Animals A–Z
A picture tour of the world's wild animals, from icons to India's own
The aardvark ( ; Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa.
Photo: Kelly Abram · CC BY 4.0
The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large bovid native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan Africa and the largest living…
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Photo: AfricanConservation · CC BY-SA 4.0
Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the…
Photo: Jlfutari at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5
An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae in the order Crocodilia.
Photo: C. J. Cornish et al · Public domain
The alpaca (Lama pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid.
Photo: KKPCW · CC BY-SA 4.0
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to as a common alligator or just gator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United…
Photo: User:Postdlf · CC BY-SA 3.0
The American bison (Bison bison; pl.: bison), commonly known as the American buffalo, or simply buffalo (not to be confused with true buffalo), is a species of bison that is…
Photo: Jack Dykinga · Public domain
Anacondas or water boas are a group of large boas of the genus Eunectes.
Photo: LA Dawson · CC BY-SA 2.5
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.
Photo: Samantha Henneke from Seagrove, North Carolina, USA · CC BY 2.0
Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua (meaning 'worm tongue'), commonly known for eating ants and termites.
Photo: Nortondefeis · CC BY-SA 4.0
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