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An Adélie penguin with a black head, white eye ring and white belly standing on rocky ground at Hope Bay on the Antarctic Peninsula.
bird Adélie penguin
An African bush elephant spraying water over its head in the Chobe River in Botswana.
mammal African elephant
An adult American alligator resting at the water surface with a tiny striped baby alligator perched on top of its head.
reptile Alligator
An American robin with a warm orange breast, dark head and yellow bill, perched on a green conifer branch.
bird American Robin
A single Antarctic krill against a black background, its translucent body showing a yellow-green digestive gland, red spots and feathery swimming legs.
crustacean Antarctic krill
An Asian elephant walking through green vegetation in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.
mammal Asian elephant
An Atlantic blue crab on pale sand, showing its wide olive-green shell and bright blue legs and claws tipped with red.
crustacean Atlantic blue crab
A large Atlantic bluefin tuna with a smooth metallic blue back and silver flanks gliding through open blue water.
fish Atlantic bluefin tuna
An Atlantic cod with a speckled olive-brown body, pale belly and a single whisker under its chin, swimming in dim water.
fish Atlantic cod
An Atlantic puffin standing on the coast of Skomer Island in Wales.
bird Atlantic puffin
An Atlantic salmon swimming above a pebble riverbed in clear water, showing silvery flanks with dark spots and translucent fins.
fish Atlantic salmon
An atlas moth resting with its broad patterned wings spread at Stratford Butterfly Farm.
insect Atlas moth
Close side view of an adult Australian magpie with glossy black feathers, a white nape, pale bill and reddish-brown eye.
bird Australian magpie
A dark grey axolotl facing the camera in an aquarium, with its broad head, small eyes and feathery external gills visible.
amphibian Axolotl
A bald eagle at the Hawk Conservancy Trust in Andover, showing its white head, yellow beak, and dark brown body.
bird Bald eagle
A ball python coiled with brown and tan patterned scales, its head resting near its body.
reptile Ball python
A banded archerfish with a silvery body marked by bold black bars along its back, swimming near the water surface.
fish Banded archerfish
A barn owl in flight with a white heart-shaped face and pale underwings, photographed at Tierpark Sababurg in Germany.
bird Barn owl
A barramundi with a sleek silver body, greenish sheen along its side and a rounded tail, swimming in an aquarium.
fish Barramundi
A dark grey bath sponge growing on the seabed, a soft rounded body dotted with several round openings.
other invertebrate Bath sponge
A deep-red beadlet anemone in a shallow tide pool, its ring of soft tentacles spread open among shells and sand.
other invertebrate Beadlet anemone
A North American beaver with thick wet brown fur at the edge of a pond, its flat scaly tail resting on the grassy bank.
mammal Beaver
A single blue mussel with a smooth blue-black shell and two small barnacles attached near its edge, shown against a dark background.
mollusc Blue mussel
A blue tang with a royal-blue body, black palette-shaped marking, and bright yellow tail at Ulm Zoological Garden.
fish Blue tang
Aerial view of two blue whales swimming side by side near the surface, their long blue-grey bodies stretched out in dark ocean water.
mammal Blue whale
A blue-tongued skink held gently in a hand, sticking out its wide, bright blue tongue.
reptile Blue-tongued Skink
A pale, ribbon-like bootlace worm coiled up in a museum specimen jar, showing how long and thin its body is.
worm Bootlace worm
A young Bornean orangutan with reddish-brown fur climbing among leafy branches in a forest.
mammal Bornean orangutan
A box jellyfish drifting in blue water, its transparent cube-shaped bell trailing clusters of fine tentacles from the corners.
other invertebrate Box jellyfish
A brown bear lying on its back on a pebbly shore, holding one hind paw with its front paws beside calm water.
mammal Brown bear
A brown pelican resting on a coastal rock, showing its pale yellow head, dark neck and long red-and-grey bill.
bird Brown Pelican
A three-toed brown-throated sloth resting on the ground with its small baby clinging to its chest.
