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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 515 species · Vulnerable · Endangered · Critically Endangered

Showing 515 species · Vulnerable · Endangered · Critically Endangered

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Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

DiurnalVulnerableFish

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable 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

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus

EndemicCarnivoreCrepuscular

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Critically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

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

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds

9 countries14 parks1 dive site

Critically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

94 countries18 parks82 dive sites

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

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

128 countries5 parks13 dive sites

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

21 countries27 parks5 dive sites

59 countries

35 parks

141 dive sites

43 countries

58 parks

14 countries

22 parks

49 countries

4 parks

28 dive sites

43 countries

30 parks

1 dive site

9 countries

4 parks

1 dive site

154 countries

38 parks

20 dive sites

24 countries

19 parks

16 countries

19 parks

5 dive sites

114 parks

43 countries

18 parks

11 countries

26 parks

114 countries

51 parks

376 dive sites

19 countries

27 parks

19 parks

52 parks

94 countries

7 parks

174 dive sites

7 countries

40 parks

7 countries

21 parks

13 countries

12 parks

6 dive sites

68 countries

31 parks

16 dive sites

1 country

1 park

1 dive site

3 countries

4 parks

6 countries

10 parks

11 countries

9 parks

118 countries

6 parks

18 dive sites

2 countries

9 parks

2 countries

6 parks

2 dive sites

15 countries

5 parks

1 dive site

58 countries

35 parks

236 dive sites