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Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis
Also known as Komodo monitor and land cocodile. Large monitor lizard native to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang. Largest extant lizard species. Carnivorous. Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Order: Squamata, Family: Varanidae, Genus: Varanus

Barbary Sheep, Ammotragus lervia
The Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia, is a species of caprid (goat-antelope) native to rocky mountains in North Africa. Rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe, and elsewhere. It is also known as aoudad, … Continued

Himalayan tahr goat, Hemitragus jemlahicus – 02
The Himalayan tahr, or the common tahr, is a large ungulate related to the wild goat and the only extant member of the genus Hemitragus. The Himalayan tahr is native to the Himalayas region. An introduced alien species to New … Continued

Himalayan tahr goat, Hemitragus jemlahicus – 01
The Himalayan tahr, or the common tahr, (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large ungulate related to the wild goat and the only extant member of the genus Hemitragus. Native to the Himalayas region it has has been introduced as an alien … Continued

Elephant spectators London Zoo
Elephant interacting with spectators from it’s enclosure at the London Zoological Society gardens, also known as London Zoo.