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Meet extraordinary animals. Explore where they live, how they survive, and what makes each one remarkable.
2873 animal profiles. A little more wonder in every one.
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VUMammals
Lion
Panthera leo
The lion is the only cat that lives in social groups.
Living
ENBirds
Emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
The emperor penguin is the largest penguin and the only bird that breeds through the Antarctic winter.
Living
ENReptiles
Komodo dragon
Varanus komodoensis
The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard.
Living
CRAmphibians
Axolotl
Ambystoma mexicanum
The axolotl is a salamander that never grows up.
Living
ENFish
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
The whale shark is the largest fish in the sea.
Living
VUInsects
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
The monarch butterfly makes the longest migration of any insect.
Living
LCMolluscs
Giant Pacific octopus
Enteroctopus dofleini
The giant Pacific octopus is the largest octopus.
Living
VUMammals
Snow leopard
Panthera uncia
The snow leopard lives on steep, rocky slopes high in the mountains of Central Asia.
Living
VUCrustaceans
Coconut crab
Birgus latro
The coconut crab is the largest land-living arthropod.
Living
Every branch of the animal kingdom
Mammals
1094 profilesBirds
448 profilesReptiles
470 profilesAmphibians
54 profilesFish
359 profilesInsects
250 profilesArachnids
75 profilesMolluscs
36 profilesCrustaceans
35 profilesJellyfish and hydrozoans
9 profilesCorals and anemones
2 profilesWorms
11 profilesCentipedes
2 profilesMillipedes
2 profilesSea urchins
2 profilesSea stars
1 profileSea lilies and feather stars
1 profileTunicates
2 profilesHorseshoe crabs
2 profilesSea spiders
1 profileEarly synapsids
4 profilesPrehistoric invertebrates
5 profilesComb jellies
1 profileSponges
1 profileBrittle stars
1 profileSea cucumbers
1 profileTardigrades
1 profileOther life
3 profiles
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Most at risk
Animals listed as Endangered or Critically Endangered. The scale on each fact file shows where the species sits.
- African penguin Spheniscus demersusCRCritically Endangered
- Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanumCRCritically Endangered
- Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornisCRCritically Endangered
- Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeusCRCritically Endangered
- California condor Gymnogyps californianusCRCritically Endangered
- Ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalisCRCritically Endangered
- Kākāpō Strigops habroptilaCRCritically Endangered
- Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyiCRCritically Endangered
- Vaquita Phocoena sinusCRCritically Endangered
- African bush elephant Loxodonta africanaENEndangered
- Blue whale Balaenoptera musculusENEndangered
- Emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteriENEndangered
- Golden poison frog Phyllobates terribilisENEndangered
- Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensisENEndangered
- Tiger Panthera tigrisENEndangered
- Whale shark Rhincodon typusENEndangered