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)
Ocean Avenue Ocean Avenue with playing Humpback Whales and an Iceberg in the background |
Funny Penguin Pictures These two Funny Penguins, a mother and baby penguin, posed for some great pictures at Boulders Beach, South Africa. |
Alaska Grizzly Bears These Grizzly bears were seen crossing the road in Denali National Park in Alaska. |
Tide Pool Sea Life Tonquin Beach Tofino Vancouver Island An easily accessible beach from the town of Tofino on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, Tonquin Beach which is a small sandy stretch of shoreline, features occasional rocky outcrops such as this with a tide pool full of sea life. |
Polar Bear Worlds Largest Land Predator Threatened Species Polar bears are the world's largest land predator and the first species officially threatened by global warming, making them the international symbol in the fight against this growing natural disaster. |
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops Truncatus Valencia Spain A Bottlenose Dolphin, known by its proper name of Tursiops truncatus, swims in the water at the L'Oceanographic in the La Ciutat de les Arts i les Cienies Complex, which is part of the City of the Arts in the City of Valencia in Spain. |
Ocean Scenes Tourists aboard a float plane not only get to see aerial views of the beautiful ocean and coastal scenery of Vancouver Island but also the playful antics of Pacific White Sided Dolphins turning on scenes of frantic activity as though on cue for a movie. |
Cougar Animal A beautiful but also dangerous sight, a cougar animal, also known as mountain lion. This stock photo of a cougar shows a fairly young animal. |
Hectors Dolphins Akaroa Harbour Banks Peninsula Wildlife Canterbury New Zealand Two Hector's Dolphins cruise the waters of the Akaroa Harbour of the Banks Peninsula in Canterbury on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. These dolphins are the most well-known in the Cephalorhynchus genus. |
Flying Greater Flamingoes Plaine De La Camargue Provence France Greater Flamingoes, proper name Phoenicopterus roseus, are flying through the air in formation above the Parc Naturel Regional de Camargue in the Camargue region of Les Bouches du Rhone in Provence, France. |
Young Australasian Gannet Cape Kidnappers Hawkes Bay New Zealand A Young Australasian Gannet, proper name Morus serrator, is only six to eight weeks old in this photograph and is shown with an adult Australasian Gannet. These birds are found in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand. |
Vienna Tourism Horse Buggy Sightseeing Tour Hofburg Palace A horse and buggy sightseeing tour ambles slowly past the Hofburg Palace, a top sight in the city of Vienna, Austria. A horse and buggy ride is a popular way of exploring the historic sights and architecture of Vienna. |
High Rise Buildings Bison Sculpture Frederick W Hill Mall Regina Saskatchewan The high rise towers and detailed bison sculpture can be seen from down below looking towards the sky in the Frederick W Hill Mall in Regina, Saskatchewan - an open air pedestrian mall in the centre of the city. |
Bronze Sculpture Caribou Seal River Crossing Richardson Building Winnipeg Manitoba The front of the bronze sculpture of caribous crossing a river, which is actually called 'Seal River Crossing' stands proudly outside the Richardson Building, near the Canwest Place Building in downtown Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. |
Young Raccoon Picture Killarney Provincial Park Ontario Canada A cute animal which resembles a bandit with its black masked face, the raccoon is a native mammal of North America. This young raccoon is a resident of Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. |
Atlantic Puffin Birds Island Bonavista Peninsula Newfoundland Labrador A group of Atlantic Puffins nest on Bird Island, which is located just off shore from Cape Bonavista Lighthouse on Bonavista Peninsula in Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland Labrador in Canada. |
Sheep Portrait Picture Titirangi Bay Campground Marlborough South Island New Zealand A pretty sheep stands still and allows its picture to be taken in the Titirangi Bay Compound in Marlborough, on the the South Island of New Zealand. The blue tag in the sheep's ear is a form of identification on the farm where the campground is located. |
Tourist Attraction Barbary Macaque Monkey Gibraltar Europe A monkey with an appetite, Barbary Macaques are one of the major tourist attractions on the Rock of Gilbraltar in Europe, however, it is not recommended to feed them while visiting. |
Hectors Dolphin Picture Akaroa Harbour Canterbury New Zealand Identified by its unique rounded dorsil fin, the Hector's dolphin is one of the smallest cetaceans in the world at an average length of 1.4 metres (4.59 Feet). It is one of four species of dolphin in the genus Cephalorhynchus. |
Endangered Yellow Eyed Penguin Reserve Otago New Zealand A Yellow Eyed Penguin rests in the grass at the Penguin Place Reserve on the Otago Peninsula in Otago, which is located on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. This reserve was founded in 1985 and was built to protect these animals. |
Northern Royal Albatross Taiaroa Head Colony Otago South Island New Zealand A Northern Royal Albatross, proper name Diomedea epomophora sanfordi, part of the Taiaroa Head Colony, flies high in the sky over the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin in Otago on the East Coast of the South Island in New Zealand. |
Fratercula Arctica Common Puffin Picture Newfoundland A species of seabird with several nicknames, the Common (Atlantic) Puffin is also known by its scientific name of Fratercula arctica. The Common puffin is found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe, Iceland, and North America such as in Newfoundland. |
