Tiger

Mammals

Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrates (animals with backbones) that nourish their young with milk. All mammals have hair at some stage of their life. Mammals have larger, more highly developed brains than other animals. There are more than 5,400 mammal species on earth.

Two addax locking horns Photo by Robin Riggs

Addax

Nomads of the Sahara Desert, addax live in one of the most inhospitable climates on earth.
head and upper body of a African dog with mottled brown, black, and tan fur

African Painted Dog

Its scientific name means “painted wolf,” but this pack animal is neither a wolf nor a dog.
A full body profile of a badger with its mouth open as it walks through foliage

American Badger

These fierce predators are enthusiastic diggers who maintain large underground dens.
Close up of a babirusa male.

Babirusa

The babirusa is a wild, naked-looking pig that is native to the Indonesian archipelago.
side view of a tapir with its body submerged in water and droplets dripping off its face

Baird’s Tapir

The Baird’s tapir is the largest terrestrial mammal in Central America.
Binturong Male hanging upside down from a branch looking at camera.

Binturong

The binturong is also known as a “bearcat” though it is neither a bear nor a cat.
Yellow Back Duiker Calf walking toward camera.

Black Duiker

Black duikers are medium-sized forest antelope native to Africa.
A close up of our baby female bongo.

Bongo

Shy and elusive, mountain bongos are among the largest forest antelopes.
A juvenile female orangutan looks off to one side

Bornean Orangutan

The world’s largest arboreal mammals, these apes spend about 90 percent of their time in trees.
A close up of a Golden Cheeked gibbon as it gazes off in the distance.

Buff-Cheeked Gibbon

Gibbons are small apes from Southeast Asia. They are famous for their loud calls.
AS male deer with velvety antlers looks over one shoulder while the sun hits his face.

Calamian Deer

The Calamian deer is sometimes known as the hog deer because of its stout body and short legs.
Peccary piglets

Chacoan Peccary

Chacoan peccaries are social animals that live in small herds of up to ten individuals.
The Zoos female chimp Yoshi. Looking over her shoulder while being spot lit with sun light.

Chimpanzee

The Los Angeles Zoo is home to one of the largest chimpanzee troops of any zoo in the country.
Newborn Goral

Chinese Goral

Gorals can navigate and survive in harsh, rocky, high altitude environments.
Big Horn Sheep

Desert Bighorn Sheep

The largest wild sheep in North America, bighorn are named for their majestic horns.
A male fennec fox looking right through the camera into your soul.

Fennec Fox

The fennec fox is one of the smallest and most social fox species.
A giant anteater walking through his habitat. The background consists of tufts of grass and rocks with a fallen tree in dappled light.

Giant Anteater

The giant anteater’s long, sticky tongue allows this insectivore to slurp up ants and termites.
Looking down at a giant river otter in the water.

Giant Otter

As the name suggests, this is the world’s largest otter species.
Grevys Zebra Foal Male and Mom.

Grevy’s Zebra

The stripe pattern of a Grevy’s zebra is as distinctive as human fingerprints.
Harbor Seal Pup Male out of the water looking at camera.

Harbor Seal

Found off the coast of California, harbor seals are part of the true seal family.
Side profile of a jaguar as it climbs over some rocks

Jaguar

The jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas and the world’s third largest cat.
Koala female Maya is queen of her castle. Photo by Jamie Pham

Koala

Koalas are marsupials and belong to the same family as kangaroos and opossums.
Side view of a paca, a large rodent with reddish fur and white markings

Lowland Paca

Pacas are large rodents related to guinea pigs, capybaras, and agoutis.
Close up of a Female Mandrill looking at camera.

Mandrill

Mandrills are the largest monkey species and one of the most colorful.
Maned Wolf at the LA Zoo

Maned Wolf

The maned wolf’s hind legs are slightly longer than its front legs, making it a talented uphill climber.
Giraffe Baby Kiss

Masai Giraffe

Masai giraffes grow up to 18 feet tall, making them the lookout towers of the savannah.
The meerkat mob all together on a rock.

Meerkat

Meerkats live in matriarchal groups of up to 30 individuals called mobs or gangs.
Mountain Tapir standing in a pool

Mountain Tapir

Mountain tapirs live at high elevations, so their fur is thicker than that of other tapir species.
Ocelot Young Male with a rocky background.

Ocelot

Ocelots rest in trees during the day and are nocturnal, hunting most of the night.
head and upper body of a female okapi

Okapi

The okapi is shy and secretive. Usually solitary, it follows a well-trodden network of trails.
A close up of a Ring Tail lemur baby.

Ring-Tailed Lemur

One of fifty different lemur species, ring-tailed lemurs use their tails to communicate.
A large rodent-like mammal on a rock looks at the camera

Rock Hyrax

Though they are rodent-like in appearance, hyraxes are one of the elephant’s closest living relatives.
Small sand-colored fox with white markings and large ears.

Sand Fox

Also known as Rüppell’s fox, the sand fox inhabits sandy deserts in northern Africa and parts of Asia.
Female serval crouched down on the ground looking up in the sky.

Serval

Servals are elusive predators that belong to the small cat family, Felinae.
close up of a white sheep with shaggy hair

Shetland Sheep

Humans brought sheep to the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland more than 1,000 years ago.
Our cute little Echidna posing for a photo with a little dirt on it's nose and showing off it's amazing claws.

Short-Nosed Echidna

These egg-laying mammals resemble porcupines or hedgehogs, but they are not related.
Siamang performing it's famous morning call.

Siamang

Siamangs belong to a family of smaller apes called gibbons that are native to Southeast Asia.
A pair of Takin looking at the photographer.

Sichuan Takin

The takin belongs to a family of animals known as antilocaprids (goat-antelopes).
Head shot of the female Snow Leopard.

Snow Leopard

Snow leopards can jump 30 to 50 feet between mountain ledges, using their tails to balance
Gerenuk group gracefully grazing on green grass.

Southern Gerenuk

Gerenuks often stand on their hind legs when eating leaves from tall trees.
Pudu baby with mom.

Southern Pudu

The world’s smallest deer species, the pudu stands about two feet tall.
Baby Tamandua close up.

Southern Tamandua

This South American anteater uses its strong claws to dig for ants and termites.
Female Spekes Gazelle facing camera.

Speke’s Gazelle

This small, delicate antelope was named after the British explorer John Hanning Speke.
An action shot of the tiger walking across rocks infront of a water fall.

Sumatran Tiger

Tigers are the only big cats with stripes. These markings provide camouflage in dense cover.
Baby Markhors with mom.

Tadjik Markhor

These wild goats are expert mountain climbers, well suited to their Himalayan habitat.
Tammar Wallaby Joey

Tammar Wallaby

Tammar wallabies are the smallest species of wallaby and are often preyed upon by dingoes.
side view of a deer with dark fur and small fangs protruding from its closed mouth

Tufted Deer

Males tufted deer have small, unbranched antlers that are often hidden by a tuft of hair.
Gray Kangaroo Joey

Western Gray Kangaroo

Kangaroos can reach speeds of more than 30 mph for short periods and can jump as high as five feet.