One second they’re there — blink — and it’s just tail dust

They flip the script — literally!

Featured in Indonesian national parks and conservation symbols, making them a wildlife ambassador for the country

Their bright beak, grumpy honks, and confident waddles make them stand out in any landscape

Once thought to be mythical by Europeans

Believed to use Earth’s magnetic field to help them navigate vast ocean distances

Even from day one, they’re already scrambling up slopes alongside their mothers!

This bird taps its feet to imitate rain to make the prey reach the surface

Renowned for their spectacular aerial displays during courtship, including steep dives and intricate flight patterns

Arguably among the most beautiful songbirds in the world — they enjoy singing after a rain shower

Aptly named the biggest of the Penguin species & Olympic diver of the bird world

Once thought extinct in the 1930s, it survived in remote alpine valleys and holds deep cultural significance for the Māori people

With their long legs, they navigate through dense vegetation, mud, and shallow water effortlessly

Brilliant mimics, they can copy bird calls and even human-made sounds like car alarms and ringing phones!

Well-adapted to the cold Arctic climate and can withstand temperatures as low as -50°C (-58°F)

Its appearance is what really sets it apart—it looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie

With their stately waddle and regal demeanor, they are the undisputed monarchs of the Antarctic ice

A delightful bird with a calm and peaceful nature

A small, but mighty bird dressed in a tuxedo and living in one of the coldest places on Earth

Can hang upside down while feeding!

These birds have been recorded to fly at 3000 meters (9850 ft)

They might not look like much, but they have an incredible talent: singing!

One the smallest dolphins in the whole world

Unlike rabbits, they don’t live in burrows, instead, they make shallow nests in the grass called forms

Popular food fish, prized for its mild flavor and firm texture

Think of camels, but minus the hump!

Often called “Fairy Terns” or “Angel Terns” Because of their pure white plumage and graceful flight

A champion swimmer and a social butterfly of the warm seas

They bob their heads up and down as they fly, which is actually how they earned the nickname “Noddy”

Known for their acrobatic leaps, twisting and turning gracefully as they jump completely out of the water

Often seen riding the bow waves of boats or performing acrobatic leaps out of the water

Known for their graceful movements and the distinctive “S” shape of their neck

They spread faster than any other colonizing mammal in the world

Their horns are curved backward, resembling a hook or a pair of lyre-shaped instruments

One of the most hunted, widespread, ancient, and well-known game birds

Not only one of the largest deer species but also among the most majestic

During breeding, they transform with elegant white plumage, adorned by decorative plumes on the head, neck, and back

It can catch insects that are disturbed by the animals’ movements

They eat almost anything that comes their way – you name it, they’ll try to snack on it!

With its towering stature and impressive antlers, is a true king of the Asian forests

Speed and power embodied, they rule the seas with their sleek bodies and jaw-dropping leaping prowess

Majestic giants of the sea, they peacefully glide through the ocean with mouths agape, filtering the waters for sustenance

Opportunistic predators of the open ocean, their aggressive and persistent feeding behaviour strikes fear into the hearts of their prey

Gentle giants of the sea, with mouths wide open to filter the ocean’s bounty

Majestic ocean predators, embodying power, speed, and precision in their pursuit of prey

One of the largest and strongest sea turtles in the world

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the world’s most widely distributed carnivore!

They use their tails to grip branches, aiding in climbing and movement

The smallest carnivorous predator in the world and so have limited fat stores and need to eat more than 50% of the body weight

A small, fierce predator known for its agility, hunting skills, and color-changing fur

Due to their adaptability and willingness to migrate to more favorable habitats, great cormorants are found worldwide

An impressively acrobatic bird that can catch flying fish mid-jump

These birds spend weeks in the air and hunt, preen and even sleep while in flight

The most cosmopolitan of owls with home ranges extending across the globe

Aptly named after the goddesses of wisdom and war, little owls have lived alongside human civilizations since 500 BC

This vanishing New-Zealander is the most endangered penguin species

Their call, often compared to a donkey’s bray, is how they got their name in some regions

The endangered cousin of the Fiordland penguin

The penguin with a cool tiara

A blue, small wonder of the penguin world

The most grumpy penguin with a helmet and a chinstrap!

Bushy tailed fastest diving penguin

A huge yet flightless parrot is special in the Māori (the indigenous people of New Zealand) folklore

The most mischievous yet intelligent bird is known for its remarkable learning behavior

The talented singer likes to sing loudly, apparently unafraid of attracting predators

These petrels stylishly ride the ocean waves like they own the winds

Impressive flights but clumsy walking on the ground are observed in these birds due to awkward legs

These mighty birds have the longest wingspan, second only to wandering albatrosses

The humongous bird with the largest wing span of 3.5 m (11.5 ft) – seems straight out of a fantasy movie

They dance along with their gorgeous red tails to attract partners in a faithful courtship

These ocean wanderers can be spotted from a distance showing awe-inspiring aerial tricks

These birds seem to have lost their way to the beauty pageant

The most widely dispersed wild bird

Like those bulging red eyes weren’t scary enough, they eat their innocent chicks when hungry

Native to Africa, it is the best-known bird of its family, broadly introduced as domesticated species

Heaviest member of the order Galliformes, agile and fast fliers with good eyesight during day and poor vision at night

The national bird of Pakistan and Iraq is known to improve degraded ecosystems by aiding in the dispersal and germination of seeds

One of the most beautiful birds on Earth!

The yellow eye-ring cuckoo of Australia

One of the world’s rarest birds, with less than 200 individuals remaining in the wild

Elegant long-legged wader, common almost worldwide

This bird can give any cross-country runner a run for their money

This bird holds the record of the longest distance flown by any bird in recorded history

The most elegant of all godwit species

The vanishing largest kiwi with a mongoose-like fur

The nocturnal multisyllabic duet singers of Ōkārito forest

This invasive species is the ancestor to most of the modern ducks

One of only six land-birds with a cosmopolitan distribution habituating all continents except Antarctica

The ends of the mouth are permanently curled upwards that look like a smile or a menacing grin

The largest member of the order Carnivora, adult males, can be six times larger than polar bears!

One of the largest mammals found in New Zealand and the rarest sea lion species in the world

The most recently described and smallest member of toothed whales –it was only classified as a distinct species in 1991

The smallest baleen whale

Most common of right whales, cruising the southern oceans

Clashing with their antlers, the winner takes it all!

The mysterious diver of the ocean is the largest and only sea turtle without a hard shell and scales