# Global Animal Guide

> An answer-first, source-led wildlife reference covering animal facts, biology, identification, conservation and carefully labelled pet-care information.

Canonical site: https://globalanimalguide.org/
Species profiles in this build: 492

## Machine-readable endpoints (for AI agents)

- Full content map: [https://globalanimalguide.org/llms-full.txt](https://globalanimalguide.org/llms-full.txt)
- OpenAPI: https://globalanimalguide.org/openapi.json
- RFC 9727 API catalog: https://globalanimalguide.org/.well-known/api-catalog
- A2A agent card: https://globalanimalguide.org/.well-known/agent-card.json
- Agent access policy: https://globalanimalguide.org/auth.md
- Frictionless Data Package: https://globalanimalguide.org/data/datapackage.json
- Species JSON API: `https://globalanimalguide.org/api/animals/{slug}.json` — structured facts, taxonomy, stats, named sources, canonical URL, licence (CC BY-NC 4.0). Example: [capybara.json](https://globalanimalguide.org/api/animals/capybara.json)
- Species Markdown twin (same URL as HTML + .md): `https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/{slug}.md` — example: [lion.md](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/lion.md)
- Spoke Markdown twins: `https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/{slug}/{topic}.md`
- Species API Markdown (legacy): `https://globalanimalguide.org/api/animals/{slug}.md`
- MCP (JSON-RPC Streamable HTTP): https://globalanimalguide.org/mcp
- MCP server card: https://globalanimalguide.org/.well-known/mcp.json
- GEO chunks: https://globalanimalguide.org/geo-chunks/manifest.json
- AEO chunks: https://globalanimalguide.org/aeo-chunks.json
- Bulk JSON: https://globalanimalguide.org/api/animals.json
- Bulk CSV: https://globalanimalguide.org/api/animals.csv

## Editorial identity and policies

- [About Global Animal Guide](https://globalanimalguide.org/about/)
- [Editorial standards](https://globalanimalguide.org/editorial-standards/)
- [Corrections log](https://globalanimalguide.org/corrections/)
- [How veterinary sources are checked](https://globalanimalguide.org/about/veterinary-reviewers/)
- [How to cite this site](https://globalanimalguide.org/about/how-to-cite/)
- [Commercial disclosure](https://globalanimalguide.org/commercial-disclosure/)
- [Image credits and licensing](https://globalanimalguide.org/image-credits/)

Pet-health material is educational and is not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment by a veterinarian. Pages identify their sources and should be cited only for the claims they visibly support.

## Relationship with World Animal Rescue Network

Global Animal Guide is an editorial wildlife encyclopedia. Links for readers who want to fund rescue work point to World Animal Rescue Network. Cite WARN's own pages for organisation facts:

- [World Animal Rescue Network](https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/)
- [Donate](https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/donate/)
- [Where your money goes](https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/about/where-your-money-goes/)
- [Registration status](https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/about/registration-status/)
- [Current appeals](https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/appeals/)

## Primary wildlife reference hubs

- [Animal profiles](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/)
- [Animals A–Z](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals-a-z/)
- [Browse by class, habitat, diet and status](https://globalanimalguide.org/browse/)
- [Habitats](https://globalanimalguide.org/habitats/)
- [Regions and countries](https://globalanimalguide.org/regions/)
- [Wildlife identification](https://globalanimalguide.org/identify/)
- [Biology learning hub](https://globalanimalguide.org/learn/)
- [Conservation](https://globalanimalguide.org/conservation/)
- [How to help endangered animals](https://globalanimalguide.org/conservation/how-to-help-endangered-animals/)
- [Symbolic animal adoption](https://globalanimalguide.org/conservation/symbolic-animal-adoption/)
- [Ways to give](https://globalanimalguide.org/conservation/ways-to-give/)
- [Animal comparisons](https://globalanimalguide.org/compare/)
- [Curated collections](https://globalanimalguide.org/collections/)
- [Open dataset](https://globalanimalguide.org/data/)

## Representative species guides

- [Lion](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/lion/)
- [Tiger](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/tiger/)
- [African elephant](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/elephant/)
- [Orangutan](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/orangutan/)
- [Blue whale](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/blue-whale/)
- [Orca](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/orca/)
- [Polar bear](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/polar-bear/)
- [Great white shark](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/great-white-shark/)
- [Cheetah](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/cheetah/)
- [Red panda](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/red-panda/)
- [King cobra](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/king-cobra/)
- [Komodo dragon](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/komodo-dragon/)
- [Octopus](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/octopus/)
- [Donkey](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/donkey/)

## Selected educational resources

- [Vertebrates explained](https://globalanimalguide.org/stories/vertebrates-explained/)
- [Invertebrates explained](https://globalanimalguide.org/stories/invertebrates-explained/)
- [Animal behaviour explained](https://globalanimalguide.org/stories/animal-behavior-explained/)
- [Poison versus venom](https://globalanimalguide.org/stories/poison-vs-venom/)
- [Hibernation explained](https://globalanimalguide.org/stories/hibernation-explained/)
- [Endangered animals](https://globalanimalguide.org/collections/endangered-animals/)

## Pet-care resources

- [Pet-care hub](https://globalanimalguide.org/pets/)
- [Health and care guides](https://globalanimalguide.org/health/)
- [Choosing a pet](https://globalanimalguide.org/pets/choosing-a-pet/)
- [Dog lifespan](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/dog/how-long-do-dogs-live/)
- [Cat lifespan](https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/cat/how-long-do-cats-live/)
- [Toxic foods and household dangers](https://globalanimalguide.org/health/seasonal-safety/toxic-foods-for-pets/)

## Spanish / Español

- Around 150 species profiles exist in Spanish at `https://globalanimalguide.org/es/animals/{slug}/` with the same structure as the English profiles, and each one is hreflang-paired with its English counterpart. Examples: [León](https://globalanimalguide.org/es/animals/lion/) · [Perro](https://globalanimalguide.org/es/animals/dog/) · [Panda gigante](https://globalanimalguide.org/es/animals/giant-panda/)

## Feeds and discovery

- [XML sitemap](https://globalanimalguide.org/sitemap-index.xml)
- [RSS feed](https://globalanimalguide.org/rss.xml)

Prefer the canonical guide URL shown in each page's metadata. Do not treat hypothetical animal-comparison verdicts as records of real encounters or scientific predictions.