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Our journey to 500 animals

Animals we’ve come across on our travels, from the forest to the ocean. Browse our photos and the places we’ve seen them.

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African fish eagle spreading its wings on a tree branch

Bird

African Fish Eagle

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Tanzania · 2019

Mammal

Agouti

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Mammal

Alpaca

Spotted

Peru · 2019

American bison with snow on its face among a herd

Mammal

American Bison

Spotted

Yellowstone, United States

Bird

American Bittern

Spotted

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States · 2026

Bird

American Coots

Spotted

California, United States

Bird

American Pygmy Kingfisher

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

American White Pelican

Spotted

United States · 2022

Atlantic Tarpon

Fish

Atlantic Tarpon

Spotted

Belize

Bird

Azca Boobie

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Baird’s tapir resting in mud among leaves in Corcovado, Costa Rica

Baird’s Tapir

Spotted

Kostaryka

Adult bald eagle perched on a wooden post

Bird

Bald Eagle

Spotted

Yellowstone / Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States · 2026

Mollusk

Banana Snail

Spotted

California, United States

Arachnid

Bark Scorpion

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Fish

Barracuda

Spotted

Moorea, French Polynesia

Bird

Barred Owl

Spotted

Florida, United States

Insect

Bearded Weevil

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Belted Kingfisher

Spotted

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States · 2026

Bighorn ram standing among rocks and shrubs

Mammal

Bighorn Sheep

Spotted

Yellowstone, United States

Green-and-black poison dart frog in Costa Rica

Amphibian

Black and Green Poison Frog

Spotted

Carara, Costa Rica · 2026

Mammal

Black Bear

Spotted

Washington, United States · 2020

Mammal

Black Rhino

Spotted

Serengeti, Kenya · 2026

Bird

Black Skimmer

Spotted

Florida, United States

Black spiny-tailed iguana

Reptile

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

Spotted

Panama

Bird

Black Vulture

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Black-chested Fruiteater

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Black-crowned Night Heron

Spotted

California, United States

Bird

Black-necked Stilt

Spotted

California, United States

Black-tailed deer grazing in a forest clearing

Mammal

Black-tailed Deer

Spotted

California, United States

Mammal

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Spotted

California, United States

Bird

Black-throated Trogon

Spotted

Carara, Costa Rica · 2026

Blacktip reef shark swimming over a sandy seabed

Fish

Blacktip Reef Shark

Spotted

Moorea, French Polynesia

Bird

Blue Crown Manakin

Spotted

Carara, Costa Rica · 2026

Fish

Blue-chin Parrotfish

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Blue-footed boobies perched on coastal rocks

Bird

Blue-footed Boobies

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Bird

Blue-gray Tanager

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Blue-throated Toucanet

Spotted

Dota, Costa Rica · 2026

Blue-winged mountain tanager in Ecuador

Bird

Blue-winged Mountain Tanager

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Booted Racket-tail

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Mammal

Bottlenose Dolphin

Spotted

Montorey, United States

Mammal

Brown Bear

Spotted

Washington, United States

Bird

Brown Booby

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Brown Violetear

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Mammal

Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth

Spotted

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Bird

Burrowing Owl

Spotted

California, United States

Fish

Butterfish

Spotted

Moorea, French Polynesia

Reptile

Caiman

Spotted

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Mammal

California Ground Squirrel

Spotted

California, United States

Amphibian

California Newt

Spotted

California, United States

Bird

California Quail

Spotted

California, United States

Bird

Canada Geese

Spotted

California, United States

Mammal

Capucin Monkeys

Spotted

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Capybara family resting along a bank in Tambopata, Peru

Mammal

Capybara

Spotted

Amazon Rainforest, Peru · 2019

Reptile

Cat-eyed Snakes

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Cheetah standing in open grassland

