Diergaarde Blijdorp
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Diergaarde Blijdorp is a zoo
in the northwestern part of Rotterdam
, one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands
. In 2007 it celebrated its 150th anniversary.
Diergaarde Blijdorp is a member of the Dutch Zoo Federation
(NVD) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
(EAZA).
The original Rotterdam Zoo was lost in the bombing of Rotterdam in World War II, which destroyed most of the city centre. Some streetnames, such as Diergaardesingel (Zoolane), still recall the old zoo. Blijdorp was rebuilt slightly to the north, where it opened to the public in its current location on December 7, 1940. The new zoo was designed by Dutch architect Sybold van Ravesteyn
, who designed the central railway station in Rotterdam, as well. In 2001, 'Blijdorp' became almost twice as large when it opened a new western part, called Oceanium
, with its main attraction an aquarium. In April 2004, the whole zoo was declared a national monument.
In May 2007 the zoo appeared in the news when Bokito
, Blijdorp's silverback gorilla
, escaped from his enclosure and seriously injured a female visitor. Before the attack, the woman was a regular visitor of the zoo (on average 4 times per week) and claimed to have a special bond with Bokito, regularly touching the glass between her and the gorilla, making eye contact
and smiling to him.
In October 2010, the city of Rotterdam decided to reduce its yearly funding of Blijdorp from nearly 4.5 to about 0.8 million Euro until 2015. The zoo and its supporters protested the decision, claiming it is unclear if the zoo can continue to operate with the reduced budget.
s and studbooks, and coordinates a couple of them, including the international breeding program for Red Panda
s, EEPs for Asian Elephant
, Komodo Dragon
, Red-crowned
and Siberian Crane
, Visayan Warty Pig
and Egyptian Tortoise, and the ESB
for the Crowned Pigeons
.
and manages both the Dutch National Bromelia
Collection and the Dutch National Primula
Collection.
The Amur
Malayan forest edge
Asian swamp and batcave
Mongolian steppes
Takin rock
Taman Indah
Tiger Enclosure
Congo
Savanna
Crocodile river (Opened 2008)
Others
Arctica
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean
The Antilles
Falklands
Galápagos
Sea of Cortez
Californian Kelp Sea
Zoo
A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....
in the northwestern part of Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. In 2007 it celebrated its 150th anniversary.
Diergaarde Blijdorp is a member of the Dutch Zoo Federation
Dutch Zoo Federation
The Dutch Zoo Federation is an association of 15 large zoos in the Netherlands. NVD was founded in 1966 and all of its member zoos are also members of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria ....
(NVD) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
-External links:*...
(EAZA).
History
Sybold van Ravesteyn
Sybold van Ravesteyn ) was a Dutch architect. He designed many train stations, many now demolished, a zoo, public buildings such as theatres, as well as residences, interiors and furniture.-Biography:Sybold van Ravesteyn was born 18 February 1889 in Rotterdam...
, who designed the central railway station in Rotterdam, as well. In 2001, 'Blijdorp' became almost twice as large when it opened a new western part, called Oceanium
Oceanium
The Oceanium is an aquarium that opened in 2001 in Diergaarde Blijdorp, a zoo in Rotterdam, Netherlands.The Oceanium lies in the expansion area of the zoo, which includes a new entrance and parking area, and was the biggest project to date for the zoo...
, with its main attraction an aquarium. In April 2004, the whole zoo was declared a national monument.
In May 2007 the zoo appeared in the news when Bokito
Bokito (gorilla)
Bokito is a male Western Gorilla born in captivity. Currently living in Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, he became the subject of considerable media coverage after breaking out of his enclosure on May 18, 2007, abducting a female visitor and injuring the woman severely...
, Blijdorp's silverback gorilla
Silverback Gorilla
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, escaped from his enclosure and seriously injured a female visitor. Before the attack, the woman was a regular visitor of the zoo (on average 4 times per week) and claimed to have a special bond with Bokito, regularly touching the glass between her and the gorilla, making eye contact
Eye contact
Eye contact is a meeting of the eyes between two individuals.In human beings, eye contact is a form of nonverbal communication and is thought to have a large influence on social behavior. Coined in the early to mid-1960s, the term has come in the West to often define the act as a meaningful and...
and smiling to him.
