks

7 countries15 parks3 dive sites

128 countries45 parks29 dive sites

11 countries16 parks6 dive sites

5 countries14 parks8 dive sites

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9 countries15 parks1 dive site

8 countries24 parks

11 countries24 parks

100 countries32 parks

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91 countries31 parks

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1 country2 parks

8 countries

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