Amsel Bird Nest Animal Skull Freising Bavaria Germany An Amsel Bird, which is a type of bird found in Bavaria in Germany is seen here sitting on top of an animal skull in its nest. Birds can nest anywhere they feel comfortable and somewhere where they feel they won't be disturbed with their young ones. |
Moose Viking Trail Northern Peninsula Newfoundland A Moose, proper name Alces alces, looks up from grazing in a property in St Lunaire-Griquet off Highway 436, along the Viking Trail in the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland. These animals are known in Europe as elk, rather than moose. |
Cute Ginger White Cat Felis Catus Animal A Ginger and white coloured cat, proper name Felis catus, looks into the sunlight outside the southern facade of the Palace of Charles V at 'The Alhambra', which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. |
Indigenous Canadian Eskimo Dog Puppy Churchill Manitoba Canada A Canadian Eskimo Dog puppy, proper name Canis familiaris, looks right at the camera from outside its kennel in Churchill, Manitoba. These Eskimo Dogs are a large breed of dog indigenous to Canada. |
Willow Ptarmigan Bird Tundra Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba A Willow Ptarmigan, proper name Lagopus lagopus, almost blends in to the tundra near Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. These are gamebirds that are part of the grouse family and breed mostly in the forests and tundra regions. |
Harp Seal Baby Annual Atlantic Hunt Gulf Of St Lawrence Only days old, this cute baby Harp Seal was the centre of attention when Heather and Paul McCartney visited the ice floes in the Gulf of St Lawrence to raise awareness about the annual Atlantic seal hunt. |
Arctic Fox Tundra Churchill Wildlife Management Area Hudson Bay Manitoba An Arctic Fox, proper name Alopex lagopus, forages for food on the tundra landscape of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba. These can also be called the White Fox or the Snow Fox. |
Humpback Tail Fluke Whale Watching Bay Fundy Nova Scotia As the Humpback Whale comes up out of the water and dives back down again it's magnificent tail is visible above the surface of the water. This whale was seen in the Bay of Fundy during a whale watching tour from Tiverton on Long Island in Nova Scotia. |
Mountain Animals Bighorn Sheep Lake Banff National Park Alberta This Bighorn sheep is a species of sheep that is native to North America and Siberia. This species of mountain animal thrives in the alpine regions of Banff and Jasper National Parks in the province of Alberta, Canada. |
Bison Enclosure Riding Mountain National Park Manitoba The American Bison and the European Bison are the only two of six species that still exist out of the six species of the subfamily Bovinae. The bison pictured here at Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, Canada are of the American Bison subspecies. |
Grazing Bull Mennonite Heritage Village Farm Steinbach Manitoba An adult male species of cattle is called a bull, and they are a domesticated member of the Bovinae Family. This bull lives at the Mennonite Heritage Village, which recreates the Mennonite way of life in modern day Steinbach, Manitoba. |
Barbary Macaque Portrait Rock Of Gibraltar Britain The Barbary Macaque that can be found in Gibraltar, which is a part of Great Britain, are the last group of apes in the whole of Europe that is actually thriving. This is mostly due to the fact that they drive tourism to the area. |
Black Bear Ursus Americanus Red Lake Ontario Canada This black bear, proper name Ursus americanus, is the most common bear species in North America. It can be found all the way from Alaska to Mexico, and this bear in particular is grazing on lush green grass near the town of Red Lake in Ontario. |
Sea Lions New Zealand Marine Mammals Two New Zealand Sea Lions sun themselves on the beach at Waipapa Point in the Catlins along the Southern Scenic Route on the east coast of the South Island in New Zealand. These marine mammals breed and live around the coastlines of New Zealand. |
Atlantic White Sided Dolphins Bay Of Fundy Nova Scotia Two Atlantic White Sided Dolphins swim playfully alongside a tour boat during a sunny day in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. These dolphins are found in cool waters in the North Atlantic Ocean. |
Humpback Whale Watching Tour Bay Of Fundy Nova Scotia Canada Whale watching is a very popular attraction along the coasts of Canada because it gives people the chance to see whales in their natural habitat and get up close but not disturbing them. This humpback whale was seen in the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. |
Atlantic Ocean Sea Birds Puffins Two Atlantic Puffins, proper name Fratercula arctica, nest on Bird Island, which is an island devoted just to birds, off shore from Cape Bonavista Lighthouse on the Bonavista Peninsula in that same bay near Newfoundland Labrador in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Wild Boar Animal Parc Omega Montebello Quebec A Black Wild Boar wandering around the grassland of Parc Omega in Montebello, Outaouais, Quebec in Canada. |
Timber Wolf Canis Lupus Parc Omega Montebello Quebec Canada A Timber Wolf, more commonly known as a Gray Wolf, looks directly at the camera in Parc Omega, located in Montebello, Outaouais, in Quebec, Canada. This species of wolf is the largest member of the Canidae family, which includes coyotes, jackals, wolves. |
Hookers Sea Lion Waipapa Point South Island New Zealand A Hookers Sea Lion, native to New Zealand, relaxes on the beach at Waipapa Point along the Catlins Coastal Heritage Trail, which is part of the Southern Scenic Route in Southland, the South Island of New Zealand. |
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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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