In October 2010, the city of Rotterdam decided to reduce its yearly funding of Blijdorp from nearly 4.5 to about 0.8 million Euro until 2015. The zoo and its supporters protested the decision, claiming it is unclear if the zoo can continue to operate with the reduced budget.
Breeding programs
Diergaarde Blijdorp participates in about 70 breeding programBreeding program
Breeding programs help animals to breed and can be good for animals as well as the agricultural economy.A breeding program is the planned breeding of a group of animals or plants, usually involving at least several individuals and extending over several generations...
s and studbooks, and coordinates a couple of them, including the international breeding program for Red Panda
Red Panda
The red panda , is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It is the only species of the genus Ailurus. Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its shorter front legs...
s, EEPs for Asian Elephant
Asian Elephant
The Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognized — Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m....
, Komodo Dragon
Komodo dragon
The Komodo dragon , also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family , it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of in rare cases...
, Red-crowned
Red-crowned Crane
The Red-crowned Crane , also called the Japanese Crane or Manchurian Crane , is a large east Asian crane and among the rarest cranes in the world...
and Siberian Crane
Siberian Crane
The Siberian Crane also known as the Siberian White Crane or the Snow Crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes...
, Visayan Warty Pig
Visayan warty pig
The Visayan Warty Pig, Sus cebifrons, is a critically endangered species of pig. The Visayan warty pig is endemic to two of the Visayan Islands in the central Philippines, and is threatened by habitat loss, food shortages and hunting - these are the leading causes of the Visayan Warty Pig's status...
and Egyptian Tortoise, and the ESB
ESB
- Organizations :*ESB Reutlingen, a business school of the Reutlingen University in Germany*ESB Customer Supply, the incumbent retail supplier of electricity in Ireland*ESB Group, a multinational energy group based in Ireland...
for the Crowned Pigeons
Goura (genus)
The genus Goura consists of three species of crowned pigeons. They are the largest non-extinct members of the pigeon family. The three crowned pigeons are alike and replace each other geographically. The genus was described by James Francis Stephens in 1819.The phylogeny of the crowned pigeons is...
.
Botanical garden
Blijdorp also houses a botanical gardenBotanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
and manages both the Dutch National Bromelia
Bromelioideae
Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads . This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera with 32, but the least number of species with 861. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will adapt to, terrestrial conditions...
Collection and the Dutch National Primula
Primula
Primula is a genus of 400–500 species of low-growing herbs in the family Primulaceae. They include primrose, auricula, cowslip and oxlip. Many species are grown for their ornamental flowers...
Collection.
Oceanium
The Oceanium is an aquarium that opened in the zoo in 2001. The Oceanium lies in the expansion area of the zoo, which includes a new entrance and parking area, and was the biggest project to date for the zoo. The area around the Oceanium is home to projects depicting the Americas.Asia
Chinese garden- Tufted DeerTufted DeerThe Tufted Deer is a small species of deer characterized by its prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead. It is a close relative of the muntjac, living somewhat further north over a wide area of central China and northeastern Myanmar. Although suffering from overhunting and habitat loss, this...
(Elaphodus cephalophus) - Francois' LangurFrancois' LangurFrancois' langur or Francois' leaf monkey is a species of lutung and the type species of its species group. Francois' langur belongs to the Colobinae subfamily, Cercopithecidae family, in the Primates order...
(Trachypithecus francoisi) - Siberian sturgeonSiberian sturgeonThe Siberian sturgeon is a species of sturgeon in the Acipenseridae family. It is most present in all of the major Siberian river basins that drain northward into the Kara, Laptev and East Siberian seas, including the Ob, Yenisei the Lena and Kolyma rivers...
(Acipenser baerii)
The Amur
- Greater FlamingoGreater FlamingoThe Greater Flamingo is the most widespread species of the flamingo family. It is found in parts of Africa, southern Asia , and southern Europe...
(Phoenicopterus roseus) - White StorkWhite StorkThe White Stork is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average from beak tip to end of tail, with a wingspan...