Mammal

Cheetah

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Mammal

Chickmunk

Spotted

United States · 2020

Bird

Cinnamon Becard

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Cock of the Rock

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador · 2025

Bird

Collared Aracai

Spotted

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Bird

Common Black Hawk

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Insect

Common Blue Morpho

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Mammal

Common Dolphin

Spotted

Montorey, United States

Bird

Common Merganser

Spotted

Canada · 2026

Mammal

Coyote

Spotted

California, United States

Bird

Crested Caracara

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Crested Guan

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Crested Tern

Spotted

Moorea, French Polynesia

Crocodile resting on a grassy riverbank

Reptile

Crocodile

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Fish

Damselfish

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Mammal

Desert Cottontail

Spotted

California, United States

Dik-dik standing at the edge of tall grass

Mammal

Dik-dik

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Fish

Eagle Ray

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Mammal

Echidna

Do odwiedzenia

Mammal

Eland

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

African elephant standing in green grassland

Mammal

Elephant

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Mammal

Elephant Seal

Spotted

California, United States

Bull elk standing in snow beside leafless shrubs

Mammal

Elk

Spotted

Washington, United States · 2017

Reptile

Eyelash Viper

Spotted

Kostaryka

Mammal

Fenek Fox

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

Spotted

Kostaryka

Bird

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Spotted

Kostaryka

Bird

Flame-rumped Tanager

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Flamingo

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Flightless Cormorant in Galápagos

Bird

Flightless Cormorant

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Mammal

Fruit Bat

Spotted

Belize

Galápagos fur seals resting on rocky ledges above the water

Mammal

Fur Seal

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Galápagos Giant Tortoise in Galápagos

Reptile

Galápagos Giant Tortoise

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Galapagos Penguin in Galápagos

Bird

Galapagos Penguin

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Mammal

Galapagos Sea Lion

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Fish

Galapagos Shark

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Close view of a giraffe against green shrubs

Mammal

Giraffe

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Amphibian

Glass Frog

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Glistening-green tanager in Ecuador

Bird

Glistening-green Tanager

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Fish

Golden Ray

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Golden tanager in Ecuador

Bird

Golden Tanager

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Golden-bellied Flycatcher

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Golden-browed Chlorophonia

Spotted

Dota, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Golden-collared Honeycreeper

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Golden-crowned Flycatcher

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Golden-mantled ground squirrel beside a mountain trail

Mammal

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Spotted

California, United States

Bird

Golden-naped Tanager

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Grant’s gazelle standing in open grassland

Mammal

Grant’s Gazelle

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Gray Headed Tanager

Spotted

Carara, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Gray Heron

Spotted

Ireland · 2026

Bird

Gray Jay (Canada Jay)

Spotted

Vancouver, Canada · 2026

Mammal

Gray Whale

Spotted

Baja California, Mexico

Bird

Great Antshrike

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Male great curassow with a yellow bill knob in Corcovado, Costa Rica

Bird

Great Curassow

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Greater White-fronted Goose

Spotted

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States · 2026

Bird

Greater Yellowlegs

Spotted

California, United States

Reptile

Green Basilisk

Spotted

Costa Rica · 2019

Bird

Green Honeycreeper

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Green Iguana

Reptile

Green Iguana

Spotted

Belize

Bird

Green Kingfisher

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Green Macaw

Spotted

Amazon Rainforest, Peru · 2019

Green Sea Turtle in Galápagos

Reptile

Green Sea Turtle

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Reptile

Green Spiny Lizard

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Green-crowned Brilliant

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Grey crowned cranes standing in the grass

Bird

Grey Crowned Cranes

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Reptile

Ground Anole

Spotted

Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Grouse

Spotted

Vancouver, Canada · 2026

Crustacean

Halloween Crab

Spotted

Costa Rica · 2026

Hamerkop standing beside a grassy waterway

Bird

Hamerkop

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Tanzania · 2019

Fish

Hammerhead Shark

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Helmeted guineafowl among grasses

Bird

Helmeted Guineafowl

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Tanzania · 2019

Hippopotamus walking beside a waterway

Mammal

Hippo

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Hoary marmot sitting upright among alpine plants at Mount Rainier

