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Urocyon littoralis
(Island fox)
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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2 Videos
Uromanis tetradactyla
(Black-bellied pangolin)
The remarkable black-bellied pangolin is the smallest and most arboreal pangolin species. Like other pangolins, most of this...
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0 Videos
Ursus americanus
(American black bear)
With a population double that of all other bear species combined, the American black bear is by far the most common member of the...
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Ursus arctos
(Brown bear)
One of the largest carnivores on Earth, the brown bear is perhaps the most archetypal of all bear species, indeed the genus and...
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Ursus arctos gobiensis
(Gobi bear)
This subspecies of the brown bear (
Ursus arctos
) is a shy and elusive resident of the Gobi desert in Mongolia. Brown bears...
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3 Videos
Ursus maritimus
(Polar bear)
The polar bear is the largest living land carnivore in the world today, with adult males growing up to 2.6 meters in length. The...
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20 Videos
Ursus thibetanus
(Asiatic black bear)
This Asiatic bear has a similar appearance to its better-known American relative (the American black bear,
Ursus americanus
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3rd November 2009: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Extinction crisis continues
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The only known images of the Critically Endangered Eskimo curlew.
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Under the Sea
Since the megamouth shark's discovery, only 17 sightings have been recorded of this elusive fish.
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The giant clam is the largest species of bivalve mollusc on fossil record and can weigh up to 300kg.
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Dusky dolphins are inquisitive creatures, as seen here investigating a southern right whale.
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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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Leafy seadragons hatch from the male and will reach maturity within 2 years of life.
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