(Ciconia ciconia) - Amur LeopardAmur LeopardThe Amur leopard , also known as the Far Eastern leopard, Korean leopard, and Manchurian leopard is one of nine recognised subspecies of leopard. It is a wild feline predator native to the mountainous areas of the Russian Far East. It used to inhabit the forests of Korea and China, but it has...
(Panthera pardus orientalis) - Hawk OwlHawk OwlHawk Owl could refer to:* The Northern Hawk-Owl * Any of the species of owl in the Australo-Asiatic genus Ninox* The main character of Ultimate Adventures...
(Surnia ulula) - Great Grey OwlGreat Grey OwlThe Great Grey Owl or Lapland Owl is a very large owl, distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. In some areas it is also called the Great Gray Ghost, Phantom of the north, Cinereous Owl, Spectral Owl, Lapland Owl, Spruce Owl, Bearded Owl and Sooty Owl.-Description:Adults have a big, rounded...
(Strix nebulosa) - Dalmatian PelicanDalmatian PelicanThe Dalmatian Pelican is a member of the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe to India and China in swamps and shallow lakes. The nest is a crude heap of vegetation....
(Pelecanus crispus) - CormorantCormorantThe bird family Phalacrocoracidae is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of genera is disputed.- Names :...
(Phalacrocorax carbo) - White-naped CraneWhite-naped CraneThe White-naped Crane is a bird of the crane family. It is a large bird, 112–125 cm long, approximately 130 cm tall and weighing about 5.6 kg with pinkish legs, grey and white striped neck, and a red face patch.The White-naped Crane breeds in northeastern Mongolia, northeastern...
(Grus vipio)
Malayan forest edge
- Visayan Warty PigVisayan warty pigThe Visayan Warty Pig, Sus cebifrons, is a critically endangered species of pig. The Visayan warty pig is endemic to two of the Visayan Islands in the central Philippines, and is threatened by habitat loss, food shortages and hunting - these are the leading causes of the Visayan Warty Pig's status...
(Sus cebifrons) - Visayan Spotted Deer (Cervus alfredi)
- Lion-tailed MacaqueLion-tailed MacaqueThe lion-tailed macaque is an Old World monkey that is endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.-Physical Characteristics:...
(Macaca silenus) - Fishing CatFishing CatThe Fishing Cat is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. In 2008, the IUCN classified the fishing cat as endangered since they are concentrated primarily in wetland habitats, which are increasingly being settled, degraded and converted...
(Prionailurus viverrinus) - Rusty-spotted CatRusty-spotted CatThe Rusty-spotted Cat is the cat family's smallest member and found only in India and Sri Lanka. It has been listed as Vulnerable by IUCN in 2002 as the total effective population size is below 10,000 mature individuals, with a declining trend due to habitat loss, and no subpopulation containing...
(Prionailurus rubiginosus) - Tokay geckoTokay geckoThe Tokay Gecko is a nocturnal arboreal gecko, ranging from northeast India and Bangladesh, throughout Southeast Asia, Philippines to Indonesia and western New Guinea. Its native habitat is rainforest trees and cliffs, and it also frequently adapts to rural human habitations, roaming walls and...
(Gekko gecko) - BantengBantengThe banteng , also known as tembadau, is a species of wild cattle found in Southeast Asia.Banteng have been domesticated in several places in Southeast Asia, and there are around 1.5 million domestic banteng, which are called Bali cattle. These animals are used as working animals and for their meat...
(Bos javanicus) - BlackbuckBlackbuckBlackbuck is a species of antelope native to the Indian subcontinent. Their range decreased sharply during the 20th century. Since 2003, the IUCN lists the species as near threatened....
(Antilope cervicapra) - Crestless FirebackCrestless FirebackThe Crestless Fireback is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
(Lophura erythrophthalma) - Wreathed hornbillWreathed HornbillThe Wreathed Hornbill , also known as the Bar-pouched Wreathed Hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in forests from far north-eastern India and Bhutan, east and south through mainland south-east Asia and the Greater Sundas, except Sulawesi. It is 75–100 cm long...
(Aceros undulatus)
Asian swamp and batcave
- Manchurian Crane (Grus japonensis)
- Demoiselle CraneDemoiselle CraneThe Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo, is a species of crane that breeds in Central Asia and winters in India, with a few found in Cyprus and eastern Turkey as well. The crane annually migrates to Africa and South Asia in winter...
