Elephant family crossing an East African savanna
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Explore 50 species records. 12 currently meet the site’s dated source-review standard; research drafts remain available for navigation.

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African Elephant

African Elephant

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Loxodonta africana

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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Lion

Lion

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Panthera leo

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Africa, Asia
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Leopard

Leopard

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Panthera pardus

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Africa, Asia
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Cheetah

Cheetah

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Acinonyx jubatus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa, Asia
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Mountain Gorilla

Mountain Gorilla

EN

Gorilla beringei beringei

Mountain gorillas are a forest-dwelling subspecies of eastern gorilla found in Uganda, Rwanda, and t...

Africa
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Giraffe

Giraffe

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Giraffa camelopardalis

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros

NT–CR

Rhinocerotidae — five living species

Rhinoceros is a five-species family, not one interchangeable safari animal. Africa has the black rhi...

Africa, Asia
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Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus

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Hippopotamus amphibius

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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Cape Buffalo

Cape Buffalo

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Syncerus caffer

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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African Wild Dog

African Wild Dog

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Lycaon pictus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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Zebra

Zebra

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Equus quagga

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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Whale Shark

Whale Shark

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Rhincodon typus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania
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Humpback Whale

Humpback Whale

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Megaptera novaeangliae

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, Antarctica
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Orca (Killer Whale)

Orca (Killer Whale)

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Orcinus orca

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North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, Oceania
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Great White Shark

Great White Shark

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Carcharodon carcharias

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa, Oceania, North America, South America
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Manta Ray

Manta Ray

VU–EN

Mobula alfredi and Mobula birostris

Manta rays are two filter-feeding ray species: the reef manta and the larger oceanic manta. They use...

Asia, Oceania, Africa, North America, South America
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Bengal Tiger

Bengal Tiger

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Panthera tigris tigris

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Asia
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Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard

VU

Panthera uncia

The snow leopard is a Vulnerable big cat of the high mountains of Central and South Asia. Its thick ...

Asia
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Jaguar

Jaguar

NT

Panthera onca

The jaguar is the largest wild cat in the Americas and the only living member of the genus Panthera ...

South America, North America
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Orangutan

Orangutan

CR

Pongo pygmaeus, Pongo abelii, and Pongo tapanuliensis

Orangutan is the shared name for three living great-ape species: the Bornean orangutan, Sumatran ora...

Asia
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Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee

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Pan troglodytes

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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Polar Bear

Polar Bear

VU

Ursus maritimus

The polar bear is a sea-ice-dependent Arctic marine mammal whose conservation picture cannot be redu...

North America, Europe, Asia
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Giant Panda

Giant Panda

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Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Asia
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Komodo Dragon

Komodo Dragon

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Varanus komodoensis

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Asia
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Galapagos Giant Tortoise

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Chelonoidis nigra

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

South America
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Koala

Koala

VU

Phascolarctos cinereus

The koala is an Australian tree-dwelling marsupial found in a patchy band of forest and woodland fro...

Oceania
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Wildebeest

Wildebeest

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Connochaetes taurinus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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Western Lowland Gorilla

Western Lowland Gorilla

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Gorilla gorilla gorilla

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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Spotted Hyena

Spotted Hyena

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Crocuta crocuta

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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Green Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

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Chelonia mydas

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Oceania
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Bottlenose Dolphin

Bottlenose Dolphin

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Tursiops truncatus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania
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Hammerhead Shark

Hammerhead Shark

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Sphyrna mokarran

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Oceania
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Blue Whale

Blue Whale

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Balaenoptera musculus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

North America, South America, Asia, Oceania, Antarctica
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Red Panda

Red Panda

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Ailurus fulgens

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Asia
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Sloth Bear

Sloth Bear

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Melursus ursinus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Asia
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Asian Elephant

Asian Elephant

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Elephas maximus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Asia
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Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear

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Ursus arctos horribilis

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

North America
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Gray Wolf

Gray Wolf

LC

Canis lupus

The gray wolf is a wide-ranging Northern Hemisphere canid whose ecology, population trend, and legal...

North America, Europe, Asia
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Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

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Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

North America
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Manatee

Manatee

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Trichechus manatus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

North America, South America
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Two-toed Sloth

Two-toed Sloth

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Choloepus hoffmanni

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

North America, South America
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Poison Dart Frog

Poison Dart Frog

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Dendrobates spp.

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

South America, North America
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Emperor Penguin

Emperor Penguin

EN

Aptenodytes forsteri

The emperor penguin is the largest living penguin and an Antarctic sea-ice specialist. It breeds dur...

Antarctica
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Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo

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Phoenicopterus roseus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa, Europe, Asia
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Pangolin

Pangolin

VU–CR

Family Manidae — eight living species

Pangolins are eight scale-covered mammal species: four in Africa and four in Asia. Depending on the ...

Africa, Asia
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Arctic Fox

Arctic Fox

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Vulpes lagopus

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

North America, Europe, Asia
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Ring-tailed Lemur

Ring-tailed Lemur

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Lemur catta

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Africa
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Southern Elephant Seal

Southern Elephant Seal

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Mirounga leonina

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Antarctica, South America
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Southern Cassowary

Southern Cassowary

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Casuarius casuarius

Research draft awaiting checks of taxonomy, range, status, biology, locations, and safety guidance.

Oceania
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Iberian Lynx

Iberian Lynx

VU

Lynx pardinus

The Iberian lynx is a rabbit-specialist wild cat endemic to Spain and Portugal. Sustained habitat wo...

Europe
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