Mammals
Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrates (animals with backbones) that nourish their young with milk. All mammals have hair at some stage of their life. Mammals have larger, more highly developed brains than other animals. There are more than 5,400 mammal species on earth.
Addax
Nomads of the Sahara Desert, addax live in one of the most inhospitable climates on earth.
African Painted Dog
Although their scientific name means “painted wolf” they are neither wolves nor dogs but a unique species that has existed for over three million years.
American Badger
Solitary animals, badgers will aggressively defend themselves against much larger predators including coyotes, bears, mountain lions, and golden eagles.
Asian Elephant
Known for their intelligence and social behavior, these pachyderms can communicate with each other using infrasound over a distance of more than two miles.
Babirusa
Male babirusa are known for their bizarre tusks, which, if they’re not worn down or broken in combat, will eventually grow long enough to pierce the animal’s skull.
Baird’s Tapir
The Baird’s tapir is the largest terrestrial mammal in Central America.
Bettong (a.k.a woylie)
Brush-tailed bettongs are named for the black tuft of fur on their prehensile tails.
Binturong
The binturong is also known as a “bearcat” though it is neither a bear nor a cat.
Black Duiker
Black duikers are medium-sized forest antelope native to Africa.
Black Howler Monkey
The black howler monkey is the loudest land animal in the world.
Blue-Eyed Black Lemur
The blue-eyed black lemur is one of the most endangered primates in the world.
Bongo
Bongos are fast runners and with their heads tilted up so that the horns lay along the back, are able to force their way through the forest rapidly.
Bornean Orangutan
In the Malay language, the word orang means person and utan means forest, so their name means “person of the forest.”
Buff-Cheeked Gibbon
Gibbons use their loud voices to defend their territories, and singing is essential in forming and maintaining pair-bonds.
Calamian Deer
The Calamian deer is sometimes known as the hog deer because of its stout body and short legs.
California Sea Lion
These agile swimmers use their long front flippers propel them through the water at speeds of 25 to 35 mph.
Cape Porcupine
Cape porcupines have quills that can grow up to 12 inches long—making for an impressive means of defense.
Chacoan Peccary
Chacoan peccaries are social animals that live in small herds of up to ten individuals.
Chimpanzee
The Los Angeles Zoo is home to one of the largest chimpanzee troops of any zoo in the country.
Chinese Goral
Gorals do not have other competitors from their family because they can navigate and survive in such harsh, rocky environments at high altitude.
Coquerel’s Sifaka
Sifakas belong to an early group of primates called lemurs. They are found only in Madagascar, an island off the eastern coast of Africa.
Crested Capuchin Monkey
These highly intelligent monkeys are adept at manipulating tools.
Desert Bighorn Sheep
The majestic spiral horns of the male bighorn sheep are one of the most easily identifiable in the animal world.
Eastern Black-and-White Colobus Monkey
Colobus monkeys live high in the trees, coming to the ground only occasionally.
Fennec Fox
Fennec foxes, sometimes also referred to as simply fennecs, are among the smallest and most social fox species.
François’ Langur
François’s langurs live in family groups of three to 12 individuals comprising one male, several females, and their offspring.
Geoffroy’s Black-Handed Spider Monkey
When you see a spider monkey hanging out in the tree tops, supported by its long, slim limbs and prehensile tail, you can understand where it got the name “spider” monkey.
Giant Anteater
The giant anteaters has a long, sticky tongue that can extend up to 24 inches, and allows this insectivore to slurp up ants and termites.
Giant Otter
As the name suggests, this is the world’s largest otter species.
Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
Because of its singular horn, this rhino has been associated with the unicorns of legend.
Grevy’s Zebra
The stripe pattern of a Grevy’s zebra is as distinctive as human fingerprints.
Harbor Seal
Found off the coast of California, harbor seals are part of the true seal family.
Jaguar
The jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas and the world’s third largest cat.
Koala
Koalas are marsupials and belong to the same family as kangaroos and opossums.
