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VulpesLC

Vulpes

Foxs

Carnivora12-14years

Foxes (scientific name: Vulpes) are omnivorous animals widely distributed around the world, mainly living in forests, grasslands, ···

Oceanites oceanicusLC

Oceanites oceanicus

Oceanites oceanicus,Wilson's Storm-Petrel

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Smoke black fork tail petrel (scientific name: Oceanites oceanicus) foreign name Wilson' s Storm-Petrel, a kind of bird.The pe···

Garrodia nereisLC

Garrodia nereis

Garrodia nereis,Gray-backed Storm Petrel

Waterfowl25 years or so

Garrodia nereis (Gray-backed Storm Petrel) is a congregating bird, either in nesting areas or at sea, mostly in small or loose gro···

Oceanites oceanicusLC

Oceanites oceanicus

Oceanites oceanicus,Wilson's Storm Petrel

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Oceanites oceanicus, Wilson' s Storm Petrel is a kind of petrel.Yellow-webbed petrels often live alone or in small groups. Lik···

Thalassoica antarcticaLC

Thalassoica antarctica

Thalassoica antarctica,Antarctic Petrel

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

The Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica, Antarctic Petrel) is a Marine bird.Antarctic shearwaters prefer open water near ice,···

Puffinus elegansLC

Puffinus elegans

Puffinus elegans,Subantarctic Shearwater

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

The Subantarctic Shearwater (Puffinus elegans) is a bird of the genus Puffinus in the family Puffinidae. Specific habits are unkno···

Daption capenseLC

Daption capense

Daption capense

WaterfowlNo textual research information is available

Its scientific name is Daption capense, but its specific habits are unknown.Groups can often be seen flying in the air and like to···

Balaenoptera bonaerensisLC

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Antarctic baleen whale, Southern minke whale

CetaceaAbout 50 years

Antarctic minke whale (scientific name: Balaenoptera bonaerensis) is also known as Antarctic minke whale. New mitochondrial DNA te···

Sterna paradisaeaLC

Sterna paradisaea

Arctic Tern ,Sterna paradisaea

Wading birds20-33years

The Arctic tern is a seabird belonging to the tern genus. It is medium-sized and distributed in the Arctic and nearby areas. It is···

New Zealand sea lionLC

New Zealand sea lion

Phocarctos hookeri

CarnivoraNo verification information

The scientific name of New Zealand sea lion is Phocarctos hookeri, also known as Hooker's sea lion. It feeds on small fish suc···

Arctocephalus gazellaLC

Arctocephalus gazella

Arctocephalus gazella,Kerguelen Fur seal,Island sea lions, sea wolves, Antarctic fur seals

Carnivora13-23years

The Antarctic fur seal (scientific name: Arctocephalus gazella) is called Kerguelen Fur seal. Its scientific name comes from the f···

Leptonychotes weddelliiLC

Leptonychotes weddellii

Leptonychotes weddellii,monk seal, Weddell seal, Weddell seal, Weddell seal

Carnivora8-10years

Weddell seal (Latin name: Leptonychotes weddellii), also known as Weddell seal, Weddell seal or Weddell seal, is the only species ···

Lobodon carcinophagusLC

Lobodon carcinophagus

Lobodon carcinophagus,Crabeater seal

Carnivora20-25 years

Sawtooth seals are called Lobodon carcinophagus in scientific name and Crabeater seal in foreign language. They are the most numer···

Hydrurga leptonyxLC

Hydrurga leptonyx

Hydrurga leptonyx,leopard seal,

CarnivoraAbout 26 years

Leopard seal (scientific name: Hydrurga leptonyx) is also known as leopard seal in foreign languages. There are no subspecies.Leop···

Phoca vitulinaLC

Phoca vitulina

Phoca vitulina ,Common seal

Carnivora20-35years

The scientific name of the harbor seal is Phoca vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758), and the foreign name is Common seal. It is a seal distr···

Phoca hispidaLC

Phoca hispida

Phoca hispida,Ringed seal,Nordic seal, ice seal, ring seal

Carnivora25-30years

The scientific name of the ringed seal is Phoca hispida, and its foreign name is Ringed seal. There are 5 subspecies. It is one of···

Pagophilus groenlandicusLC

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Pagophilus groenlandicus,Harp Seal、Greenland Seal,Greenland seal, ice seal, Lyra seal, saddle seal

Carnivora20-35years

Harp seal (scientific name: Pagophilus groenlandicus) is also known as Harp Seal and Greenland Seal. It has no subspecies.Harp sea···

Ommatophoca rossiiLC

Ommatophoca rossii

Ommatophoca rossii,Ross seal, Ross seal

Carnivora20-25years

The big-eyed seal (scientific name: Ommatophoca rossii) is named because of its relatively large eyes (eye diameter up to 7 cm). I···

Vulpes lagopusLC

Vulpes lagopus

Vulpes lagopus,Arctic Fox,Blue fox, white fox

Carnivora8-10years

Arctic fox (scientific name: Vulpes lagopus) is called Arctic Fox in foreign language. There are 4 subspecies. In addition, Arctic···

Monodon monocerosLC

Monodon monoceros

Monodon monoceros,Narwhal、Unicorn Whale,Narwhal, Lance Whale

UngulataAbout 50 years

The scientific name of narwhal: Monodon monoceros, foreign names Narwhal, Unicorn Whale, no subspecies.As a protected Arctic speci···

Arctic graylingLC

Arctic grayling

Thymallus arcticus

Medium Fish18-32years

Arctic grayling (scientific name: Thymallus arcticus): is an animal of the family Thymallus and genus Thymallus.Arctic grayling ma···

Balaenoptera acutorostrataLC

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Balaenoptera acutorostrata,Minke Whale、Common Minke Whale,Minke whale, Sharp-billed whale

CetaceaWithin 50 years

Minke Whale has two subspecies and is a small baleen whale of the genus Mysticetus.Minke Whale has 230 to 273 baleen pieces on eac···

Emperor PenguinLC

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Waterfowl20-50 year

Emperor penguins mainly live in the sea. They hunt, swim and play in the water. On the one hand, they exercise their bodies well, ···

Adélie penguinLC

Adélie penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae

Waterfowl16~20 year

The legs of the Adélie penguin are light pink and the soles of the feet are black. Like other penguins, the Adélie penguin is al···

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