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Iberian lynx (
Lynx pardinus
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The Iberian lynx is the world's most threatened species of cat, and may become the first wild cat species to go extinct for over 2...
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11 Images
9 Videos
Idaho ground squirrel (
Spermophilus brunneus
)
Information on the Idaho ground squirrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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3 Images
0 Videos
Impala (
Aepyceros melampus
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The graceful impala is a noisy antelope renowned for its agile leaps. It has reddish-brown upperparts becoming paler on the sides...
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48 Images
15 Videos
Indian giant squirrel (
Ratufa indica
)
Information on the Indian giant squirrel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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11 Images
1 Video
Indian grey mongoose (
Herpestes edwardsii
)
The Indian grey mongoose is a small, slender carnivore, with a long, bushy, tapering tail, short legs, and sharp, non-retractable...
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10 Images
1 Video
Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (
Tursiops aduncus
)
Information on the Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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0 Videos
Indian rhinoceros (
Rhinoceros unicornis
)
The Indian rhinoceros is the largest of the Asian rhinos. It has a single horn, which can be as long as 53 centimetres and, like...
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13 Videos
Indiana bat (
Myotis sodalis
)
This small bat weighs the same as about three pennies, but is not the smallest of the 87
Myotis
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Myotis
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Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (
Sousa chinensis
)
The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin has a typically streamlined body and a long slender beak. Populations differ in both shape and...
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0 Videos
Indochinese lutung (
Trachypithecus germaini
)
Information on the Indochinese lutung is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Indri (
Indri indri
)
Indris are considered to be the largest of all of the lemurs, and are the only lemurs with vestigial tails. They have dense, silky...
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8 Videos
Insular single leaf bat (
Monophyllus plethodon
)
This brown to pale-buff coloured bat has a small heart-shaped noseleaf and a very long snout and tongue. The species belongs to the...
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Irrawaddy dolphin (
Orcaella brevirostris
)
A particularly distinctive dolphin, the Irrawaddy has a rounded head with no beak and a flexible neck, causing visible creases...
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4 Videos
Isabel naked-tailed rat (
Solomys sapientis
)
Information on the Isabel naked-tailed rat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Island fox (
Urocyon littoralis
)
The island fox is the smallest North American canid, found only on the California Channel Islands. A descendent of the mainland...
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3rd November 2009: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Extinction crisis continues
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Under the Sea
The giant clam is the largest species of bivalve mollusc on fossil record and can weigh up to 300kg.
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The basking shark is the second largest fish in the sea, reaching up to 10 metres in length.
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Since the megamouth shark's discovery, only 17 sightings have been recorded of this elusive fish.
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Dusky dolphins are inquisitive creatures, as seen here investigating a southern right whale.
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Leafy seadragons hatch from the male and will reach maturity within 2 years of life.
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