Wild Safari^® Sea Life Creatures

Also known as the Gray Nurse Shark, the fearsome looking Sand Tiger Shark is actually quite docile and not particularly dangerous to humans. Scie...

The second largest fish found in today’s oceans, the basking shark is the only living member of the Cetorhinidae family. They typically reach size...

Although Killer Whales range worldwide, they are most abundant in the Arctic and Antarctic, where nutrient-rich cold waters rise from the deep and...

A type of houndshark, the leopard shark can be found all along the Pacific coast of North America and Mexico. Although they are relatively small in...

These 40-ton mammals swim the oceans worldwide, migrating between cold northern waters and the warmer temperate zones, always seeking tiny krill t...

Found in the waters off the coast of every continent except for Antarctica, hammerheads are a diverse group of sharks. They differ from other types...

Sometimes colloquially known as sea cows, manatees are large marine mammals that can be found in shallow coastal areas and rivers of the Caribbean ...

Perhaps the most iconic apex predator on planet Earth, the great white shark is one of the largest sharks and can grow over 20 feet long. Found in ...

Lemon sharks inhabit shallow coastal waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and get their name from the yellowish coloration that helps them bl...

Although there is just one species of Bottlenose Dolphins, there two ecotypes, a coastal variant and a deep-water type. The coastal dolphins are ...

Bamboo Sharks are a small family of cartilaginous fish found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. They don’t grow longer than four feet in length, and have ...

Thresher sharks inhabit temperate coastal waters in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. They are easily identified by their long tails, which they ac...

The gray reef shark is likely very similar to what most people picture when they hear the word “shark”. As its name implies, it is gray in color an...

Bottom-feeding Nurse Sharks have a very limited range, swimming the warm coastal waters off West Africa and South and Central America. The 9-foot ...

Native to the Arctic Circle, polar bears are both the largest species of bear and the largest land carnivore on planet Earth. Polar bear’s scientif...

The whitetip reef shark is a requiem shark, meaning it is a member of the Carcharhinidae family, like the bull shark, grey reef shark, tiger shark ...

This seal’s common name doesn’t only refer to its spots – it’s also one of the top predators in the Antarctic, just like the big cat its named for....

Mantas are the largest members of the superorder Batoidea, commonly known as rays. Despite their large size (up to 20 feet across), manta rays pose...

Widely distributed in warm and tropical waters all throughout the world, dolphins are iconic and unique aquatic mammals. They are revered for their...

Found worldwide in warm, shallow waters, the bull shark is arguably the most infamous shark species. Because of their aggressive nature and presenc...

A member of the requiem shark family that can be found in shallow waters in the Indian and Pacific Ocean, the blacktip reef shark is a relatively s...

Also known as the lute turtle, the leatherback sea turtle is the largest of all living turtles and is the second heaviest known reptile, with the f...

Found in very deep waters throughout the southern hemisphere, the megamouth shark is one of three living species of planktivorous sharks. Like the...

Found at depths of up to 2,600 feet, the tiger shark is an exceptionally large species of shark found in oceans all throughout the globe. Tiger sha...

Found in the tropical and temperate waters of all major oceans, the great white shark is one of the most iconic predators. They are exceptionally l...

Makos may not be the biggest species of shark, rarely growing beyond 10 feet, but they are the quickest! Makos are the fastest known species of sha...

Consisting of two species, the long-finned pilot whale and the short-finned pilot whale, pilot whales can be found in oceans nearly worldwide. They...

The Oceanic Whitetip Shark is a large shark found worldwide in the pelagic regions of the sea – meaning the upper areas of the open ocean. This pr...

The coelacanth is the common name of a large marine fish that is found today near the Comoro Islands off the east coast of Africa. It belongs to an...

Liopleurodon was a large carnivorous marine reptile (more than 20 feet in length) that lived during the Middle Jurassic Period (160-155 million yea...

Did you know that because the origin of horseshoe crabs dates back to the Ordovician period (about 450 million years ago), they are considered livi...

Also known as orcas, killer whales are members of the oceanic dolphin family that can be found in all of the world’s oceans. Killer whales are reno...

The Orca, also known as the Killer Whale, is found in every one of the world’s oceans. Despite the name “Killer Whale”, it’s actually the largest ...

Stately, peaceful, and beautiful to behold, the appearance of a Princess Dragon at the coronation of royalty ensured that the new ruler would reign...