mammal Brown-throated sloth
A buff-tailed bumblebee with black and golden bands resting on a green leaf beside a plant stem.
insect Buff-tailed bumblebee
A large green American bullfrog resting at the water surface, showing its big round eardrum, golden eye and yellow throat.
amphibian Bullfrog
A California sea cucumber on the seabed, a long reddish-brown body covered in soft pointed bumps.
other invertebrate California sea cucumber
A large warty cane toad with a golden eye and a big poison gland behind its head, sitting on damp mossy rocks.
amphibian Cane Toad
A chambered nautilus with a striped spiral shell and many slender tentacles swimming in dark blue water.
mollusc Chambered nautilus
A female cheetah with a spotted golden coat and black tear marks standing alert in green grass.
mammal Cheetah
A buff-coloured domestic hen running across grass, with her red comb and outstretched legs visible against the motion-blurred background.
bird Chicken
A common chimpanzee with dark hair sitting among leafy branches while feeding on figs.
mammal Chimpanzee
A huge dark, wrinkly Chinese giant salamander resting on pale gravel at the bottom of a stream tank, with fish swimming above.
amphibian Chinese Giant Salamander
An orange-and-white ocellaris clownfish swimming among the tentacles of a magnificent sea anemone on a reef.
fish Clownfish
A large coconut crab on the forest floor at night, its thick banded legs and heavy claws spread over fallen leaves.
crustacean Coconut Crab
A glossy black male common blackbird standing on grass, with a bright orange-yellow bill and a yellow ring around its eye.
bird Common Blackbird
A common bottlenose dolphin swimming just below the blue ocean surface alongside a small boat.
mammal Common bottlenose dolphin
A common cuttlefish swimming above a rocky seabed, with its broad mantle, side fins and W-shaped pupil visible.
mollusc Common cuttlefish
A pinkish-brown common earthworm stretched across clumps of damp grey soil.
worm Common earthworm
A common earwig in side view walking along a green grass blade, its shiny brown body ending in a pair of curved pincers.
insect Common earwig
A common eastern firefly resting on a green leaf, showing its dark wing cases edged in cream and a pink-and-black shield behind its head.
insect Common eastern firefly
A European common frog with smooth brown and olive skin and a dark eye patch, sitting on a mossy log.
amphibian Common Frog
A slender common garter snake coiled up, its dark body marked with long pale yellow and orange stripes.
reptile Common Garter Snake
A common harvestman with a small rounded body and eight very long, thin legs, seen against a brightly backlit green leaf.
arachnid Common harvestman
A common hermit crab peeking out of a borrowed spiral snail shell, showing its orange-and-white striped legs, claws and stalked eyes.
crustacean Common hermit crab
A common kingfisher perched on a branch, its brilliant blue back and orange breast lit against a soft green background.
bird Common Kingfisher
A brown common octopus moving across a colourful rocky seabed, with its eye, textured mantle and several arms visible.
mollusc Common octopus
A male common ostrich with black-and-white plumage walking through low scrub in South Africa.
bird Common ostrich
Several common pond skaters standing on the surface of dark water, their slender legs making tiny dimples in the surface.
insect Common pond skater
A common shore crab seen from above against a black background, with a fan-shaped greenish carapace, walking legs and two claws.
crustacean Common shore crab
An orange common starfish with five bumpy arms photographed from above against a black background.
other invertebrate Common starfish
A plump, warty brown common toad with a coppery-orange eye, tucked into a hollow at the base of a tree.
amphibian Common Toad
A mother common wombat resting at her burrow entrance with a small furry joey lying across her back.
mammal Common Wombat
Close-up of an orange corn snake's head and patterned scales beside rough tree bark.
reptile Corn snake
Two brown-and-white cows close together in a green pasture under a blue sky, one nuzzling the other.
mammal Cow
A blue-and-purple crown-of-thorns starfish covered in long black spines on a coral reef.
other invertebrate Crown-of-thorns starfish
A sandy-gold dingo standing on bare earth, looking back over its shoulder with upright pointed ears and a bushy tail.
