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