The blue whale is the largest animal ever to inhabit the Earth. This gentle giant has grayish-blue skin with light spots. It has about 300 to 400 baleen plates instead of teeth which it uses to strain food from the ocean water.  

The orca, or "killer whale”, is the largest member of the dolphin family. Orcas have long, rounded bodies with large dorsal fins at the middle of their backs. Their black bodies are marked with white patches on the underside and near the eyes.

Manatees range in color from gray to brown. They use their two small front flippers to crawl along ocean or river bottoms. Their flat, horizontal tails are pumped up and down to move them along. Despite their small eyes and lack of outer ears, manatees are thought to see and hear quite well.

The rainforest is being destroyed at an alarming rate. 20 percent of the Amazon has already gone, and the jaguar is now seriously threatened.

Relentless hunting for their horns and loss of their natural habitats, has led to a catastrophic fall in rhino numbers. Help us protect these incredible animals.

The magnificent Asian elephant is threatened by extinction in the wild. As human populations grow, its habitat is shrinking fast. Help us halt the devastation.

Adélie penguins depend on sea ice for their main food source - krill. But parts of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean are warming rapidly, which is affecting the penguins' feeding grounds. Help us protect the penguins and their habitat.  

Every year, thousands of dolphins accidentally drown in fishing nets. Help us reduce the threats to these intelligent, inquisitive creatures.

Fewer than 35 Amur leopards remain in the wild, and their habitat is under threat from logging, forest fires and land clearance for farming. Help us protect the world’s most endangered big cat.

It is estimated that as few as 1,600 pandas remain in the wild today. Help us halt the decline in panda numbers.