mammal Dingo
A golden retriever swimming underwater toward the camera in a clear blue pool, with bubbles rising from its head.
mammal Dog
A small tabby-and-white kitten sitting on a stone path, looking back over its shoulder toward the camera.
mammal Domestic cat
A long grey-brown electric eel resting near the sandy bottom of a planted aquarium, its smooth cylindrical body stretched over green plants.
fish Electric eel
An emperor dragonfly clinging to a stem with wings outstretched, showing its green thorax, bright blue abdomen and clear veined wings.
insect Emperor dragonfly
A group of adult emperor penguins with pale yellow ear patches standing on Antarctic sea ice beside two fluffy grey chicks.
bird Emperor penguin
A large glossy black emperor scorpion on pale sand, showing its big pincers, segmented body and curved tail.
arachnid Emperor scorpion
A tall adult emu with shaggy brown feathers bending down to drink beside a fluffy striped emu chick.
bird Emu
A European eel with a long, snake-like brown body and a pointed snout, gliding over pale rocks underwater.
fish European Eel
A brown European garden spider in its web, with the pale cross-shaped markings clear on its rounded abdomen.
arachnid European garden spider
A European hedgehog with a coat of brown-and-cream spines and a pointed furry face standing on a mossy woodland floor.
mammal European Hedgehog
A European lobster with a bluish body and long red antennae tucked among rocks and seaweed on the seabed.
crustacean European lobster
A bright green European mantis standing tall in profile against a blue sky, its folded front legs raised in the classic praying pose.
insect European mantis
Wild European rabbits with grey-brown fur feeding at the edge of a field beside yellow flowers, including a smaller young rabbit.
mammal European Rabbit
A European robin perched on a weathered wooden post, showing its bright orange-red face and breast, grey sides and brown back.
bird European robin
A European squid with a torpedo-shaped, reddish-speckled body, two side fins and a crown of arms and long tentacles, shown against a black background.
mollusc European squid
A glossy black field cricket with brown veined wings resting on bare soil, its long antennae stretching forward.
insect Field cricket
A glossy black fire salamander patterned with bright yellow blotches, walking across damp grey gravel.
amphibian Fire Salamander
A close-up of an American flamingo with vivid coral plumage, a curved neck and a black-tipped bill.
bird Flamingo
A tiny freshwater hydra seen under a microscope, a slender pale tube-shaped body with a crown of thin tentacles reaching out.
other invertebrate Freshwater hydra
A frilled lizard perched on a branch, its patterned neck frill spread open around its head in orange, grey and cream.
reptile Frilled Lizard
A Galapagos giant tortoise with a domed brown shell and thick scaly legs walking across dry ground.
reptile Galápagos tortoise
Five views of a brown-and-yellow patterned garden snail shell arranged against a black background.
mollusc Garden snail
A gentoo penguin with a bright orange-red bill and white crown patches standing among tussock grass at Cooper Bay, South Georgia.
bird Gentoo penguin
A giant African land snail climbing through the bars of a garden gate, with its dark shell and long upper tentacles visible.
mollusc Giant African land snail
A giant anteater walking through tall grass, showing its long tubular snout, bushy tail and diagonal shoulder stripe.
mammal Giant anteater
A giant manta ray gliding through blue water with wing-like fins spread wide, a scuba diver and small fish nearby for scale.
shark or ray Giant Manta Ray
A giant moray eel with a long, mottled brown-and-cream body peering out from a coral reef crevice.
fish Giant moray
A giant Pacific octopus with reddish-brown arms and pale suckers against a rocky aquarium backdrop.
mollusc Giant Pacific octopus
Two giant pandas sitting among green foliage at a zoo, one chewing bamboo.
mammal Giant panda
A large giant squid specimen laid out with people standing beside it for scale, showing its long tentacles and torpedo-shaped body.
mollusc Giant squid
A cluster of giant tube worms on the deep-sea floor, their white tubes topped with bright red feathery plumes.