(Anthropoides virgo) - Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
- Sulawesi Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra)
- Little EgretLittle EgretThe Little Egret is a small white heron. It is the Old World counterpart to the very similar New World Snowy Egret.-Subspecies:Depending on authority, two or three subspecies of Little Egret are currently accepted....
(Egretta garzetta) - Black-headed IbisBlack-headed IbisThe Black-headed Ibis or Oriental White Ibis is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Pakistan to India, Sri Lanka east up to Japan...
(Threskiornis melanocephalus) - Egyptian Fruit BatEgyptian fruit batThe Egyptian Fruit Bat or Egyptian Rousette is a species of Old World fruit bat found throughout Africa, except in the desert regions of the Sahara, and throughout the Middle East, as far east as Pakistan and northern India...
(Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Mongolian steppes
- Bactrian CamelBactrian camelThe Bactrian camel is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of central Asia. It is presently restricted in the wild to remote regions of the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts of Mongolia and Xinjiang. A small number of wild Bactrian camels still roam the Mangystau Province of southwest...
(Camelus bactrianus) - OnagerOnagerThe Onager is a large member of the genus Equus of the family Equidae native to the deserts of Syria, Iran, Pakistan, India, Israel and Tibet...
(Equus hemionus) - Pallas CatPallas CatPallas's cat , also called Manul, is a small wild cat named after German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas, who first described the species in 1776....
(Otocolobus manul) - GerbilGerbilA gerbil is a small mammal of the order Rodentia. Once known simply as "desert rats", the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats...
(Meriones unguiculatus)
Takin rock
- TakinTakinThe Takin , also called cattle chamois or gnu goat, is a goat-antelope found in the Eastern Himalayas. There are four subspecies: B. taxicolor taxicolor, the Mishmi Takin; B. taxicolor bedfordi, the Shanxi or Golden Takin; B. taxicolor tibetana, the Tibetan or Sichuan Takin; and B. taxicolor...
(Budorcas taxicolor tibetana) - Rhesus macaqueRhesus MacaqueThe Rhesus macaque , also called the Rhesus monkey, is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys. It is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and its tolerance of a broad range of habitats...
(Macaca mulatta)
Taman Indah
- Indian RhinocerosIndian RhinocerosThe Indian Rhinoceros is also called Greater One-horned Rhinoceros and Asian One-horned Rhinoceros and belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family...
(Rhinoceros unicornis) - Asian ElephantAsian ElephantThe Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognized — Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m....
(Elephas maximus) - Greater Indian Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
- Indian python (Python molurus bivittatus)
- White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
- Malayan TapirMalayan TapirThe Malayan Tapir , also called the Asian Tapir, is the largest of the four species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. The scientific name refers to the East Indies, the species' natural habitat...
(Tapirus indicus) - Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
- Malayan Civet (Viverra tangalunga)
- Sika deerSika DeerThe Sika Deer, Cervus nippon, also known as the Spotted Deer or the Japanese Deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to various other parts of the world...
(Cervus nippon dpseudaxis) - Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii)
- Asian arowanaAsian arowanaThe Asian arowana comprises several varieties of freshwater fish in the genus Scleropages. Some sources differentiate these varieties into multiple species, while others consider the different strains to belong to a single species, Scleropages formosus...
(Scleropages formosus )
Tiger Enclosure
- Sumatran tigerSumatran TigerThe Sumatran tiger is a tiger subspecies that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra and has been classified as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008 as the population is projected at 176 to 271 mature individuals, with no subpopulation having an effective population size larger than 50...
(Panthera tigris sumatrae)
Europe
- Eurasian Wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
- European Otter (Lutra lutra)
- Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
- Finnish Forest Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus)
Africa
Gorilla exhibit- Western Lowland GorillaWestern Lowland GorillaThe western lowland gorilla is a subspecies of the western gorilla that lives in montane, primary, and secondary forests and lowland swamps in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It is the gorilla usually found in zoos...
(Gorilla gorilla gorilla) - Greater Spot-nosed Monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans)
Congo
- OkapiOkapiThe okapi , Okapia johnstoni, is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest, located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Central Africa...
