Mammals

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A humpback whale breaching dramatically from the ocean

recoveringmammal

Global Oceans

Humpback Whale

Songs that cross entire oceans.

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recoveringmammal

North America & Eurasia

Gray Wolf

The architect of ecosystems.

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A grizzly bear catching salmon in a rushing river

vulnerablemammal

North America

Grizzly Bear

The salmon carrier of the forest.

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A herd of African elephants walking across the savanna

vulnerablemammal

Sub-Saharan Africa

African Elephant

The gardener of the savanna.

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endangeredmammal

South & Southeast Asia

Bengal Tiger

Where tigers live, forests survive.

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A snow leopard on a rocky mountain ledge

vulnerablemammal

Central Asian Mountains

Snow Leopard

The ghost of the mountains.

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A mountain gorilla in the rainforest, looking directly at camera

recoveringmammal

Central Africa

Mountain Gorilla

One of conservation's genuine success stories — still unfinished.

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vulnerablemammal

Arctic

Polar Bear

The living measure of a melting world.

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An orangutan in a rainforest tree canopy

endangeredmammal

Borneo

Bornean Orangutan

The gardener of the rainforest. Disappearing with it.

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An African wild dog with its distinctive painted coat

endangeredmammal

Sub-Saharan Africa

African Wild Dog

The most successful hunter in Africa. The least celebrated.

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A cheetah on a termite mound surveying the savanna

vulnerablemammal

Africa & Iran

Cheetah

The fastest land animal. Running out of room.

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A small porpoise surfacing in blue ocean water

endangeredmammal

Gulf of California, Mexico

Vaquita

The rarest marine mammal on Earth.

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A Pacific gray whale surfacing in the ocean off the California coast

vulnerablemammal

Pacific Coast, Alaska to Baja California

Gray Whale

A conservation comeback story now unraveling — starved by a warming Arctic.

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A common dolphin leaping from the ocean surface

vulnerablemammal

Global Oceans

Common Dolphin

The most abundant dolphin on Earth. Still dying in fishing nets.

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A North Atlantic right whale surfacing in the ocean

endangeredmammal

North Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic Right Whale

Fewer than 360 remain. Every entanglement matters.

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A sea otter floating on its back in the ocean

recoveringmammal

North Pacific Coast

Sea Otter

The guardian of the kelp forest.

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