worm Giant tube worm
Close-up of an Angolan giraffe's head and patterned neck against a clear blue sky.
mammal Giraffe
A young tan-and-white goat kid with soft floppy ears and tiny horn buds, resting close to the herd.
mammal Goat
A bright golden-yellow poison frog with black-tipped toes sitting on a mossy log in dim forest light.
amphibian Golden poison frog
An orange goldfish swimming above a sandy aquarium floor.
fish Goldfish
A large goliath birdeater spider with a hairy reddish-brown body resting on fallen leaves on the rainforest floor.
arachnid Goliath birdeater
A great hammerhead shark turning beside a scuba diver over a sandy seabed in clear blue water near Bimini, the Bahamas.
shark or ray Great Hammerhead Shark
A great horned owl perched atop a Joshua tree at dusk, showing its ear tufts, yellow eyes, white throat and barred underparts.
bird Great Horned Owl
A close-up of a living great scallop's open shell edge, fringed with pale tentacles and a row of tiny shining eyes.
mollusc Great scallop
A great tit perched on a branch, showing its yellow chest, black head with white cheeks, and a black stripe down its belly.
bird Great Tit
A great white shark swimming through clear blue water among a school of smaller fish, with sunlight rippling across its grey back.
shark or ray Great white shark
A male common green darner dragonfly perched on twigs, showing its bright green thorax, blue abdomen and clear outstretched wings.
insect Green darner dragonfly
A wild male green iguana with a tall spiny crest, orange dewlap, and banded tail perched on a rock among green plants.
reptile Green iguana
A green sea turtle swimming just below the water's surface above a coral reef.
reptile Green sea turtle
A living green sea urchin resting on wet gravel, a round shell packed with pale green spines pointing in every direction.
other invertebrate Green sea urchin
A close-up of an African grey parrot with pale scalloped grey feathers, a white face, yellow eye and dark hooked beak.
bird Grey Parrot
A grey wolf facing the camera with grizzled grey fur, pale eyes, and upright ears.
mammal Grey wolf
A rounded grooved brain coral on a reef, its cream-coloured surface covered in winding, maze-like ridges that look like a brain.
other invertebrate Grooved brain coral
A small male guppy with a bright green-and-orange patterned tail and body, swimming in clear water.
fish Guppy
A spotted harbour seal at the water's edge with a small young pup resting on the rocks behind it.
mammal Harbour seal
A male Hercules beetle on a rock, its glossy body and two long curved horns clearly visible, with a female beetle resting behind it.
insect Hercules beetle
A large hippopotamus grazing on a dry riverbank in warm light, with a small white cattle egret standing beside it.
mammal Hippopotamus
A hoiho, also called a yellow-eyed penguin, standing at Curio Bay in New Zealand, showing its pale yellow eyes and yellow feather band around the head.
bird Hoiho
A black-and-white Shetland pony mare standing beside her small brown-and-white foal in a sunny paddock.
mammal Horse
A male house sparrow perched on a branch, with a grey crown, chestnut-brown nape and a black bib on its chest.
bird House Sparrow
A housefly in side view on a pale wall, showing its large red eyes, striped grey thorax and shimmering transparent wings.
insect Housefly
A preserved humpback anglerfish specimen with a large mouth and lure, photographed in the Natural History Museum of London.
fish Humpback anglerfish
A humpback whale swimming with its calf underwater off Moorea, showing long pectoral fins and knobbly heads.
mammal Humpback whale
A jaguar's head and shoulder in profile among green grass, its rosettes marked with small spots inside them.
mammal Jaguar
An olive-brown kākā parrot with reddish underparts holding a piece of fruit in its foot, perched on a fern above a coastal city.
bird Kākā
A kakapo, a large green moss-coloured parrot, nestled among green leaves at night.
bird Kakapo
An olive-green kea parrot standing on a rock in the Aotearoa New Zealand mountains, flashes of bright green on its wings.