(Okapia johnstoni) - Red River HogRed River HogThe red river hog , also known as the bush pig , is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests...
(Potamochoerus porcus) - BongoBongo (antelope)The western or lowland bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus, is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate and among the largest of the African forest antelope species....
(Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) - Kirk's Dik-dikKirk's Dik-dikKirk's Dik-dik is a small antelope found in eastern and southwestern Africa. It grows to in length and weighs up to when full grown. It has a reddish-brown head and a tail that is long....
(Madoqua kirkii)
Savanna
- GiraffeGiraffeThe giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all extant land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant...
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) - Chapman's ZebraZebraZebras are several species of African equids united by their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds...
(Equus quagga antiquorum) - OstrichOstrichThe Ostrich is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a...
(Struthio camelus) - Marabou StorkMarabou StorkThe Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, occurring in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially waste tips...
(Leptoptilos crumeniferus) - Crowned CraneCrowned CraneCrowned Crane may refer to:*Black Crowned Crane *Grey Crowned Crane *Red-crowned Crane or Japanese Crane...
(Balearica regulorum) - Greater kuduGreater KuduThe Greater Kudu is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and hunting....
(Tragelaphus strepsiceros) - Yellow mongooseYellow MongooseThe Yellow Mongoose , sometimes referred to as the Red Meerkat, is a small mammal averaging about 1 lb in weight and about 20 in in length...
(Cynictis penicillata) - Black-headed WeaverBlack-headed WeaverThe Black-headed Weaver , also known as the Yellow-backed Weaver, is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in savanna and similar habitats, typically near water, in West, Central and East Africa. It has also been introduced to Spain and Portugal.-References:* BirdLife International...
(Ploceus melanocephalus) - Spotted HyenaSpotted HyenaThe spotted hyena also known as laughing hyena, is a carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which it is the largest extant member. Though the species' prehistoric range included Eurasia extending from Atlantic Europe to China, it now only occurs in all of Africa south of the Sahara save...
(Crocuta crocuta) - ServalServalThe serval , Leptailurus serval or Caracal serval, known in Afrikaans as Tierboskat, "tiger-forest-cat", is a medium-sized African wild cat. DNA studies have shown that the serval is closely related to the African golden cat and the caracal...
(Leptailurus serval)
Crocodile river (Opened 2008)
- Nile CrocodileNile crocodileThe Nile crocodile or Common crocodile is an African crocodile which is common in Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Egypt, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Gabon, South Africa, Malawi, Sudan, Botswana, and Cameroon...
(Crocodylus niloticus) - Slender-snouted CrocodileSlender-snouted CrocodileThe African Slender-snouted Crocodile is a species of crocodile. Recent studies in DNA and morphology suggest that it may belong in its own genus, Mecistops, but at present most continue to use Crocodylus for this species.African Slender-snouted Crocodile are native to freshwater habitats in...
(Crocodylus cataphractus) - Sudan Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus major)
- African spurred tortoiseAfrican Spurred TortoiseThe African spurred tortoise , also called the African spur thigh tortoise or the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in northern Africa...
(Geochelone sulcata) - Pancake tortoisePancake tortoiseThe pancake tortoise is a flat-shelled tortoise native to Tanzania and Kenya. Its name is derived from the flat shape of its shell. It is the only member of the genus Malacochersus.-Description:...
(Malacochersus tornieri) - African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus)
- Desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus)
- Short-eared Elephant Shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)
- Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
- Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis)
Others
- Von Der Decken's Hornbill (Tockus deckeni)
- Congo PeafowlCongo PeafowlThe Congo Peafowl is a species of peafowl. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Afropavo.The male is a large bird of up to in length. Its feathers are deep blue with a metallic green and violet tinge. It has bare red neck skin, grey feet, and a black tail with fourteen feathers...
(Afropavo congensis) - Pygmy Hippo (Hexaprotodon liberiensis)
- WarthogWarthogThe Warthog or Common Warthog is a wild member of the pig family that lives in grassland, savanna, and woodland in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P...
(Phacochoerus africanus) - AddaxAddaxThe Addax , also known as the screwhorn antelope, is a critically endangered species of antelope that lives in the Sahara desert. As suggested by its alternative name, this pale antelope has long, twisted horns. It is closely related to the oryx, but differs from other antelopes by having large...
