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Corsac FoxLC

Corsac Fox

Vulpes corsac, Eastern Coral Fox

Carnivora9-12year

Corsus foxes are slightly smaller than red foxes and as tall as a medium-sized dog. There are three subspecies.Corsus foxes live a···

Gray WolfLC

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

Carnivora5-15 years

Grey wolf, Arctic wolf, etc., is usually referred to as "wolf" in human society. There are 38 subspecies and 1 domestica···

Whale sharkLC

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

Giant Fish100 year

The whale shark is the largest shark and the largest fish. It is named whale shark because of its huge whale-like body. The larges···

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···

Pygoscelis antarcticusLC

Pygoscelis antarcticus

chinstrap penguin, Police officer penguin, Antarctic penguin, chinstrap penguin, whiskered penguin, chinstrap penguin

WaterfowlAbout 15~20 years

As penguins that look like police officers, they are also very courageous and are likely to conflict with other penguins, or even ···

Aurelia auritaLC

Aurelia aurita

Moon jellyfish, UFO jellyfish, Moon jellyfish

CoelenterataMonths-Years

Moon jellyfish feed on plankton such as mollusks, crustaceans, worms and copepods.Moon jellyfish occasionally eat gelatinous zoopl···

Arctocephalus australisLC

Arctocephalus australis

Sea lion, South American seal

Carnivora12-30 year

The fur of the South American Fur seal is dark gray.Females and most immature individuals have a variety of colors, mostly gray on···

Odobenus rosmarusLC

Odobenus rosmarus

Walrus, Seahorse

Carnivora30~40 year

Walrus, as the name suggests, is the elephant in the sea. It has a huge body, thick and wrinkled skin, sparse bristles, small eyes···

Phoca larghaLC

Phoca largha

Harbor seal, seal, fur seal, fur seal, western Pacific harbor seal

CarnivoraUp to 35 years

Sometimes they look out of the water, sometimes they dive for food, and sometimes they go up to the islands and reefs to bask in t···

Polar BearLC

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus,White bear, sea bear, ice bear

Carnivora25-30 year

Polar bears are such good swimmers that they were once thought to be marine animals. Polar bears spend most of their lives (about ···

Trichechus senegalensisLC

Trichechus senegalensis

African manatee,African manatee, Seacow,Lamantin d'Afrique, Lamantin du Sénégal,Manatí de Senegal

CarnivoraAbout 30 years

The West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis, African manatee) is a species of the family Sirenia, Sirenia, and is found in w···

Arctocephalus australisLC

Arctocephalus australis

South American sea lion, southern sea lion, maned seal, South American fur seal

Carnivora16-20 year

There are about 14 species of sea lions in the world, of which the South American sea lion is the least known and the most bizarre···

Arctic wolfLC

Arctic wolf

Canis lupus arctos, white wolf, snow wolf

Carnivora7 years (wild), 20 years (captive)

Among the animals living in the Arctic, polar bears and Arctic foxes are very famous, but the Arctic wolf is not well-known. It is···

Beluga whaleLC

Beluga whale

Delphinapterus leucas, sea canary

Cetacea32-40 Year

As the name suggests, it is a white whale. It is called the cutest whale in the world because it looks cute, looks like a dolphin,···

GiraffaLC

Giraffa

Kirin, Kirin Deer, Long-necked Deer

Ungulata20-25 years old

Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world today. Their long necks stand tall, easily attracting people's interest.Why is i···

Tapirus indicusLC

Tapirus indicus

Asian tapir,Indian tapir

Ungulata20-30 years

The body color of an adult Malay tapir is the classic "black and white", with no other colors. The head, shoulders, and ···

asian elephantLC

asian elephant

Elephas maximus

Proboscidea60-70 years old, can reach 80 years old in captivity

Asian elephants are giant herbivoresFood,The staple food is bamboo shoots, young leaves, wild plantains and palm leaf reeds, etc. ···

takinLC

takin

Takin,wildebeest,golden takin

Ungulata12-15 years old

Takin is a large bovine herbivore distributed in the dense forests of the eastern foothills of the Himalayas. Due to different ori···

giant pandaLC

giant panda

Cat bear,bamboo bear,silver dog,iron-eating beast

Carnivora18-20 years old, can be over 30 years old in captivity

The giant panda has lived on the earth for at least 8 million years and is a first-level protected animal in China. At the end of ···

black bearLC

black bear

Ursus thibetanus,Moon bear,bear,black blind man

Carnivora25 years old

Black bears, also known as Asiatic black bears, were historically placed in a separate genus <Selenarctos>. A wild hybrid be···

tigerLC

tiger

Big cat,big insect,mountain king,Yin beast

CarnivoraAbout 20-25 years

There are nine species of tigers, namely: Siberian tiger, South China tiger, Bali tiger, Indochinese tiger, Malayan tiger, Javan t···

PleuronectiformesLC

Pleuronectiformes

Pleuronectiformes,heterosomata,flounder

Small fish60 years or so

Flounder is a general term for fishes of the order Plaice. It has no swim bladder and feeds on worms, crustaceans and other animal···

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