Scientific name: Lycaon pictus (monotypic genus Lycaon)Common names: African wil···
Genus/Family: Squatina / Squatinidae (angel sharks)Common names: Angel shark, Sa···
Scientific name: Arctictis binturongCommon names: Binturong, BearcatOrder / Fami···
Key TakeawaysCritically endangered: Fewer than 6,500 black rhinos remain due to ···
Key TakeawaysWorld’s biggest animal: Up to ~110 ft (33.5 m) and ~330,000 lb (15···
Key TakeawaysBiggest gorilla by body mass; endemic to the eastern Democratic Rep···
Key TakeawaysStatus: Critically Endangered (IUCN). Roughly 650 adult gharials re···
Key TakeawaysOnly home: a small sector of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, tightly tied ···
Key Points at a GlanceWhere it lives: High ridges and cliffy talus in China’s T···
Quick FactsStatus: Critically Endangered (CR)Wild population: Fewer than 100 ind···
Key TakeawaysFewer than ~150 Malayan tigers are thought to remain in the wild; t···
Key TakeawaysAll eight species are threatened (IUCN: from Vulnerable to Critical···
Key PointsNames: Gooty sapphire tarantula / Peacock tarantula; scientific name P···
Key TakeawaysQuetzals are jewel-toned trogons from Central & South America; ···
Tenrecs are mammals in the family Tenrecidae whose outward appearance often rese···
Key TakeawaysStatus: Critically Endangered (CR); best estimates put fewer than 1···
Key Points (Quick Read)Status: Critically Endangered; most recent estimates put ···
At a GlanceWho it is: The Sunda tiger—better known as the Sumatran tiger (Panth···
Key TakeawaysCritically endangered: Fewer than 1,000 are thought to remain in th···
Ostriches (genus Struthio) in the family Struthionidae are the largest living bi···
Across the globe, there are thousands of wasp species — from harmless honeybees···
Deinosuchus (“terrible crocodile”) was a colossal crocodylian within the Allig···
Earth hosts more than 7.7 million animal species, and over 20% face extinction. ···
Nature is not only magnificent and mysterious, but also full of joy and warmth. ···
Famous for their "praying" front legs and lightning-fast predation, pr···
Insects inhabit nearly every corner of our planet. They are the most numerous cr···
When it comes to aquariums, many ocean-lovers ask: Is there truly a “good” aqu···
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a specie···
Many animal species are now endangered or in a state of severe vulnerability—in···
Sharks are often called the kings of the ocean, but there are many other fish—s···
Seals (Phocidae) are marine mammals, like whales, dolphins, porpoises, walruses,···
Like many other species of flora and fauna, a significant number of mammals are ···
In the insect world, there are many species that look alike and can easily be co···
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known as the lesser panda, fire fox, or re···
Leopards, cheetahs, and jaguars are three of the most iconic big cats. At first ···
Mexico, located in North America, covers more than 1.96 million km² of territor···
Do you know which living species is the closest relative of the giraffe? The ans···
You’ve probably heard of the dodo bird, a now-extinct species that today can on···
The mammoth, a giant mastodon that roamed the Earth during the Ice Age, is one o···
When we talk about “animals” and “vertebrates,” many people confuse the two ···