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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Apex predators187species Giants of nature57species Threatened species515species Night life768species Big cats39species Polar wildlife74species Endemic species6species The Big Five6species

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Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

White-Headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Leopard Seal

Hydrurga leptonyx

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Komodo Dragon

Varanus komodoensis

EndemicCarnivoreDiurnal

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus

EndemicCarnivoreCrepuscular

Blue Chaffinch

Fringilla teydea

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

150 countries70 parks400 dive sites

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

134 countries46 parks104 dive sites

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

92 countries18 parks75 dive sites

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

46 countries16 parks41 dive sites

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

108 countries19 parks28 dive sites

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

128 countries5 parks13 dive sites

Near Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

20 countries58 parks

Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

14 countries22 parks

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

51 countries53 parks

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

21 countries8 parks16 dive sites

49 countries

4 parks

28 dive sites

45 countries

57 parks

2 dive sites

97 countries

24 parks

1 dive site

9 countries

4 parks

1 dive site

1 country

4 parks

2 dive sites

19 countries

16 parks

16 countries

19 parks

5 dive sites

114 parks

43 countries

18 parks

11 countries

26 parks

32 countries

14 parks

15 dive sites

34 countries

8 parks

33 dive sites

114 countries

51 parks

376 dive sites

8 countries

8 parks

13 dive sites

113 countries

34 parks

266 dive sites

6 countries

17 parks

3 dive sites

94 countries

7 parks

174 dive sites

7 countries

40 parks

7 countries

21 parks

12 countries

12 parks

13 countries

12 parks

6 dive sites

68 countries

31 parks

16 dive sites

1 country

1 park

1 dive site

11 countries

9 parks

118 countries

6 parks

18 dive sites

2 countries

9 parks

1 country

2 parks

20 countries

33 parks

58 countries

35 parks

236 dive sites

62 countries

4 parks

89 dive sites