Mammal

Hoary Marmot

Spotted

Washington, United States

Bird

Hoffman’s Woodpecker

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Mammal

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Spotted

Manuel Antonio · 2026

Fish

Hogfish

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Amphibian

Hourglass Tree Frog

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Mammal

Humpback

Spotted

Montorey, United States

Impalas standing together in the grass

Mammal

Impala

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Mammal

Island Fox

Spotted

California, United States

Mammal

Jaguar

Do odwiedzenia

Amphibian

Japanese Common Toad

Spotted

Takayama, Japan

Mammal

Japanese Macaque

Spotted

Takayama, Japan

Reptile

Jesus Christ Lizard

Spotted

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Mammal

Kangaroo

Do odwiedzenia

Bird

Killdeer

Spotted

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States · 2026

Amphibian

Kinabalu Horned Frog

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Fish

King Angelfish

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Kingfisher with a red bill and blue wings perched on a branch in Tanzania

Bird

Kingfisher

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Tanzania · 2019

Bird

Kiwi

Do odwiedzenia
Kori bustard standing in grassland in Tanzania

Bird

Kori Bustard

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Tanzania · 2019

Galápagos land iguana

Reptile

Land Iguanas

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Leopard resting in the grass beside a bush

Mammal

Leopard

Spotted

Great Barrier Reef, Kenya · 2019

Leopard tortoise walking across sandy ground

Reptile

Leopard Tortoise

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Tanzania · 2019

Bird

Lesser Violetear

Spotted

Dota, Costa Rica

Bird

Lesser Violetear (Hummingbird)

Spotted

Kostaryka

Lilac-breasted roller perched on a branch

Bird

Lilac-breasted Roller

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Lioness resting in the grass

Mammal

Lion

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Long-billed Curlew

Spotted

Mountain View, United States · 2026

Bird

Long-tailed Silky Flycatcher

Spotted

Dota, Costa Rica · 2026

Mammal

Manatees

Spotted

Florida, United States

Fish

Manta Ray

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Marine iguana in Galápagos

Reptile

Marin Iguanas

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Bird

Masked Flowerpiercer

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bull moose with broad antlers among leafless shrubs in Grand Teton

Mammal

Moose

Spotted

Yellowstone, United States

Bird

Moss-backed Tanager

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Mammal

Mountain Sheeps

Spotted

Washington, United States · 2020

Mammal

Mule Deer

Spotted

Yellowstone, United States

Nile monitor beside low vegetation in Tanzania

Reptile

Nile Monitor

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Tanzania · 2019

Bird

Northern Pintail

Spotted

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States · 2026

Bird

Northern Shoveler

Spotted

California, United States

Nurse Shark

Fish

Nurse Shark

Spotted

Belize

Fish

Octopus

Spotted

Moorea, French Polynesia

Mammal

Oligouti

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Adult olive baboon with a youngster in the Tanzania safari gallery

Mammal

Olive Baboon

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Opossum

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Arachnid

Orange-kneed Tarantula

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Mammal

Orca

Spotted

Montorey, United States

Male ostrich standing in open grassland

Bird

Ostrich

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Palm Tanager

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Fish

Parrotfish

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Mammal

Peccari

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Pelicans in Galápagos

Bird

Pelicans

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Mammal

Pika

Spotted

Yellowstone, United States

Mammal

Pink River Dolphin

Do odwiedzenia

Reptile

Plain-bellied Water Snake

Spotted

Florida, United States

Mammal

Platypus

Do odwiedzenia

Mammal

Pocket Gopher

Spotted

California, United States

Mammal

Proboscis Bat

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Fish

Pufferfish

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Fish

Pufferfish

Spotted

Moorea, French Polynesia

Bird

Purple Gallinule

Spotted

Florida, United States

Bird

Purple-throated Woodstar

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Mammal

Raccoon

Spotted

California, United States

Red-eyed tree frog resting on a green leaf

Amphibian

Red Eye Frog

Spotted

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Male red-headed barbet in Ecuador

Bird

Red-headed Barbet

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Rock agama with an orange head and blue legs perched on a rock in Kenya

