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Explore the animals of the world
All the Animals is a free wildlife reference organised by place rather than by alphabet. Spin the globe above, pick a region, and see what actually lives there — 6,685 species across 32 habitats, with 91 full written profiles covering behaviour, diet, habitat and conservation status.
Most wildlife guides are arranged taxonomically, which works well if you already know what you are looking for. This one starts from the question people actually ask — what lives here? — because habitat explains most of what an animal is. A polar bear's fur, a fennec fox's ears and a camel's kidneys are all answers to the same kind of problem posed by very different places.
Every profile is written for this site and covers where the animal lives, how it feeds and breeds, what marks it out, and how it is faring. Species records and photographs come from iNaturalist contributors under open licences, and conservation statuses follow the IUCN Red List. More about how the site is put together →
Featured animals
All 91 profiles A–Z →L
Lion
Panthera leo
P
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus
O
Orangutan
Pongo
S
Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia
H
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
G
Giant Panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
H
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
P
Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
G
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
S
Saiga Antelope
Saiga tatarica
O
Okapi
Okapia johnstoni
C
Common Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Explore by region
All regions →32 habitats covering every continent and the open ocean.
African Savanna
The great plains of East Africa, home to the world's most famous herds and big cats.
90 species →Sahara & Deserts
The largest hot desert on Earth — a furnace of sand where only the toughest survive.
98 species →African Rainforest
The steamy heart of Africa, where gorillas and okapi move through deep green shadow.
293 species →Amazon Rainforest
A roaring, buzzing, screeching jungle holding more species than anywhere else on Earth.
163 species →Andes Mountains
The longest mountain range in the world, stretching down the spine of South America.
172 species →Arctic & Tundra
The frozen top of the world, where life is built for endless ice and cold.
220 species →Antarctica
The white continent at the bottom of the planet — a freezer the size of a continent.
110 species →Himalayas & High Asia
The rooftop of the world, where ghostly cats prowl above the clouds.
353 species →Southeast Asian Jungle
Emerald islands and jungles hiding tigers, great apes and dragons.
129 species →Australian Outback
An island continent full of animals found nowhere else on the planet.
125 species →North American Wilds
From grizzly country to the great plains — wilderness on a giant scale.
190 species →European Woodlands
Storybook woods of foxes, deer and badgers at the edge of towns.
248 species →Madagascar
An island that drifted away long ago and evolved its own cast of creatures.
139 species →Coral Reefs & Oceans
The biggest habitat on Earth — a rainbow reef giving way to endless ocean.
590 species →China's Bamboo Forests
Misty highland forests where pandas munch bamboo all day long.
156 species →Central Asian Steppe
The wild, wind-blown grasslands and deserts of Mongolia and Central Asia.
187 species →Eastern North America
The deciduous woodlands of the eastern United States and Canada.
311 species →American South & Everglades
The subtropical bayous and wetlands of the southeastern US.
160 species →North American Desert
The Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts of the US Southwest and Mexico.
309 species →Mexico & Central America
From Mexican highlands to the rainforests of the Central American isthmus.
420 species →Caribbean Islands
A scatter of tropical islands full of species found nowhere else.
137 species →Pantanal & Cerrado
Brazil's great wetland — the finest wildlife-watching in the Americas.
102 species →Patagonia
The wind-blown southern tip of South America.
102 species →Southern Africa
Big-game country from Kruger to the Cape of Good Hope.
443 species →West Africa
The green coast and golden savannas of West Africa.
317 species →Arabia & the Middle East
The deserts and dry ranges of the Arabian Peninsula.
708 species →Indian Subcontinent
Tigers, elephants and teeming life across India and its neighbours.
351 species →Mainland Southeast Asia
The forests and rivers of Thailand, Vietnam and their neighbours.
428 species →Japan & Korea
Temperate East Asia, from snow monkeys to red-crowned cranes.
161 species →Siberian Taiga
The vast cold forests of northern Asia.
139 species →New Zealand
Remote islands of flightless birds and ancient reptiles.
152 species →New Guinea & Melanesia
A wild island of birds-of-paradise and tree kangaroos.
140 species →