bird Kea
A king cobra with smooth bronze-brown scales and a broad head resting on a piece of bark.
reptile King cobra
A king penguin with golden-orange neck patches and a long slender bill standing on the shore at Fortuna Bay, South Georgia.
bird King penguin
A round, fluffy brown kiwi probing the soft ground with its long slender bill, its stout legs planted on the forest floor.
bird Kiwi
A female koala with fluffy ears and a large dark nose clinging to a tree with her joey at Mount Lofty, South Australia.
mammal Koala
A crowd of brightly coloured koi carp in orange, white, red and black gathering at the surface of a pond.
fish Koi
A Komodo dragon standing on leaf litter in Komodo National Park, Indonesia, showing its heavy grey-brown body and long tail.
reptile Komodo dragon
A laughing kookaburra perched on a silver wattle branch, showing its large beak, dark eye-stripe and blue-green wing feathers.
bird Laughing kookaburra
A leafcutter ant carrying a large green leaf fragment along a mossy branch, with a second ant on the leaf above it.
insect Leafcutter Ant
A leatherback sea turtle hatchling on sand, its dark leathery shell marked with pale ridges of small beaded tubercles.
reptile Leatherback sea turtle
A leopard with a golden rosette-patterned coat walking through green grass, looking toward the camera.
mammal Leopard
A juvenile leopard gecko with yellow skin and dark spots resting on a textured surface.
reptile Leopard gecko
A six-year-old male lion with a full mane standing in grass at Pinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa.
mammal Lion
A lion's mane jellyfish drifting in dark blue water, its glowing orange bell trailing a long flowing mass of pale tentacles.
other invertebrate Lion's mane jellyfish
An American lobster on a rocky seabed facing the camera, showing its two large claws and long antennae.
crustacean Lobster
A pale green luna moth resting among leaves with its wings spread, showing long trailing tails and small eyespots on each wing.
insect Luna moth
A male mallard swimming, showing its glossy green head, yellow bill, and grey body.
bird Mallard
A male mandarin duck on water, showing orange sail feathers, a red bill, and a white eye-stripe.
bird Mandarin duck
A tiny mandarinfish patterned with swirling blue, orange and green stripes, hovering over a coral reef.
fish Mandarinfish
A European medicinal leech with an olive-green body and orange stripes stretched out against a pale background.
worm Medicinal leech
A Mediterranean wolf spider with a striped grey-brown body and long patterned legs resting on a pale rock.
arachnid Mediterranean wolf spider
Three meerkats standing upright together on red Kalahari sand in warm light, their dark eye patches and banded backs clearly visible.
mammal Meerkat
A Mexican redknee tarantula on pale sand, its dark hairy body and legs marked with bright orange-red bands at the knee joints.
arachnid Mexican Redknee Tarantula
A migratory locust with patterned brown wings and strong back legs resting on sandy ground beside blades of green grass.
insect Migratory locust
A monarch butterfly with orange wings marked by black veins and white-spotted black borders, perched among leaves at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
insect Monarch butterfly
A moon jellyfish with a translucent bell and four pale clover-shaped gonads, photographed at Pairi Daiza in Belgium.
other invertebrate Moon jellyfish
A small brown morepork owl with bright yellow eyes and white-speckled feathers, perched among the green leaves of a native forest.
bird Morepork
A young Murray cod with a mottled greenish-brown body and rounded fins, hovering over a pebbly aquarium floor.
fish Murray cod
Two adult mute swans with orange black-knobbed bills gliding on dark water, guiding a line of fluffy grey cygnets between them.
bird Mute Swan
A bright red male northern cardinal with a pointed crest and black face mask, perched on a bare twig.
bird Northern Cardinal
A nurse shark with a smooth brown body and two small whisker-like barbels near its mouth, resting close to a sandy seabed.
shark or ray Nurse shark
A huge round ocean sunfish with a flattened silvery body and tall fins, floating in a large aquarium tank.
fish Ocean sunfish
Two orcas leaping clear of the water, showing glossy black backs, white eye patches and tall dorsal fins.
