Wildlife

Quokka (Setonix brachyurus): 56cm (21in). This mammal is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivorous & mainly nocturnal. Photo by Storme Kovacs in Australia #quokka #marsupial #australia

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica): This 28cm (11in) seabird is much adored across the Atlantic, breeding from Maine in USA to Newfoundland in Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland, Norway and the UK. Striking photo taken by John Gawthrope in Scotland #puffin #atlanticpuffin #bird #nature #wildlife

European Hare (Lepus europaeus) This large hare species is native to Europe & Asia. It is a mammal of open country. A herbivore, it feeds mainly on grasses & herbs. Primarily nocturnal, during the day hares hide in a depression known as a "form". Fantastic photo taken by Simon Litten in the UK #hare

Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus): 33cm (13in). This bird is also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tewit and green plover. Super photo taken by John Gawthrope in the UK. #lapwing #northernlapwing #bird #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography

Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs): This species of finch is native to North-West Africa, Europe & Asia. A 14.5cm (5.7 in) bird, it feeds its young on spiders, flies, caterpillars and aphids, outside the breeding season switching to feed on seeds. #chaffinch #finch #bird #wildlife #nature

World Wildlife Day is celebrated annually on March 3rd to coincide with the signing of the CITES convention in 1973
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Elk (Cervus Canadensis): This is one of the largest land mammals in North America & eastern Asia. These deer species feed on grasses, plants and vegetation usually in forested areas or on the edges of forests. #elk #deer #wildlife #nature #america

Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula): These magnificent 16cm (6in) finches feed their young insects during the breeding season, but the rest of the year they normally feed on seeds, fruit and buds. Fantastic photo taken by Roland Kuck in the UK. #bullfinch #bird #finch #wildlife #nature

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Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): This wonderful marsupial is not a bear, even if it resembles one. It is native to Australia's southern and eastern coastlines, typically in eucalypt woodlands 🐨 #koala #koalabear #wildlifephotography #animals #australia #australian #nature #wildlife

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Bobcat (Lynx rufus): This 125cm (49in) adaptable predator appeared during the Irvingtonian period 1.8 million years ago and is native to North America, from southern Canada to central Mexico. Thank you again Nick Pope & Elizabeth Weiss for sharing this Bobcat in your garden in Tucson, Arizona in USA

Penguins (family Spheniscidae): These are a group of aquatic flightless birds of the order Sphenisciformes. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. A penguin has a spiny tongue and powerful jaws to grip slippery prey. 🐧 🐧

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Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor): 43cm (17in) in length make this species the smallest of all Penguins. Known in NZ as the little blue because of its slate blue plumage. Super photo by Liz Hendry of a Penguin walking between the shore and its burrow in Australia. #penguin #littleblue #littlepenguin

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens): "Snow Geese; Lauderdale Wildlife management area, Halls, TN, USA" Thank you Van Harris for sharing your photo of migrating Snow Geese taken in Tennessee, USA. #snowgoose #snow #goose #snowgeese #birds #migration #wildlife #tennessee #nature

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Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii): This is a colourful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of southern Mexico, Costa Rica and western Panama. Thank you again Liz Ware for sharing this photo taken a couple of years ago of a stunning Motmot photographed in Costa Rica. #motmot #wildlife

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes): This mammal is the largest of the true foxes and is widespread across North America, Europe & Asia, also introduced to Australia. Kits (young) can take solid food at about 3 weeks 🦊 super photo of a sleeping fox taken by Demi Colleen in the UK.
#fox #wildlife #foxoftheday

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Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major): This 24cm (9.4in) woodpecker species is found across Europe, Northern Asia & east Asia as far as Japan, also occurs in North Africa. It has stiff tail feathers to help prop it against tree trunks. Cracking photo taken by Max Gindele in the UK #woodpecker

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris): This is a species in the Cardinal family. The bright coloured plumage of the male of this 14cm (5.5in) bird only develops in its second year. A striking photo taken by David Hollie in Louisiana, USA #bird #paintedbunting #bunting #wildlife #louisiana #usa #nature

Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula): These magnificent 16cm (6in) finches feed their young insects during the breeding season, but the rest of the year they normally feed on seeds, fruit and buds. #bullfinch #finch #wildlife #bird #nature #bullfinches

Crested Tit. Super photo taken by Lauren Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. #crestedtit #tit #wildlife #bird #scotland #scottish #nature

Praying Mantis (order Mantodea): There are over 2400 species in this order. Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. #mantis #prayingmantis #insect #wildlife #nature #mantises #insects

European Robin (Erithacus rubecula): The "Robin Redbreast" was given its nickname long before a distinction was made in the English language between "Red" & "Orange". Superb photo of this Robin taken by Sandy Belford in the Scottish lowlands. #robin #bird #birds #scotland #scottish #wildlife #nature

Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja): This 86cm (34in) species of Ibis is native to South America, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and the southern gulf states in the US. They feed on crustaceans, aquatic insects, frogs & newts. Fantastic image taken by Prashant Gharpure in Florida, USA. #spoonbill

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Opossum. "Opossum by the Dupage river in Will County, Plainfield, Illinois in the USA.." Chris Ill. Thank you Chris Ill for sharing your photo taken in Illinois, USA. #opossum #mammal #wildlife #illinois #usa #nature