Arctic Fox
A young female Arctic fox walked 3,506 km across sea ice from Svalbard to Greenland in just 76 days, one of the longest journeys ever recorded for the species.
Mammal
Arctic Hare
Arctic hares can hop on their hind legs like kangaroos, and in the far north they sometimes gather in groups of hundreds.
Asian Elephant
Asian elephants have shown self-recognition in mirror tests, a sign of self-awareness found in very few animals.
Asiatic Black Bear
The Asiatic black bear is known as the ‘moon bear’ for the pale, crescent-shaped patch on its chest.
Aye-aye
The aye-aye taps on wood with a long, skeletal middle finger and listens for hollow tunnels made by grubs, then gnaws a hole and hooks the larva out.
Bactrian Camel
Bactrian camels survive temperatures from about −40 °C in winter to over 40 °C in summer, and eat snow when there is no water.
Barasingha
In Kanha National Park, the hard-ground barasingha was brought back from just 66 animals in 1970 to hundreds today.
Beluga Whale
Belugas are nicknamed ‘canaries of the sea’ because they produce a huge variety of whistles, chirps, clicks and squeals.
Bighorn Sheep
A bighorn ram’s curled horns can weigh up to about 14 kg, and rams clash heads so hard that the crack can be heard over a kilometre away.
Binturong
Binturongs smell like buttered popcorn, because their urine contains the same chemical that gives popcorn its aroma.