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 Tundra Buggy Adventure Churchill A cute and curious polar bear cub checks out a tundra buggy during an adventure into the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Hudson Bay. |
Curious Polar Bear Cub Picture Hudson Bay Standing on hind legs, this curious polar bear cub gets a good look at some passengers on a tundra buggy tour to the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Arctic Fox Animal Picture This unique animal named the Arctic Fox continued about his business in the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba while we snapped his picture. |
Wildlife Tours Tundra Buggy Manitoba Canada An inquisitive polar bear checks out the chassis of a tundra buggy during a tour in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Cute Polar Bear Cub Portrait Picture Soft teddy bear ears and cute face make this little polar bear cub a perfect subject for a portrait picture in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Cool Polar Bear Photo Hudson Bay Canada A laid back polar bear relaxes on the cool tundra in Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Funny Polar Bear Cub Churchill Manitoba Canada Taking his curiosity to another level a funny little polar bear cub thoroughly checks out a tundra buggy during a tour from Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Relaxed Polar Bear Animal Picture A relaxed animal in its element, polar bears are more animated in a very cold climate such as that of Hudson Bay during the winter. |
Penguin Animal Hospital Dunedin New Zealand A woman takes care of an orphaned Yellow-Eyed Penguin at Penguin Place Hospital near Dunedin, New Zealand and will continue to tend to this animal until it is ready to fend for itself. |
Wood Duck Picture A Wood Duck floats upon the surface of his pond amongst the fallen leaves at the Biodome de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. |
New Zealand Oyster Catchers Variable Oyster Catchers are easily recognizable on the coastline of New Zealand as they have black plumage, bright orange eyes and beak with a tinge of yellow at the tip. |
Dolphins Swimming New Zealand Tourists love to get the thrill of a lifetime and spend their day swimming with the dolphins off the North Island of New Zealand. |
Wood Turtles Picture Wood turtles slowly make their way across the landscape in the Laurentian Forest at the Biodome de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec which gives us plenty of time to snap their picture. |
Surfacing Orca Northern Vancouver Island After surfacing, two Orca slowly continue on after enjoying the glow from the sunset off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Bird Nest Picture A bird protects his baby in a nest built upon a skull in Freising, Bavaria in Germany which makes for an interesting picture. |
Yellow Eyed Penguins Beach Walk NZ Three Yellow-Eyed Penguins enjoy their walk up the beach of Roaring Bay after spending the day in the waters off the South Island of NZ. |
Roseate Spoonbill Bird Picture A bird of beautiful colors known as the Roseate Spoonbill wades in the water of the Tropical Forest at the Biodome de Montreal in Quebec, Canada giving us the ideal opportunity for a picture. |
Hyacinth Macaw Bird Picture The bright blue color of the Hyacinth Macaw is clearly visible as this bird perches on a large branch in the Tropical Forest of the Biodome de Montreal in Quebec. |
Wapiti Bull Animal Picture Barren trees stand in the wilderness of Omega Park in Montebello, Quebec as a Wapiti Bull rests peacefully allowing us to take his picture. |
Prairie Wolves Animal Photo Prairie Wolves or Coyotes are a type of animal that groups together in small packs in their wilderness surroundings of Parc Omega in Montebello, Quebec. |
Spotted Scorpionfish Stock photo of a spotted scorpionfish photographed in the amazing underwater world of the galapagos islands. |
Timber Wolf Animal Picture Ears lean back, teeth are bared and eyes look scary on this Timber Wolf at Omega Park in Montebello in Quebec, Canada. |
Capybara Animal Picture The cute face of the Capybara animal rests on a log in its habitat in the Tropical Forest at the Biodome de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec. |
Flying White Stork Camargue France After searching the area, this White Stork means business flying back to his nest with a beak full of materials for its nest in Camargue, Provence in France. |
Vancouver Island Killer Whale The natural beauty off Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia is stunning but a Killer Whale passing by in the sunlight is breathtaking. |
Raccoon Animal Picture Fall leaves surround a cute raccoon, a commonly seen animal at Parc Omega in Montebello in Outaouais, Quebec, Canada. |
Animal Picture Golden Lion Tamarin A cute Golden Lion Tamarin clings to a tree in the Tropical Forest at the Biodome de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. |
Picture Patagonian Cavy Mara Dolichotis Patagona Two Patagonian Cavy Mara photographed at the Auckland Zoo on the North island of New Zealand. |
Karlstein Buggy Rides Czech Republic Sightseeing in Karlstein in the Czech Republic is at its finest when you travel around the region on one of the horse and buggy rides. |
Dolphins Teeth L Oceanografic Valencia Spain Four Bottlenose Dolphins perform for their trainer at the L'Oceanografic in the City of Valencia in Spain and give visitors a good look at their teeth. |
Catlins Coastline Sheep New Zealand The sheep of the Catlins coastline love to spend the day grazing on the green pastures overlooking the beautiful scenery of Otago, New Zealand. |
Horse Buggys Downtown Vienna Austria Being driven around the downtown area of Vienna, Austria in horse buggys with your own personalized coachman is the only way to travel. |
Cow Moose Tuckamore Pond Newfoundland A female moose also called a cow, wanders through the wilderness towards the banks of the Tuckamore Pond in Main Brook, Newfoundland. |
Young Gannet Cape Kidnappers New Zealand A mother Australasian Gannet tends to her young on the cliffs at Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand. |
Animal Pelts Fur Trading Post Manitoba Various animal pelts hang from the rafters of a building at the fur trading post at Lower Fort Garry National Park in Manitoba, Canada. |
New Zealand Kaka Bird Wairarapa A Kaka is a native bird to New Zealand and this one resides at the Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre in Wairarapa. |
Valencia Oceanografic Dolphin Show Spain A trainer directs an attentive Bottlenose Dolphin during a show at the Oceanografic in the city of Valencia in Spain. |
Northern Vancouver Island Killer Whales A pod of killer whales make their way across Johnstone Strait off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Hookers Sealions Beach New Zealand A pair of Hookers Sealions interact on the beach in Molyneux Bay on the South Island of New Zealand. |
Woodchuck Labrador A cute little woodchuck is very aware of his surroundings as he makes his way across the grass at the Point Amour Lighthouse in Southern Labrador, Canada. |
Dolphin Swimming New Zealand To be swimming with a dolphin is an experience of a lifetime and something that tours in the Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand offer. |
Bird Attack Hawkes Bay This juvenile Australasian Gannet at Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand is one type of youngster that likes to attack a sign. |
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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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