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Animals Directory. We are listed under Animals Conservation category
The natural world on planet Earth is an amazing and fascinating place. The sheer number of different species of animals, birds, reptiles and insects marks our planet as really very special.
There are many marvelous and wonderful creatures on planet earth. We hope to show you some of these species to perhaps raise your interest in the biodiversity available.
Yet our world is miniscule compared to the Universe that we live in! Find out more about planet Earth that is your home. Find out more about our solar system and the galaxy that we live in. And find out more about the universe that our galaxy is in, a universe that is so big that it is impossible to imagine the size of it!
Panchlora nivea![]() Green-leaf Cockroaches Author: Ltshears Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported |
Micrurus tener![]() texas coral snake User: Dawson Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic |
On planet Earth we have continents, oceans, mountains and deserts! Our planet is teeming with life. Animals, fish, insect, bugs, plants, trees and birds are all part of our world. Over 95% of the species on Earth are insects and there are at least one million different insect species. The biodiversity on our planet is huge, and there are thought to be many millions more species that have yet to be discovered!
Erignathus barbatus![]() Bearded seal pup Author: ANOAA Fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Image in public domain |
Cystophora cristata![]() hooded seal pup Author: ANOAA Fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Image in public domain |
We do have some real problems on planet Earth with the environment and the ecosystems that support the life forms. We are not looking after all these different environments and ecosystems and species are becoming extinct as a result of this lack of care.
Ecosystems throughout the world are being damaged by the activities of human beings, who often have total disregard for the damage that they are doing to many different species of animals, insects, birds etc.
actinodendron anemone![]() actinodendron anemone User: Bart_Braun Image in public domain |
Melanoplus bivittatus![]() Two-striped Grasshopper User: Dger GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 |
This website can only present a fraction of what is on our planet. But we hope that what we can do here will stimulate you to investigate further.
![]() iguana from Columbia User: Weimar GNU Free Documentation Licence 1.2 |
Coreus marginatus![]() Coreus marginatus bug User: DirkvdM Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic |
Pelecanus crispus![]() Dalmation pelican User: Marcel Burkhard Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Germany |
![]() Giant Wood Spider User: J.M.Garg GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 |