Mammal
Dog
Humanity's oldest animal companion
Animals of Europe
Europe's woodlands, mountains, and coastlines are home to adaptable survivors like the red fox and gray wolf, alongside the honey bees that pollinate its farmland and wild landscapes.
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Bird
Chicken
The world's most common bird
Bird
Mallard
The familiar puddle duck
Reptile
Leatherback Sea Turtle
The giant jellyfish specialist
Mammal
Gray Wolf
The ancestor of the domestic dog
Mammal
Brown Bear
The widespread bear of the Northern Hemisphere
Mammal
Cow
The domestic cattle that feeds the world
Mammal
Polar Bear
The largest land carnivore, ruler of the Arctic
Mammal
Sperm Whale
The deep-diving giant with the largest brain
Fish
Ocean Sunfish
The heaviest bony fish
Fish
Rainbow Trout
The colourful fly-fisher's favourite
Mammal
Reindeer
The Arctic migrator and both-sex antlered deer
Fish
Thresher Shark
The whip-tailed hunter
Mammal
Walrus
The tusked giant of the Arctic ice
Mammal
Beluga Whale
The white whale of the Arctic
Mammal
Red Deer
The roaring stag of Eurasian woodlands
Mammal
Horse
The animal that carried human history
Bird
Flamingo
The pink filter-feeder that stands on one leg
Reptile
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
The powerful-jawed sea turtle
Mammal
Eurasian Lynx
The tufted forest hunter of Europe and Asia
Mammal
Wild Boar
The ancestor of the domestic pig
Mammal
Fin Whale
The sleek greyhound of the seas
Mammal
Domestic Pig
The intelligent farm mammal
Fish
Sand Tiger Shark
The toothy aquarium shark
Bird
Rooster
The crowing guardian of the barnyard flock
Mammal
Wolverine
The fierce scavenger of the boreal north
Mammal
Ferret
The playful domestic mustelid
Mammal
Domestic Goat
The agile browser
Bird
Common Pheasant
The ring-necked game bird of field and forest
Mammal
Red Fox
The most widespread wild carnivore on Earth
Reptile
Chameleon
The color-changing lizard with 360-degree eyes
Mammal
Water Buffalo
The wallowing bovine of Asia
Mammal
Domestic Sheep
Humanity's oldest livestock
Fish
Largemouth Bass
America's favourite freshwater game fish
Mammal
Brown Lemming
The tundra rodent of myth
Bird
Canary
The singing island finch of parlours worldwide
Mammal
Rabbit
The fast-breeding pet and classic prey animal
Mammal
Narwhal
The tusked unicorn of the sea
Mammal
Grey Seal
The horse-faced seal of the Atlantic
Mammal
Golden Jackal
The adaptable wild dog of three continents
Fish
Atlantic Cod
The fish that built Atlantic nations
Fish
Goldfish
The world's most popular pet fish
Bird
White Stork
Europe's chimney-nesting messenger
Mammal
Minke Whale
The smallest and most abundant rorqual
Mammal
Muskrat
North America's pond-building rodent
Bird
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Europe's drumming carpenter
Bird
Barn Owl
The ghostly, heart-faced night hunter
Mammal
American Mink
The semi-aquatic mustelid
Bird
Grey Heron
The patient wetland hunter
Mammal
Donkey
The hardy working companion of arid lands
Mammal
Pine Marten
The agile forest mustelid
Insect
Bed Bug
The blood-feeding pest of mattresses worldwide
Mammal
Harbor Seal
The shy, spotted true seal of northern coasts
Bird
European Robin
Britain's beloved red-breasted garden bird
Mammal
Stoat
The ermine in winter white
Insect
Honey Bee
The pollinator that powers much of the food we eat
Mammal
Hedgehog
The spiny night-time garden visitor
Mammal
Common Shrew
The tiny insectivore with a fierce appetite
Mammal
Squirrel
The agile, tree-climbing rodent of parks and woods
Bird
Magpie
The bold, brilliant problem-solver of the crow family
Insect
Ladybug
The spotted beetle gardeners love
Mammal
Otter
The playful, water-loving member of the weasel family
Mammal
Bat
The only mammals capable of true flight
Bird
Pigeon
The city bird with an extraordinary sense of direction
Fish
Atlantic Salmon
The fish that swims upriver to spawn
Insect
Ant
The tireless team-working insect
Bird
Swan
The graceful giant of lakes and rivers
Bird
Blackbird
The glossy garden thrush with a golden song
Invertebrate
Giant House Spider
Britain's large but harmless funnel-weaving house spider
Mammal
Moose
The largest member of the deer family
Mammal
Badger
The striped night-digger of British woodlands
Bird
Snowy Owl
The white owl of the Arctic tundra
Insect
Mosquito
The tiny insect with an outsized impact
Insect
Bumblebee
The fuzzy, hard-working pollinator of meadows and gardens
Insect
Wasp
The yellow-and-black predator and scavenger of summer
Fish
European Eel
The 100-year reproductive mystery that baffled scientists from Aristotle to the 21st century
Insect
Firefly
The glowing beetle of warm summer nights
Insect
Cicada
The loud summer singer with a long underground youth
Invertebrate
Jumping Spider
The big-eyed spider that pounces on its prey
Amphibian
Common Toad
The warty garden toad of Europe
Bird
Atlantic Puffin
The colorful 'sea parrot' of the North Atlantic
Bird
Peregrine Falcon
The fastest animal on the planet
Insect
Praying Mantis
The patient ambush predator with folded arms
Insect
Stag Beetle
The large beetle with antler-like jaws
Insect
Housefly
The familiar fly found wherever people live
Invertebrate
Centipede
The fast, venomous predator with many legs
Reptile
Adder
Britain's only venomous snake
Bird
Golden Eagle
One of the largest and fastest birds of prey
Insect
Dung Beetle
The strong beetle that rolls balls of dung
Invertebrate
Millipede
The slow, many-legged recycler of the forest floor
Mammal
Weasel
Britain's smallest carnivore, built for chasing prey into burrows
Bird
Common Kingfisher
A jewel-colored diver of rivers and streams
Insect
Dragonfly
The agile aerial hunter of ponds and streams
Insect
Flea
The wingless parasite famous for jumping
Bird
Common Raven
One of the world's most intelligent birds
Mammal
Hare
The long-legged sprinter of open fields
Bird
Mallard
The familiar wild duck found around the world
Insect
Grasshopper
The jumping insect of fields and meadows
Mammal
Mole
The tunnelling insectivore behind every molehill
Insect
Rhinoceros Beetle
One of the strongest animals for its size
Invertebrate
Garden Snail
The slow, shell-carrying garden mollusk
Insect
Cockroach
The hardy survivor that lives almost anywhere
Amphibian
Fire Salamander
The black-and-yellow salamander of European forests
Insect
Cricket
The chirping insect of warm evenings
Invertebrate
Earthworm
The soil engineer that enriches the earth
Bird
Vulture
Nature's clean-up crew on broad soaring wings
Mammal
Ibex
The mountain climber with sweeping ridged horns
Insect
Yellowjacket
The bold black-and-yellow social wasp
Bird
Quail
The small, secretive ground bird of fields and grassland