mammal Orca
A painted lady butterfly with orange, black and white marbled underwings, feeding on a purple lavender flower.
insect Painted Lady Butterfly
A pangolin covered in overlapping brown scales walking across dry leaf litter, its small pointed head lowered to the ground.
mammal Pangolin
A brightly coloured green and turquoise panther chameleon gripping a branch with its curled tail and red-marked face.
reptile Panther chameleon
A male peregrine falcon in profile with a slate-grey back, black moustache stripe and barred pale breast, photographed at the Rann of Kutch.
bird Peregrine falcon
A freshly emerged periodical cicada with a black body, orange-veined wings and bright red eyes, resting on a leaf beside the empty shell it climbed out of.
insect Periodical cicada
A close-up of a black-and-white piglet facing the camera, with a pink snout and dark patches around the eyes.
mammal Pig
A tiny Aotearoa New Zealand fantail perched on a mossy branch with its long tail spread wide like an open fan.
bird Pīwakawaka
A group of plains zebras with bold black-and-white stripes standing in open grassland at Kruger National Park, South Africa.
mammal Plains zebra
A platypus swimming at the surface of green water, showing its flat duck-like bill, webbed feet and paddle tail.
mammal Platypus
A polar bear sitting on snow-dusted rocks in falling snow, looking toward the camera.
mammal Polar bear
A Portuguese man o' war washed onto a sandy beach, showing its blue-and-pink gas-filled float shaped like a small sail.
other invertebrate Portuguese man o' war
A pūkeko with deep blue-purple underparts and a bright red bill and forehead shield, swimming across calm blue water.
bird Pūkeko
A family of five raccoons, including an adult and four kits, huddled together in the thick branches of a sunlit tree.
mammal Raccoon
A rainbow lorikeet with a blue head, orange-red beak, green wings and yellow-orange breast perched beside orange flowers.
bird Rainbow lorikeet
A rainbow trout swimming in clear water over a cobbled riverbed, its silver body flecked with black spots and a pink stripe along its side.
fish Rainbow Trout
A red fox trotting across grass in profile, showing its rusty-orange coat, black lower legs and bushy white-tipped tail.
mammal Red fox
An adult and a young red kangaroo standing together among low scrub in Sturt National Park, New South Wales.
mammal Red kangaroo
A red lionfish against a dark background, showing its bold red-and-white stripes and fan of long feathery spined fins.
fish Red lionfish
Red panda between tree branches surrounded by bright green leaves.
mammal Red panda
A Eurasian red squirrel with a bright orange coat, tufted ears and a bushy tail perched on a mossy branch.
mammal Red squirrel
A red swamp crayfish standing on gravel, showing its dark red armoured body, bumpy claws and long feelers.
crustacean Red swamp crayfish
A close-up of a red wood ant with a shiny reddish head and thorax and a dark abdomen, standing on a twig against green leaves.
insect Red wood ant
A red-bellied piranha in an aquarium, its deep silvery body flecked with gold and flushed red-orange along the belly.
fish Red-bellied piranha
A bright green red-eyed tree frog with large red eyes and orange toe pads gripping a thin branch.
amphibian Red-eyed tree frog
A red-tailed hawk with a streaked pale belly and dark wings perched on a wall, a cactus-covered desert hillside behind it.
bird Red-tailed Hawk
A fuzzy regal jumping spider on a green leaf, its orange-and-black patterned body and big forward-facing eyes clearly visible.
arachnid Regal jumping spider
A mother ring-tailed lemur on a branch carrying two young babies on her back, showing her grey fur, white face and orange eyes.
mammal Ring-tailed lemur
A blue-grey rock pigeon perched on a branch, its neck shining green and purple in the sun and its eye bright orange.
bird Rock Pigeon
A male ruby-throated hummingbird perched on a post, showing its glittering red throat, green back and long thin bill.
bird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
A saltwater crocodile swimming through murky water in Sundarbans National Park, with its head and scaly back above the surface.
