Animals
About animals
Find your favourite animals, where and how they live, the latest news about them and who's filming them right now. Marvel at the stealth of a snow leopard, the tenderness of a mother tiger and the awesome spectacle of a golden eagle in flight. Listen to the thrilling sound of lions roaring across the savannah and to birds that mimic machinery.
Find out more about the animal kingdom
499 animals
Jump to: Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Cartilaginous fishes | Ray-finned fishes | Lobe-finned fishes and allies | Jellyfish | Cephalopods | Spiders, mites and allies | Insects | Lobsters, woodlice and allies | Millipedes | Barnacles, copepods and allies | Starfish | Sea urchins | Polychaete worms
Amphibians Show All 16 Amphibians
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About Amphibians -
Frogs and toads -
True toads -
Common toad -
Venezuela pebble toad -
Australasian tree frogs -
Surinam toad -
Darwin's frog
Birds Show All 132 Birds
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About Birds -
Ducks, geese and swans -
Mandarin duck -
Bar-headed goose -
Barnacle goose -
Snow goose -
Whooper swan -
Swifts and hummingbirds
Mammals Show All 202 Mammals
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About Mammals -
Even-toed ungulates -
Cattle, antelopes and allies -
Springbok -
Ibex and goats -
Markhor -
Nubian ibex -
Walia ibex
Reptiles Show All 45 Reptiles
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About Reptiles -
Lizards, snakes and allies -
Agamid lizards -
Agamas -
Frilled lizard -
Thorny devil -
Slow worm -
Boas and pythons
Cartilaginous fishes Show All 9 Cartilaginous fishes
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About Cartilaginous fishes -
Great white shark -
Ground sharks -
Tiger shark -
Hammerhead sharks -
Rays, skates and allies -
Stingrays -
Manta ray
Ray-finned fishes Show All 21 Ray-finned fishes
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About Ray-finned fishes -
Perch-like fishes -
Cichlid fish -
Gobies -
Atlantic sailfish -
Anchovies, herrings and allies -
Herrings, sardines and allies -
Peruvian anchoveta
Lobe-finned fishes and allies
Jellyfish
Cephalopods
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About Cephalopods -
Squid -
Humboldt squid -
Octopuses -
North Pacific giant octopus -
Dumbo octopuses -
Giant cuttlefish
Spiders, mites and allies
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About Spiders, mites and allies -
Spiders -
Crab spiders -
Jumping spiders -
Himalayan jumping spider -
Money spiders -
Trapdoor spiders -
Black lace-weaver
Insects Show All 41 Insects
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About Insects -
Butterflies and moths -
Admirals, peacocks, monarchs and allies -
Monarch butterfly -
Purple emperor butterfly -
High brown fritillary -
Large blue butterfly -
Burnet moth
Lobsters, woodlice and allies
Millipedes
Barnacles, copepods and allies
Starfish
Sea urchins
Polychaete worms
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