Linné’s Two-Toed Sloth
Two-toed sloths spend nearly their entire lives upside-down in trees.
Lowland Paca
Pacas are large rodents related to guinea pigs, capybaras, and agoutis.
Mandrill
Mandrills travel in multi-male and multi-female groups called troops, which range from 20 animals to, on occasion, more than 200.
Maned Wolf
The maned wolf’s hind legs are slightly longer than its front legs, making it a talented uphill climber.
Masai Giraffe
Giraffes are able to swing their great necks around and thump their horns into another’s body.
Meerkat
Meerkats live in matriarchal groups of up to 30 individuals called mobs or gangs.
Mountain Tapir
Mountain tapirs, one of four tapir species, live at high elevations and so their fur is longer and thicker than that of other tapir species
Nigerian Dwarf Goat
Originating in West Africa, Nigerian dwarf goats have also been known as pygmy goats due to their small size.
Ocelot
Ocelots rest in trees during the day and are nocturnal, hunting most of the night.
Okapi
The okapi is shy and secretive. Usually solitary, it follows a well-trodden network of trails.
Peninsular Pronghorn (Berrendo)
Pronghorn are the fastest living hooved mammal, able to cruise at up to 60 mph.
Prevost’s Squirrel
This tri-colored arboreal squirrel is native to Indonesia.
Red River Hog
Red river hogs are good swimmers and fast runners, active mostly at night.
Red-Capped Mangabey
Mangabey fingers and toes are partially webbed, making them excellent swimmers.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
One of fifty different lemur species, ring-tailed lemurs use their tails to communicate.
Serval
Servals are elusive predators that belong to the small cat family, Felinae.
Shetland Sheep
Humans brought sheep to the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland more than 1,000 years ago.
Short-Nosed Echidna
Echidnas and platypuses are the only surviving monotremes, an ancient order of egg-laying mammals.
Siamang
Siamangs are arboreal, spending most of their time relaxing in the trees or swinging between branches.
Sichuan Takin
The takin belongs to a family of animals known as antilocaprids (goat-antelopes) and shares some features with goats, antelopes, and sheep.
Snow Leopard
Snow leopards can jump 30 to 50 feet between mountain ledges, using their tails to balance
Southern Gerenuk
Gerenuks often stand on their hind legs when eating leaves from tall trees.
Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat
Predators looking to make a meal of a wombat will find themselves up for a challenge.
Southern Pudu
The world’s smallest deer species, the pudu stands about two feet tall.
Southern Tamandua
This South American anteater uses strong claws to dig small holes in ant or termite nests and lick up the insects as they exit.
Speke’s Gazelle
This small, delicate antelope was named after the British explorer John Hanning Speke.
Sumatran Tiger
Like most wild cats, Sumatran tigers are solitary animals that live within marked, carefully guarded territories.
Tadjik Markhor
The markhor’s name comes from the ancient Persian words “mar” and “khor,” which translates as “the snake eater.”
Tammar Wallaby
Tammar wallabies are the smallest species of wallaby and are often preyed upon by dingoes.
Tufted Deer
Males tufted deer have small, unbranched antlers that are often hidden by a tuft of hair.
Vietnamese pot-bellied pig
Pot-bellied pigs have ranged across Eurasia for more than 40,000 years.
Visayan Warty Pig
One of the most endangered species of wild pig, the Visayan warty pig occupies only 5% of its original range.
Western Gray Kangaroo
Kangaroos can reach speeds of more than 30 mph for short periods and can jump as high as five feet.
Western Lowland Gorilla
Gorillas are tool users and wild gorillas have been observed using rocks and sticks as rudimentary tools.
White-Faced Saki
Unlike other New World monkeys, white-faced sakis’ tails are not prehensile and cannot be used to grip branches.
Yellow-Backed Duiker
Duikers have a hesitant high-stepping gait and, when alarmed, the yellow-backed duiker whistles a sharp alert before fleeing quickly into the thick underbrush.
Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby
These medium-sized, nocturnal wallabies rest in caves and rock crevices during the day, occasionally emerging to sunbathe