![]() | Black-backed JackalThe Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), also known as the Silver-backed jackal is a mammal of the order Carnivora. Black-backed jackals inhabit two areas of the African continent separated by roughly 900 kilometers. One region includes the southern-most tip of the continent including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. The other area is along the eastern coastline, including Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia.Download WallpaperPhoto by: Hans Hillewaert |
![]() | Gray wolfThe gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf or wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivora. The gray wolf is the largest wild member of the Canidae family and an ice age survivor originating during the Late Pleistocene around 300,000 years ago.Download WallpaperPhoto by: Gary Kramer |
![]() | A coyote in Yosemite national park, USAThe coyote (Canis latrans), also known as the prairie wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivora. The species is found throughout North and Central America, ranging from Panama in the south, north through Mexico, the United States, and Canada.Download WallpaperPhoto by: Christopher Bruno |
![]() | Arctic Fox in summerThe Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus), also known as the White fox, is a Fox of the order Carnivora. It is a small fox native to cold Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.Download WallpaperPhoto by: Andreas Tille |
![]() | Meerkat at the ZooMeerkat (Suricata suricatta), Zoo Leipzig (Saxony, Germany. The meerkat is a small mammal and a member of the mongoose family. It inhabits all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang", or "clan". A meerkat clan often contains around 20 meerkats at a time, but some superfamilies have had 50 or more. Meerkats have an average life span of 12-14 years.Download WallpaperPhoto by: Olaf Leillinger |
![]() | Siberian tiger, Aalborg ZooSiberian tiger, Aalborg Zoo, Denmark. The Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is a rare subspecies of tiger (P. tigris). Also known as the Amur, Manchurian, Korean, Altaic or North China tiger, it is confined completely to the Amur region in far eastern Siberia, where it is now protected.Download WallpaperPhoto by: Malene Thyssen |
![]() | Siberian TigerThe Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is a rare subspecies of tiger (P. tigris). Also known as the Amur, Manchurian or North China tiger, it is confined completely to the Amur region in far eastern Siberia, where it is now protected. It is considered to be the largest of the 6 tiger subspecies.Download WallpaperPhoto by: S. Taheri |
![]() | Eye of a Siberian TigerThe Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is a rare subspecies of tiger (P. tigris). Also known as the Amur, Manchurian or North China tiger, it is confined completely to the Amur region in far eastern Siberia, where it is now protected. It is considered to be the largest of the 6 tiger subspecies.Download WallpaperPhoto by: Julie Ramsey |
![]() | Amur Leopard Pittsburgh ZooThe critically endangered Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis or Panthera pardus amurensis) is possibly the rarest subspecies of leopard in the world with estimates of between 25 to 34 known individuals remaining in the wild.Download WallpaperPhoto by: Colin Hines |
![]() | Male Lion and Cub eatingMale Lion (Panthera leo) and Cub eating a Cape Buffalo in Northern Sabi Sand, South Africa.Download WallpaperPhoto by: Luca Galuzzi |