Animals are in their own special class known as the Kingdom Animalia. They are a living organism that feeds on other organisms to survive and create the circle of life. Fauna is another term that is used by zoologists and paleontologists when specific groups of animals are discovered in a certain time or place.
Approximately 575 million years ago, the first fossils that were found could have somehow represented a type of animal but it was not until about 542 million years ago that fossils became a more realistic picture of animal existence. Even at that, it is still not considered to be a true fact but science has made unspeakable leaps and bounds since then.
Each species of animal has their own characteristics, natural habitats, distribution and survival modes. To classify animals as a whole is very difficult but once they are broken down into individual groups and then into species you can discover a lot of history behind each animals life.
From the tiniest little insect all the way up to the gigantic mammals of the undersea world there is a... (... more information below the photos)
Cute Babies Harp Seal pups are really cute babies in their fluffy white coats on the ice floes in the Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada. |
White Baby Seal This baby harp seal otherwise known as a white coat, belongs to the Gulf sub population of Harp Seals in the North Atlantic Ocean. |
White Baby Seals A small gathering of white baby Harp Seals on the ice floes in the Gulf of St Lawrence in Canada near Newfoundland. |
Wild Animals There's nothing quite like the sight of wild animals in their natural habitat like these harp seals in the Gulf of Lawrence in Canada. |
Arctic Wildlife Wildlife on the arctic ice floes of the Gulf of St Lawrence in Canada include female Harp Seals with their young pups, otherwise known as white coats. |
Baby Animals A really cute baby animal is a harp seal pup with its beautiful white fur coat and big dark eyes, seen here on the pack ice in Canada. |
Moose Bull Pictures Striking a stunning profile for pictures this moose bull looks impressive with a full rack of antlers seen in Denali National Park of Alaska. |
Moose Bull A beautiful sight, a moose bull grazing amongst the fall coloured foliage of the Denali National Park of Alaska. |
Moose Pictures A moose bull stands in a field surrounded by beautiful fall foliage and forest in the Denali National Park in Alaska, USA. |
Marmot A cute marmot looks out from behind the cover of some rocks on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Husky A cute husky dog poses for the camera just before leaving on a sled journey with visitors in the arctic of Alaska. |
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Cute Harp Seal A cute 3 day old harp seal baby with its mother on the Ice of the Gulf St. Lawrence in Canada. |
Heather And Paul McCartney Heather and Paul McCartney looking at a pup harp seal in the Gulf of St.Lawrence |
Grazing Caribou A caribou grazing on the spring growth in the North Slope of arctic Alaska with an ice pingo in the background. |
Grizzly Bear Pics A grizzly bear chews on a piece of bark while bathing in a river in Denali National Park of Alaska in the USA. |
Grizzly Bear A grizzly bear play fights with a nearby tree by a river in the Denali National Park of Alaska. |
Gannets A colony of Northern Gannets at Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. |
Elk Bull An Elk Bull grazes in the Jasper National Park of Alberta in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. |
Cute Grizzly Bear This cute looking grizzly bear was rolling about in the grass in the Denali National Park of Alaska. |
Coyote The coyote is a member of the dog family and is similar in size and shape to a medium sized domestic Collie Dog. |
Cute Black Bears Often mother black bears will send their cute cubs up trees for protection, while they hunt for food. |
Coyote Puppies These two cute Coyote puppies where having a friendly play fight between siblings. |
Coyote Puppy This cute coyote puppy was not camera shy at all, with oversized ears which I'm sure he will grow into as his matures. |
Cougar Animal The cougar is an animal which occurs mostly in Western North America in areas which provide adequate cover as well as prey. |
Cougar Pictures A Cougar or Mountain Lion stalks its prey in the same manner as a domestic cat. This cougar was photographed on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. |
Cougar Generally an ellusive animal, the cougar will stalk their prey to within 30 feet before pouncing from its hiding place. This cougar was found on Vancouver Island in BC. |
Caribous These two cow and calf caribous were roaming free in the Denali National Park of Alaska. |
Caribou The Denali National Park of Alaska is home to wildlife such as caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, moose and much more. |
Caribou Stag A caribou stag stands in defiance when confronted in Denali National Park of Alaska, and why would he move with antlers like that! |
Caribou Grazing A member of the Denali caribou herd grazing in an open field within the boundary of Denali National Park, Alaska. |
Black Bears This small family of two black bears, a mother and her cub were out on a fishing expedition in the wilderness of Canada. |
Beavers Animals Hard working animals, beavers are constantly building and repairing their lodges and dams which they mostly do at night. |
Beavers Commonly found in Canada and the USA, Beavers are the largest rodent in North America and are herbivores which dine on a variety of leafy or woody plants. |
Big Horn Sheep The sure footed Big horn sheep are animals that inhabit the Rocky Mountain regions of North America as well as some deserted regions. |
Bear Fight A bear fight breaks out between two polar bears, fighting over territory in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Bear Pics A grizzly bear poses for some cute bathing pics in Denali National Park in Alaska. |
Bear Picture A scruffy looking grizzly bear watches from behind spring flowers as we take his picture in Denali National Park, Alaska. |
Bear Cub A cute black bear cub awaits patiently for it's mom to return, from the safety of a tree in British Columbia, Canada. |
Arctic Wolves Specially suited to their environment, arctic wolves survive in extreme and harsh arctic regions often depending on the availability of food. |
Atlantic Puffins Found in abundant numbers in Newfoundland Canada, Atlantic Puffins spend a lot of their time out at sea. |
Animals In Winter Polar bears are well adapted animals for the winter conditions of the arctic regions they live in such as Canada, and Alaska. |
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... massive amount of information available to humans, more so than there ever has been. Through years of research by professionals, we have been able to find out things that no one thought was possible. The more that we learn and know about each type of animal, we as humans can begin to protect our wildlife, especially the ones that are on the endangered species list.
Whether small, medium or large, animals are a part of our world and as humans we should feel lucky that we share our atmosphere with the many different species of animals.
We have a large selection of animal pictures and as everyone knows because of their own free spirit, they are not the easiest target for a photographer. Enjoy our pictures of animals that we have taken from many locations around the world.
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