(Addax nasomaculatus) - Mhorr gazelle (Gazella dama mhorr)
Rivièrahal
- Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
- Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)
- Corsican Fire Salamander (Salamandra corsica)
- Crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus)
- Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
- Yellow AnacondaEunectes notaeusEunectes notaeus is a non-venomous boa species found in South America. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:Adults are not as large as the green anaconda, E. murinus, but nevertheless grow to an average of in length. The maximum size is almost certainly larger...
(Eunectes notaeus) - Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
- Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
- Alaotra Lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis)
South America
- Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
- Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
- Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)
- Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna)
- Southern pudu (Pudu puda)
- Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
- Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
- Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
North America
Prairie- BisonBisonMembers of the genus Bison are large, even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Two extant and four extinct species are recognized...
(Bison bison) - Prairie DogBlack-tailed Prairie DogThe black-tailed prairie dog , is a rodent of the family Sciuridae found in the Great Plains of North America from about the USA-Canada border to the USA-Mexico border. Unlike some other prairie dogs, these animals do not truly hibernate. The black-tailed prairie dog can be seen aboveground in...
(Cynomys ludovicianus)
Arctica
- Polar bearPolar BearThe polar bear is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the world's largest land carnivore and also the largest bear, together with the omnivorous Kodiak Bear, which is approximately the same size...
(Ursus maritimus) - Arctic foxArctic foxThe arctic fox , also known as the white fox, polar fox or snow fox, is a small fox native to Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and is common throughout the Arctic tundra biome. The Greek word alopex, means a fox and Vulpes is the Latin version...
(Vulpes lagopus) - Snowy owlSnowy OwlThe Snowy Owl is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. The Snowy Owl was first classified in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish naturalist who developed binomial nomenclature to classify and organize plants and animals. The bird is also known in North America as the Arctic Owl, Great...
(Bubo scandiacus) - Steller's sea eagleSteller's Sea EagleThe Steller's Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It lives in coastal northeastern Asia and mainly preys on fish. It is, on average, the heaviest eagle in the world, at about , but often lags behind the Harpy Eagle and Philippine Eagle in other...
(Haliaeetus pelagicus) - Steppe lemmingSteppe LemmingThe steppe lemming or steppe vole is a small, plump, light grey rodent, similar in appearance to the Norway lemming but not in the same genus. The steppe lemming eats shoots and leaves and is more active at night though it is not strictly nocturnal. In the wild it is found in Russia and Ukraine...
(Lagurus lagurus)
Oceanium
Bass Rock- PuffinPuffinPuffins are any of three small species of auk in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among...
(Fratercula arctica) - Common GuillemotCommon GuillemotThe Common Murre or Common Guillemot is a large auk. It is also known as the Thin-billed Murre in North America. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North-Atlantic and North Pacific...
(Uria aalge) - Black-legged KittiwakeBlack-legged KittiwakeThe Black-legged Kittiwake is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae.This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Larus tridactylus....
(Rissa tridactyla) - Common eiderCommon EiderThe Common Eider, Somateria mollissima, is a large sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions, but winters somewhat farther south in temperate zones, when it can form large flocks on...
(Somateria mollissima)
North Sea
- European Lobster (Homarus gammarus)
- Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)
- Small-spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)
- Blonde ray (Raja brachyura)
- Thornback ray (Raja clavata)
- HerringHerringHerring is an oily fish of the genus Clupea, found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans, including the Baltic Sea. Three species of Clupea are recognized. The main taxa, the Atlantic herring and the Pacific herring may each be divided into subspecies...
(Clupeus harengus) - Atlantic mackerelAtlantic mackerelThe Atlantic mackerel , is a pelagic schooling species of mackerel found on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean. The species is also called Boston mackerel, or just mackerel....
(Scomber scombrus) - Thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus)
- Different species of wrasseWrasseThe wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 82 genera, which are divided into nine subgroups or tribes....
- JellyfishJellyfishJellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. Medusa is another word for jellyfish, and refers to any free-swimming jellyfish stages in the phylum Cnidaria...
