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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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Conservation

Showing 285 species · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 285 species · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Critically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Komodo Dragon

Varanus komodoensis

EndemicCarnivoreDiurnal

Critically Endangered

Eastern Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

PrimateHerbivoreDiurnal

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Flightless birdPiscivoreDiurnal

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus

EndemicCarnivoreCrepuscular

Critically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Critically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Critically Endangered

Fan Mussel

Pinna nobilis

SolitaryCritically EndangeredOcean

Critically Endangered

Angelshark

Squatina squatina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Western Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group

Critically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Baird's Tapir

Tapirus bairdii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

CarnivoreNocturnalEndangered

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

PiscivoreDiurnalFamily group

Critically Endangered

African Forest Elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis

FrugivoreVariable activityFamily group

Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

150 countries70 parks400 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

Critically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

94 countries18 parks82 dive sites

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

108 countries19 parks28 dive sites

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

128 countries5 parks13 dive sites

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries58 parks

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

49 countries4 parks28 dive sites

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

24 countries19 parks

Critically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries18 parks

114 countries

51 parks

376 dive sites

19 countries

27 parks

7 countries

21 parks

13 countries

12 parks

6 dive sites

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1 park

1 dive site

3 countries

4 parks

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11 countries

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2 countries

9 parks

58 countries

35 parks

236 dive sites

62 countries

4 parks

89 dive sites

33 countries

51 parks

82 dive sites

33 countries

5 parks

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10 countries

11 parks

5 dive sites

59 countries

20 parks

237 dive sites

61 countries

13 parks

138 dive sites

9 countries

15 parks

28 countries

23 parks

62 dive sites

33 countries

31 parks

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21 countries

13 parks

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19 parks

9 dive sites

59 countries

12 parks

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20 parks

102 dive sites

5 countries

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