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)
Polar Bear Habitat Churchill Manitoba The Polar Bear has an extremely good sense of smell and sight and when something unusual is spotted in his habitat in Churchill, Manitoba, he will be the first to notice. |
Polar Bear Games Churchill Manitoba Peek-a-boo games are not what a Polar Bear does on a regular basis around Churchill, Manitoba and the bear would always come out a winner. |
Oamaru NZ Little Blue Penguin Statue A statue of a Little Blue Penguin, made of stone, is on display along the main street of Oamaru, NZ. |
Whale Watching Trips Kaikoura New Zealand One of the best trips to embark on during a visit to Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand is a whale or dolphin watching tour. |
Animal Picture Arctic Fox The Arctic Fox is an animal that loves the chilly winters around Churchill, Manitoba as he walks across the icy tundra while we snap his picture. |
Polar Bear Eating Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear upon a frozen lake along the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba thoroughly enjoying eating his seal. |
Polar Bear Weather Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba The snowy weather around the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba is what this Polar Bear thrives on as he stands atop a ridge scoping us out. |
Yellow Eyed Penguin Walk Curio Bay New Zealand A lonely Yellow-Eyed Penguin on a walk across the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay on the South Island of New Zealand on its way back to its nest. |
Sleeping Canadian Eskimo Dog Puppies Picture This picture was taken in Churchill, Manitoba as one Canadian Eskimo Dog puppy stays awake as the other puppies snuggle together in their dog house. |
Dolphins Trainer L Oceanografic Valencia Spain A trainer balances on top of the noses of the Bottlenose Dolphins at the L'Oceanografic in Valencia, Spain in Europe. |
Canadian Lynx Animal Picture A Canadian Lynx is one type of animal which we got a picture of as he made his presence known in the Laurentian Forest at the Biodome de Montreal, Quebec in Canada |
Golden Mantled Ground Squirrels Picture Capturing this picture was the luck of the draw as two Golden Mantled Ground Squirrels peer over a rock in Parc Omega in Montebello, Quebec. |
Five Bottlenose Dolphins L Oceanografic Valencia Spain Five Bottlenose Dolphins at the L'Oceanografic in Valencia, Spain linger around the cooler on the side of the pool as they know what lurks inside. |
Polar Bear Family Picture Churchill Manitoba Posing for this picture was not what this Polar Bear family had in mind when we captured this shot in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. |
Polar Bear Watching Tourists Churchill Canada A curious polar bear or a hungry one for that matter can be a danger for tourists watching them from the comfort of their vehicle. |
Polar Bear Crossing Churchill Manitoba A bus makes its way along the road in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada just as a Polar Bear is crossing the road. |
Big Polar Bear Paws And Claws Photo A close up of the the massive big paws of a polar bear featuring a row of sharp claws. |
Angry Polar Bear Photo Churchill A warning to stay clear, an angry polar bear bars his teeth before proceeding towards a camp in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Tour Hudson Bay Canada Tourists get a great view of a polar bear cub during a tour in a tundra buggy out to the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Diet Ringed Seals The diet of a polar bear is varied however mainly consists of seals such as the ringed seal found in Hudson Bay, Canada. |
Ringed Seals Polar Bear Food A favourite food for a polar bear are ringed seals which are found in great numbers in the waters of Hudson Bay. |
Polar Bear Cub Watching Tundra Buggy Churchill A cute cub leans up against a tundra buggy during a polar bear watching tour in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Sitting Baby Polar Bear Picture Churchill Manitoba In an almost human pose, a cute baby polar bear sits down and looks up at passengers on board a tundra buggy in Churchill. |
Churchill Wildlife Management Area Polar Bears A family portrait of polar bears on the tundra in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area of Hudson Bay, Manitoba Canada. |
Little Polar Bear Cub Hudson Bay Small by polar bear standards, this little 11 month old cub reaches 6 feet in height when standing on his hind legs. |
Polar Bear Baby Resting Churchill Manitoba A cute little polar bear baby rests after exploring a tundra buggy in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba. |
Bear Cub And Tundra Buggy Tourists Intrigued by the a massive tundra buggy full of tourists, a cute little polar bear cub thoroughly checks it all out. |
Polar Bear In Landscape Hudson Bay Canada The brown and barren looking landscape which fringes the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada is polar bear territory. |
Drinking Polar Bear Hudson Bay Manitoba A large polar bear drinks from a still ice-free pond near the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Photography Workshop Churchill Manitoba Canada A group of enthusiastic photographers capture images of a young polar bear during a workshop in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area of Manitoba. |
Cute Polar Bear Baby Picture By 11 months old, this cute little polar bear seen near the shores of Hudson Bay, makes a large baby. |
Pancake Bay Provincial Park Ontario Canada A seagull leaves his footprints behind as he walks along the sandy beach in Pancake Bay Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. |
Polar Bear Journey Churchill Manitoba This picture gives one the impression that this Polar Bear is on a long journey down a dirt road in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Bear Cub And Mom Churchill Wildlife Management Area A playful polar bear cub play bites his mom on the neck while resting in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area on the shores of Hudson Bay, Canada. |
Bear Watching Tours Churchill Wildlife Management Area They call them polar bear watching tours but this cute little cub was actually watching the people on this tundra buggy in Hudson Bay, Canada. |
Wildlife Buggy Tours Churchill Manitoba Canada Passangers are thrilled to see wildlife including a polar bear cub during a tundra buggy adventure tour from Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Bear Watching Tourists Churchill Manitoba Canada A group of tourists get a close encounter during a polar bear watching tour in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Sow Portrait Photo Manitoba Canada A portrait of a tired looking polar bear sow nearing the end of her summer fast in Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Food Hudson Bay Churchill Food is the main train of thought for a Polar Bear when the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba freezes over. |
Willow Ptarmigan Bird Picture The Willow Ptarmigan is a cold climate type of bird and loves to explore the icy tundra around Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. |
Northern Gannet Colony Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland Bird Rock at Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland is where the Northern Gannet Colony meet up to nest. |
Polar Bear Yawn Churchill Manitoba A large Polar Bear, having just woken from a nap in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, yawns before moving on. |
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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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