Mammals

Profiles Index

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
The magnificent blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is our planet's largest animal, reaching lengths of 66 to 98 feet and weights of 110 to 176 tons. Blue whales belong to the group of whales know as the baleen whales.

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
The African elephant is among the largest land animals alive today. Adults grow to heights of 13 to 16 feet and weights of 4 to 7 tons. The African elephant has larger ears than the Asian elephant and its two front incisors grow into large tusks that curve forward.

Leopard (Panthera pardus)
The leopard (Panthera pardus) is a member of the cat family (Felidae). The leopard's coat has a background color of pale, cream-yellow on its underside that darkens slightly to an orange-brown on its back.

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is among the largest land carnivores, comparable in size only to the brown bear. Polar bears weigh in the range of 400kg-680kg (880lb-1500lb) and are 2.1m-3.3m (7ft-11ft) in length.

Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos)
The Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) is a subspecies of the Grey wolf (Canis lupus). Adult Arctic wolves are between 25 and 31 inches in height (measured at shoulder) and reach weights of up to 175 pounds. Females tend to be smaller and lighter than males. They measure between 3 and 5 feet from head to tail. Their thick coat is off-white.

Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
The anteater grows to lengths of 1-2 m and reaches weights in the range of 22-39 kg. Long straw-like brown-black fur covers its body which grows to lengths of up to 40 cm on its bushy tail.

Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) are the largest and strongest of all the great apes (humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orang-utans).

Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
The southern tamandua has an elongated snout and is covered by creamy yellow-brown fur. Tamaduas in the southeastern part of their range have a black patch resembling a vest that curves around the mammal's front limbs, over its shoulders and onto its back and sides.

Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
The nine-banded armadillo is an intriguing creature with bony armor and leathery skin covering its body. Eight to ten bony bands encircle its midriff, enabling it a certain amount of flexibility.

Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a mammal belonging to the group of primates referred to as the prosimians. Prosimians are more primitive than monkeys and apes and, in addition to the aye-aye, include animals such as lemurs, lorises, pottos and galagos.

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
Gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) are cetaceans that belong to the Suborder Mysticeti, the Baleen whales. Baleen whales, also called filter-feeding whales, have 2 sets of plates that extend from the upper jaw and enable the animal to filter food from the oceans in which it swims.