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Zaniskari, by Eatcha. Red panda, by Mathias Appel. Cheetahs grooming each other, by Arturo de Frias Marques. Geoffroy's tamarin, by Charlesjsharp. European bison, by Charlesjsharp. Eurasian brown bear, by Charlesjsharp. Eastern chipmunk, by Rhododendrites. Sonoma chipmunk, by Frank Schulenburg.
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described, of which around 1.05 million are insects, over 85,000 are molluscs, and around 65,000 are vertebrates. It has been estimated there are as many as 7.77 million animal species on Earth. Animal body lengths range from 8.5 μm (0.00033 in) to 33.6 m (110 ft).
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Lion. The lion ( Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane.
Fisher (animal) The fisher ( Pekania pennanti) is a carnivorous mammal native to North America, a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States. It is a member of the mustelid family, and is in the monospecific genus Pekania. It is sometimes referred to as a fisher cat, although it ...
A pika ( / ˈpaɪkə / PEYE-kə [3]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative, the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears. [4] The large-eared pika of the Himalayas and nearby mountains lives at ...
Giant ibis ( national bird) Pseudibis gigantea. [ 12] [better source needed] Northern river terrapin ( national reptile) Batagur baska. [ 12] [better source needed] Giant barb ( national fish) Catlocarpio siamensis.
National Geographic Kids (often nicknamed to Nat Geo Kids) is a children's magazine published by the National Geographic Society. [1] Its first issue was printed in September 1975 under the original title National Geographic World (which itself replaced the much older National Geographic School Bulletin, published weekly during the school year from 1919 to 1975; currently National Geographic ...