reptile Saltwater crocodile
A scalloped hammerhead shark seen from below, gliding through deep blue water with its wide flattened head and pale underside.
shark or ray Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
A pair of scarlet macaws with red bodies, yellow wing bands and blue flight feathers perched on a mossy rock.
bird Scarlet macaw
A small grey Eurasian scops owl with bright yellow eyes perched among green leaves at night in Pakistan.
bird Scops owl
A southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) floating on its back at the water surface.
mammal Sea otter
A red seven-spot ladybird with black spots resting on the tip of a green leaf.
insect Seven-spot ladybird
A woolly ewe standing in green grass beside her two young lambs, one nuzzling close to her face.
mammal Sheep
A short-beaked echidna covered in cream-and-black spines and brown fur, with a slender snout, foraging among twigs.
mammal Short-beaked echidna
A Siamese fighting fish with flowing red, blue and purple fins spread wide, swimming past dark rocks.
fish Siamese fighting fish
A small smooth newt with spotted brown and cream skin walking across a mossy stone.
amphibian Smooth Newt
A snow leopard (Panthera uncia) at Zoologischer Stadtgarten Karlsruhe, Germany.
mammal Snow leopard
A shiny black southern black widow spider hanging in her web, with a bright red hourglass mark on her round underside.
arachnid Southern black widow
A southern cassowary with glossy black feathers, a bright blue neck, red wattles and a tall brown helmet-like casque on its head.
bird Southern Cassowary
A southern stingray gliding over pale sand in shallow sunlit water, its flat diamond-shaped body and long slender tail clearly visible.
shark or ray Southern stingray
A spotted eagle ray with dark wings covered in white spots and a long tail, gliding gracefully through blue water.
shark or ray Spotted eagle ray
A male European stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) showing large antler-like jaws, photographed in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.
insect Stag beetle
A branching staghorn coral growing on a reef, its golden-tan arms forking like the antlers of a deer.
other invertebrate Staghorn coral
A plump takahē with deep blue and green feathers, a bright red bill and thick red legs, walking through dry grass.
bird Takahē
Three microscopic tardigrades (water bears) on a black background, their plump segmented bodies and stubby clawed legs lit up.
other invertebrate Tardigrade
A small black Tasmanian devil with pink ears and a white chest stripe walking through green grass dotted with dandelions.
mammal Tasmanian Devil
A female Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) walking through grassland at Kanha National Park, India.
mammal Tiger
A tiger shark gliding through blue water, its grey back marked with faint darker bars and its pale underside showing beneath.
shark or ray Tiger Shark
A tokay gecko on a pale wall, its blue-grey skin covered in bright orange spots, with a large golden eye and spreading toe pads.
reptile Tokay gecko
A tuatara, an olive-green spiny-crested reptile, resting on bare earth among roots at night.
reptile Tuatara
A tūī singing on a flax stalk, its feathers shining blue-green and two little tufts of white feathers puffing out at its throat.
bird Tūī
A veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) with a tall casque, perched among foliage.
reptile Veiled chameleon
A velvet worm climbing a mossy branch at night, its soft dark body lined with stubby little legs along each side.
other invertebrate Velvet worm
A wandering albatross gliding low over deep blue ocean on enormous outstretched black-and-white wings.
bird Wandering Albatross
A brown, flightless weka with streaky feathers and sturdy reddish legs, foraging head-down among smooth beach pebbles.
bird Weka
A western lowland gorilla leaning forward with both hands on a rock in a grassy enclosure.
mammal Western gorilla
A western honey bee using its proboscis to collect nectar from the yellow centre of a purple aster flower.
insect Western honey bee
A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming underwater at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
shark or ray Whale Shark
A white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) with its calf in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
mammal White rhinoceros
A yellow fever mosquito resting on a green leaf, showing its dark body flecked with white markings and boldly striped black-and-white legs.
insect Yellow fever mosquito
A yellow estuary seahorse with a curled tail beside algae on a sandy seabed.
fish Yellow seahorse