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1630 mammals
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10360 birds
715 reptiles
164 amphibians
128 mollusks
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Animal of the Day Short-Beaked Common Dolphin
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Hyacinth Macaw: Hyacinth macaws are often considered to be gentle giants, with loving and gentle personalities.
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Rusty-Spotted Cat: Rusty-spotted cats in Sri Lanka are called ‘Kola Diviya’ or ‘Handun Diviya’.
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Gray Seal: The scientific name for the Gray seal comes from the Greek and it means 'hooked-nose sea-pig'.
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Bushy-Tailed Woodrat: “Packrat” is another name for the Bushy-tailed woodrat, which likes to steal shiny objects to place in its den of sticks, vegetation, and bones.
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Egyptian Fruit Bat: An Egyptian fruit bat sleeps upside down, having folded its wings across itself.
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Cute Animals 17 Species
Long-Lived Animals 12 Species
Long-Tailed Animals 11 Species
Travelers 15 Species
Creepy Animals 9 Species
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Cute Animals 17 Species
Long-Tailed Animals 11 Species
Travelers 15 Species
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Grey-eared brushfinch Atlapetes melanolaemus
Rufous-tailed stipplethroat Epinecrophylla erythrura
Brown-bellied stipplethroat Epinecrophylla gutturalis
Shear-tailed grey tyrant Muscipipra vetula
White-rimmed brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis
Carajás woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes carajaensis
Eastern forest robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax xanthogaster
Long-tailed cisticola Cisticola angusticauda
White-winged brushfinch Atlapetes leucopterus
Bolivian brushfinch Atlapetes rufinucha
Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus
Ring-Tailed Lemur Lemur catta
African Bush Elephant Loxodonta africana
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Arctic Fox Vulpes lagopus
Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Japanese Macaque Macaca fuscata
African Lion Panthera leo
Tiger Panthera tigris
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Killer Whale Orcinus orca
Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Grey Wolf Canis lupus
Brown Bear Ursus arctos
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Jaguar Panthera onca
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Grey-eared brushfinch Atlapetes melanolaemus
Rufous-tailed stipplethroat Epinecrophylla erythrura
Brown-bellied stipplethroat Epinecrophylla gutturalis
Shear-tailed grey tyrant Muscipipra vetula
White-rimmed brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis
Carajás woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes carajaensis
Eastern forest robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax xanthogaster
Long-tailed cisticola Cisticola angusticauda
White-winged brushfinch Atlapetes leucopterus
Bolivian brushfinch Atlapetes rufinucha
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African Lion Panthera leo
Tiger Panthera tigris
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Killer Whale Orcinus orca
Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Grey Wolf Canis lupus
Brown Bear Ursus arctos
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Jaguar Panthera onca
featured
Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus
Ring-Tailed Lemur Lemur catta
African Bush Elephant Loxodonta africana
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Arctic Fox Vulpes lagopus
Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Japanese Macaque Macaca fuscata
Not every animal has a tail. But every animal has a story
habitat
lifestyle and behavior
conservation status
geography
continents
Tropical 356 Species
Arid 356 Species
Cold 315 Species
Temperate 1511 Species
Polar 192 Species
habitat
Tropical 1592 Species
Arid 356 Species
Temperate 1511 Species
Cold 315 Species
Polar 192 Species
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lifestyle and behavior
Semiaquatic
270
Terrestrial
11832
Cursorial
230
Burrowing
890
Arboreal
1481
Fossorial
195
Monogamy
1170
Polygamy
250
Partially migrant
454
Not a migrant
8712
Migrating
2122
Hibernating
349
Generally solitary
326
Flocking
1411
Solitary
1156
Herding
194
Social
2404
Polygyny
622
Polyandry
93
Polygynandry
312
Serial monogamy
99
Aquatic
109
Jumping
242
Wading birds
95
Seabirds
76
Pelagic birds
19
Gliding
313
Soaring birds
94
Flightless bird
73
Apex predator
57
Mesopredator
10
Predator
231
Ambush predator
213
Pursuit predator
47
Grazing
246
Browsing
192
Pack hunters
33
Shorebirds
126
Altricial
1823
Precocial
2413
Waterfowl
193
Dominance hierarchies
298
Zoochory
420
Oviparous
11178
Highly social
96
Island endemic
166
Scansorial
154
Territorial
1316
Viviparous
1630
Natatorial
282
Sea snakes
7
Colonial
226
Congregatory
1073
Soaring
675
Ovoviviparous
65
Torpor
100
Dominance hierarchy
87
Nomadic
466
Sedentary
15
Cosmopolitan
33
Aestivation
70
Pollinator
70
Brumation
30
Altitudinal Migrant
26
Cooperative breeder
25
Seabird
276
Daily Torpor
23
Wading bird
218
Partial Migrant
42
Congregatroy
1
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conservation status
EX
Extinct
146
EW
Extinct in the wild
12
CR
Critically endangered
368
EN
Endangered
654
VU
Vulnerable
980
NT
Near Threatened
1027
LC
Least concern
8840
DD
Data deficient
113
NE
Not evaluated
73
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geography
Reptiles of Florida 52 Species
Birds of United States 867 Species
Birds of United Kingdom 335 Species
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birds
10360 Species
Animalia kingdom
reptiles
715 Species
mollusks
128 Species
amphibians
164 Species
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animalia kingdom
mammals
1630 Species
birds
10360 Species
reptiles
715 Species
amphibians
164 Species
mollusks
128 Species
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threatened
extinct
Tiger Panthera tigris
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Red Panda Ailurus fulgens
Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii
Bonobo Pan paniscus
Snow Leopard Uncia uncia
African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus
Common Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
Okapi Okapia johnstoni
Asian Lion Panthera leo persica
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Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Jaguar Panthera onca
Narwhal Monodon monoceros
American Bison Bison bison
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas
Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum
White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
African Buffalo Syncerus caffer
Rusty-Spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus
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Quagga Equus quagga quagga
Great Auk Pinguinus impennis
Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis
Sea Mink Neovison macrodon
Heath hen Tympanuchus cupido cupido
Tasmanian emu Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis
King Island emu Dromaius novaehollandiae minor
Tyto pollens Tyto pollens
Slender-billed grackle Quiscalus palustris
North Island snipe Coenocorypha barrierensis
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endangered
Tiger Panthera tigris
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Red Panda Ailurus fulgens
Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii
Bonobo Pan paniscus
Snow Leopard Uncia uncia
African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus
Common Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
Okapi Okapia johnstoni
Asian Lion Panthera leo persica
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threatened
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Jaguar Panthera onca
Narwhal Monodon monoceros
American Bison Bison bison
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas
Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum
White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
African Buffalo Syncerus caffer
Rusty-Spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus
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extinct
Quagga Equus quagga quagga
Great Auk Pinguinus impennis
Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis
Sea Mink Neovison macrodon
Heath hen Tympanuchus cupido cupido
Tasmanian emu Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis
King Island emu Dromaius novaehollandiae minor
Tyto pollens Tyto pollens
Slender-billed grackle Quiscalus palustris
North Island snipe Coenocorypha barrierensis
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