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 
Elephants
Big cats
Komodo dragon
Varanus komodoensis 
Bengal tiger
Panthera tigris tigris Browse the living world
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Where animals live
Habitats & biomes
- Boreal forest & taiga23
- Deserts & drylands11
- Farms, towns & homes29
- Grasslands & savannas69
- Mountains16
- Oceans & coasts31
- Polar regions & tundra62
Where in the world
Regions
- Asia58
- North America42
- Africa41
- The Arctic28
- Central & South America24
- Worldwide (domestic)23
- Oceans worldwide18
IUCN Red List
Conservation
- Least Concern39
- Near Threatened7
- Vulnerable43
- Endangered30
- Critically Endangered6
- Extinct1
- Data Deficient1
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Latest articles
Anatomy & appearance
African vs Asian elephant: how to tell them apart
Big ears or small? Two trunk fingers or one? A side-by-side guide to telling African savanna, African forest and Asian…
Comparisons
How big is a lion? Size and weight compared with a tiger and a human
A male lion weighs 150 to 260 kg and stands about 1.2 m at the shoulder. See how lions measure…
Adaptations
Snow leopard adaptations, and how scientists came to know the “ghost of the mountains”
Snow leopards survive the high mountains of Asia with a huge tail, furry snowshoe paws and a big warming nose.…
Speed
How fast can a cheetah run?
The fastest cheetah ever tracked in the wild hit 93 km/h (58 mph). Here is how scientists measured it, why…
Adaptations
Sunda tiger: adaptations, size, and why it is so endangered
The Sunda tiger is the smallest living tiger. Meet its key adaptations, see how big it gets, and learn why…
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.…
Record breakers
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IUCN Red List
Animals at risk
Polar bear
Ursus maritimus
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Lion
Panthera leo
Asian elephant
Elephas maximus
Bengal tiger
Panthera tigris tigris
Komodo dragon
Varanus komodoensis 
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis 
Siberian tiger
Panthera tigris altaica Know what you’re looking for?