Reptile

Red-headed Rock Agama

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Red-shouldered Hawk

Spotted

Florida, United States

Mammal

Reindeer

Spotted

Alaska, United States

Bird

Resplendent Quetzal

Spotted

Peru · 2019

Bird

Ring-necked Pheasant

Spotted

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States · 2026

Mammal

Risso’s Dolphin

Spotted

Montorey, United States

Bird

Rivioli’s Hummingbird

Spotted

Kostaryka

Mammal

Rock Hyrax

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Rose-faced Parrot

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Rufus-browed Peppershrike

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Galápagos saddleback tortoise

Reptile

Saddle-neck (Saddleback) Tortoise

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Bird

Saffron Finch

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Sally Lightfoot crab in Galápagos

Crustacean

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Spotted

Hawaii, United States

Amphibian

Savage’s Frog

Spotted

Costa Rica · 2026

Scarlet macaw perched among leafy branches

Bird

Scarlet Macaw

Spotted

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Bird

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Sea Otter

Mammal

Sea Otter

Spotted

California, United States

Bird

Slaty-tailed Trogon

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Snowy Egret

Spotted

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States · 2026

Bird

Southern Lapwing

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Spectacle Owl

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Spider Monkey

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Mammal

Spinner Dolphin

Spotted

Montorey, United States

Spotted hyena resting in the grass

Mammal

Spotted Hyena

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Squirrel Cuckoo

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Sting Ray

Fish

Sting Ray

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Bird

Striated Heron

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Reptile

Striped Basilisk

Spotted

Corcovado, Costa Rica · 2026

Superb starling with blue-green plumage and an orange belly

Bird

Superb Starling

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Tanzania · 2019

Bird

Talamanca Hummingbird

Spotted

Dota, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Talamanca Hummingbird

Spotted

Kostaryka

Mammal

Tasmanian Devil

Do odwiedzenia

Mammal

Tayra

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Thomson’s gazelle standing in grassland in Kenya

Mammal

Thomson’s Gazelle

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Tiger Heron

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Fish

Tiggerfish

Spotted

Moorea, French Polynesia

Fish

Titan Triggerfish

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Mammal

Topi

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Toucan in Ecuador

Bird

Toucan

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Tschudi’s Tapaculo

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Turcja

Spotted

California, United States

Bird

Turkey Vulture

Spotted

California, United States

Vervet monkey standing beside a tree

Mammal

Vervet Monkey

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Tanzania · 2019

Bird

Village Weaver

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Violet-tailed Sylph

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Bird

Volcano Hummingbird

Spotted

Dota, Costa Rica · 2026

Bird

Von der Decken’s Hornbill

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Tanzania · 2019

Mammal

Warthog

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Waterbuck resting in tall grass

Mammal

Waterbuck

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Reptile

Western Fence Lizard

Spotted

California, United States

Fish

Whale Shark

Spotted

La Paz, Mexico

Bird

White Necked Jacobin (Hummingbird)

Spotted

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Bird

White Whiskered Puffbird

Spotted

Carara, Costa Rica · 2026

White-faced capuchin resting on a tree branch

Mammal

White-faced Capuchin

Spotted

Kostaryka

White-necked Jacobin

Bird

White-necked Jacobin

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Mammal

White-tailed Deer

Spotted

Carara, Costa Rica · 2026

Fish

Whitetip ReefShark

Spotted

Galápagos, Ecuador

Mammal

Wild Boar

Spotted

California, United States

Mammal

Wildbeests

Spotted

Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kenya · 2019

Bird

Wilson's Snipe

Spotted

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States · 2026

Mammal

Wolf

Spotted

Yellowstone, United States

Mammal

Wombat

Do odwiedzenia

Bird

Wood Stork

Spotted

Costa Rica · 2026

Reptile

Yellow Snake

Spotted

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Reptile

Yellow-bellied Slider Turtle

Spotted

Florida, United States

Bird

Yellow-headed Caracara

Spotted

Kostaryka

Bird

Yellow-headed Carcara

Spotted

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · 2026

Yellow-throated Toucan

Bird

Yellow-throated Toucan

Spotted

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Mammal

Zebra

Spotted

Kenya · 2019

Bird

Zebra Dove

Spotted

Moorea, French Polynesia

Bird

Zeledon’s Antbird

Spotted

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

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