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This category has the following 23 subcategories, out of 23 total. Individual animals by country (54 C) Individual animals by period (10 C) Individual animals by taxon (2 C)
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs.
Near threatened (NT): 345 species. Least concern (LC): 3,306 species. Data deficient (DD): 872 species. Mammalian species (IUCN, 2020-1) 5850 extant species have been evaluated. 4978 of those are fully assessed [a] 3651 are not threatened at present [b] 1244 to 2116 are threatened [c] 81 to 83 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
Ancient world. 28000 BC. Cave paintings (e.g. Chauvet Cave) in Southern France and northern Spain depict animals such as mammoths in a stylized fashion. 12000-8000 BC. Bubalus Period creation of rock art in the Central Sahara depicting a range of animals including elephants, antelopes, rhinoceros and catfish. 10000 BC.
In zoology, megafauna (from Greek μέγας megas "large" and Neo-Latin fauna "animal life") are large animals. The most common thresholds to be a megafauna are weighing over 46 kilograms (100 lb) [2] [3] [4] (i.e., having a mass comparable to or larger than a human) or weighing over a tonne, 1,000 kilograms (2,205 lb) [2] [5] [6] (i.e ...
Grizzly 399 (1996 – October 22, 2024) [1] was a grizzly bear living in Grand Teton National Park and Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, United States. [2] She was followed by as many as 40 wildlife photographers, [3] [4] and millions of tourists came to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to see her and other grizzly bears.
The European bison is a herd animal, which lives in both mixed and solely male groups. Mixed groups consist of adult females, calves, young aged 2–3 years, and young adult bulls. The average herd size is dependent on environmental factors, though on average, they number eight to 13 animals per herd.