(Aurelia aurita)
Atlantic Ocean
- Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
- Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana)
- Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
- Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)
Caribbean
- Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax funebris)
- Scribbled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
- Longsnout seahorseLongsnout seahorseThe longsnout seahorse or slender seahorse is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. -Description:...
(Hippocampus reidi)
The Antilles
- Cuban Hutia (Capromys pilorides)
- Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
- Aruba RattlesnakeCrotalus durissus unicolorCrotalus durissus unicolor is a venomous pitviper subspecies found only on the Caribbean island of Aruba, off the coast of Venezuela. Critically endangered, it is estimated that fewer than 230 adults survive in the wild. Sometimes still treated as a full species.-Description:Moderately sized, this...
(Crotalus durissus unicolor) - Cuban boaEpicrates anguliferEpicrates angulifer is a boid species found mainly in Cuba. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Geographic range:Found in Cuba and adjacent islands, including Isla de la Juventud, the Archipiélago de los Canarreos , the Archipiélago de los Colorados off the northern coast of Pinar del Río, the...
(Epicrates angulifer) - Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
- Utila Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri)
- Red-bellied Piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)
- Black Pacu (Colossoma macropomum)
- Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
- Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
- Rhinoptera bonasusCownose rayThe cownose ray is a species of eagle ray found throughout a large part of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, from New England, USA to southern Brazil. Cownose rays grow rapidly, and male rays often reach about in width and weigh . Females typically reach in width and weigh .-Gestation:The...
(Cownose Ray)
Falklands
- King PenguinKing PenguinThe King Penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about , second only to the Emperor Penguin. There are two subspecies—A. p. patagonicus and A. p...
(Aptenodytes patagonica) - Gentoo PenguinGentoo penguinThe Gentoo Penguin , Pygoscelis papua, is easily recognized by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head and its bright orange-red bill. The gentoo penguin has pale whitish-pink webbed feet and a fairly long tail - the most prominent tail of all penguins. Chicks have...
(Pygoscelis papua)
Galápagos
- Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone nigra)
Sea of Cortez
- Swift FoxSwift FoxThe swift fox is a small light orange-tan fox around the size of a domestic cat found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. It also lives in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada, where it was previously extirpated...
(Vulpes velox) - Rock squirrelRock SquirrelThe rock squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. It is 43–53 cm long.-External links:**...
(Spermophilus variegatus) - Greater RoadrunnerGreater RoadrunnerThe Greater Roadrunner, taxonomically classified as Geococcyx californianus, meaning "Californian Earth-cuckoo," is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. Along with the Lesser Roadrunner, it is one of two species in the roadrunner genus Geococcyx...
(Geococcyx californianus) - Burrowing OwlBurrowing OwlThe Burrowing Owl is a tiny but long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing Owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open dry area with low vegetation. They nest and roost in burrows, such as those excavated...
(Speotyto cunicularia) - ChuckwallaChuckwallaChuckwallas are large lizards found primarily in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Some are found on coastal islands...
(Sauromalus species) - Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)
- Eastern King Snake (Lampropeltis getulus)
- Colorado River ToadColorado River ToadThe Colorado River toad, Bufo alvarius, also known as the Sonoran Desert toad, is a psychoactive toad found in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States...
(Bufo alvarius) - Different kinds of fish, including Oxycirrhites typusOxycirrhites typusOxycirrhites typus is a Hawkfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 13cm in length....
(long-snouted hawkfish) - ScorpionScorpionScorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger...
Californian Kelp Sea
- North Pacific Giant Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
- Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
- Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci)
- Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
- Californian Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
- Sea stars, sea urchins and others
Other animals
- Asian Lion (Panthera leo persica)
- Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens)
- HeliconiusHeliconiusHeliconius comprise a colorful and widespread brush-footed butterfly genus distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World. These butterflies utilize Passion flower plants as their larval food source and rely on bright wing color patterns to signal their distastefulness...
and other ButterfliesButterflyA butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured... - Slender-tailed Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
- Swamp WallabySwamp WallabyThe Swamp Wallaby is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia. This wallaby is also commonly known as the Black Wallaby, with other names including Black-tailed Wallaby, Fern Wallaby, Black Pademelon, Stinker , and Black Stinker...
(Wallabia bicolor)