Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis The animal kingdom, organised
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Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis 
Tiger
Panthera tigris 
Lion
Panthera leo 
Asian elephant
Elephas maximus 
Bengal tiger
Panthera tigris tigris 
Komodo dragon
Varanus komodoensis 
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis 
Monarch butterfly
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Where animals live
Habitats & biomes
- Boreal forest & taiga22
- Deserts & drylands11
- Farms, towns & homes29
- Grasslands & savannas65
- Mountains16
- Oceans & coasts31
- Polar regions & tundra62
Where in the world
Regions
- Asia56
- North America42
- Africa39
- The Arctic28
- Worldwide (domestic)23
- Central & South America23
- Oceans worldwide18
IUCN Red List
Conservation
- Least Concern39
- Near Threatened7
- Vulnerable42
- Endangered28
- Critically Endangered5
- Extinct1
- Data Deficient1
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Adaptations
Snow leopard adaptations, and how scientists came to know the “ghost of the mountains”
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Speed
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Adaptations
Sunda tiger: adaptations, size, and why it is so endangered
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Behaviour
Will a lion eat another lion?
Lions kill other lions fairly often, mostly cubs after new males take over a pride, but they rarely eat them.…
Diet & feeding
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Turtles are reptiles that are adored and loved very much and can be found almost everywhere. There are hundreds of…
Records & rankings
How big is an ostrich compared to a human? (Height chart)
A male ostrich stands 2.1 to 2.7 m tall, up to about a metre taller than an average man, and…
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IUCN Red List
Animals at risk
Polar bear
Ursus maritimus
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Lion
Panthera leo
Bengal tiger
Panthera tigris tigris
Asian elephant
Elephas maximus
Komodo dragon
Varanus komodoensis
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis 
Siberian tiger
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