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Every subject.
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These subjects were matched from the original catalogue descriptions using the archive’s own species, behaviour, environment and location vocabulary. Counts show how many records mention each subject. Last matched 2026-09-04.
Species
461 species and animal groups, A to Z.
- Aardvark 9
- Adder 32
- African Elephant 469
- African Fish Eagle 30
- African Honey Bee 13
- African Jacanas 11
- African Land Snail 8
- African Lion 361
- African Penguin 120
- African Rock Python 13
- African Spoonbills 5
- African Wild Dog 140
- African Wildcat 5
- Agama 18
- Alligator 15
- American Alligator 9
- American Badger 11
- American Bison 24
- Anemonefish 14
- Angelfish 5
- Ant 35
- Anteater 5
- Antelope 92
- Arctic Wolf 8
- Baboon 122
- Baboon Spider 5
- Badger 29
- Bald Eagle 6
- Banded Mongoose 12
- Bannerfish 10
- Barn Owl 6
- Barracuda 14
- Bass 12
- Bat 17
- Bat Eared Fox 4
- Bateleurs 12
- Batfish 23
- Bear 273
- Beaver 21
- Bee 37
- Bee Eater 18
- Beetle 28
- Bengal Tiger 43
- Bigeye Snapper 6
- Bighorn Sheep 35
- Bird 104
- Bird Of Prey 4
- Bison 58
- Bittern 14
- Black Backed Jackal 48
- Black Bear 13
- Black Bellied Whistling Duck 8
- Black Mamba 15
- Black Rhinoceros 34
- Black Triggerfish 17
- Black Winged Stilt 6
- Blacktip Reef Sharks 7
- Blacktip Sharks 37
- Blue Footed Booby 9
- Blue Shark 12
- Blue Wildebeest 152
- Blue Wildebeest Wildebeest 4
- Bluefin Trevally 11
- Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray 8
- Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse 15
- Bobcat 5
- Booby 12
- Bottlenose Dolphins 36
- Box Jellyfish 20
- Broadnose Sevengill Shark 8
- Brown Bear 28
- Brown Hyena 17
- Buffalo 204
- Bull Shark 26
- Burmese Python 5
- Burrowing Owl 28
- Bustard 8
- Butterflies 23
- California Kingsnake 6
- Canada Goose 5
- Cape Buffalo 148
- Cape Cobra 23
- Cape Fox 34
- Cape Fur Seal 87
- Cape Gannet 93
- Cape Glossy Starling 5
- Cape Ground Squirrel 39
- Cape Mountain Zebra 9
- Cape Penguin 10
- Cape Porcupine 33
- Cape Sparrow 16
- Cape Turtle Dove 5
- Cape Vulture 6
- Capybara 6
- Caracal 12
- Caribou 5
- Carmine Bee Eater 7
- Carolina Duck 10
- Catfish 9
- Cattle 15
- Chacma Baboon 66
- Chameleons 13
- Cheetah 273
- Chimpanzee 21
- Chokka Squid 11
- Clouded Leopard 4
- Cobra 112
- Common Dolphin 123
- Coral 147
- Cormorant 10
- Crab 16
- Crane 29
- Crocodile 138
- Crow 7
- Cuckoo Finch 9
- Cutthroat Trout 4
- Cuttlefish 32
- Gaboon Viper 8
- Galapagos Marine Iguana 8
- Galapagos Penguin 5
- Galapagos Shark 5
- Galapagos Tortoise 4
- Gallinule 9
- Gannet 107
- Gazelle 24
- Gentoo Penguin 10
- Giant African Land Snail 8
- Giant Anteater 4
- Giant Eagle Owl 6
- Giant Kingfish 17
- Giant Panda 24
- Giant River Otter 7
- Giant Trevally 5
- Giraffe 164
- Giraffe Weevil 5
- Glossy Starling 5
- Goatfish 5
- Golden Eagle 5
- Golden Silk Orb Spider 17
- Golden Silk Orb Weaver Spider 4
- Golden Tailed Woodpecker 5
- Goliath Bird Eating Spider 15
- Goose 22
- Gorilla 52
- Goshawk 15
- Great Egret 12
- Great White Shark 380
- Greater Flamingo 9
- Greater Kudu 22
- Green Sea Turtle 42
- Grey Heron 15
- Grey Reef Shark 22
- Grizzly Bear 29
- Ground Agama 18
- Ground Hornbill 18
- Ground Squirrel 50
- Guineafowl 14
- Gulls 8
- Mackerel 12
- Mako Shark 29
- Mamba 15
- Manatee 4
- Manta 47
- Manta Ray 41
- Mantis 19
- Mantis Shrimp 9
- Marabou Stork 13
- Marlin 20
- Marten 4
- Martial Eagle 12
- Masai Giraffe 12
- Masked Bannerfish 4
- Meerkat 68
- Millepede 7
- Millipede 4
- Mimic Octopus 25
- Mongoose 21
- Monitor 22
- Monitor Lizard 6
- Monkey 29
- Moorish Idol 9
- Moose 53
- Moray Eel 14
- Mountain Gorilla 40
- Mountain Zebra 9
- Mouse 64
- Mozambique Spitting Cobra 81
- Mushroom 14
- Musk Ox 9
- Pacific Sea Nettle Jellyfish 11
- Painted Reed Frog 4
- Painted Saw Scaled Viper 4
- Pale Chanting Goshawk 15
- Panda 26
- Pangolin 19
- Peacock Mantis Shrimp 4
- Peacock Rockcod 4
- Pelican 19
- Penguin 153
- Perch 97
- Peregrine Falcon 9
- Pied Kingfisher 5
- Pika 15
- Pine Marten 4
- Pink Backed Pelican 8
- Plains Zebra 13
- Plovers 5
- Polar Bear 178
- Porcupine 33
- Potato Bass 12
- Potoo 5
- Prairie Dogs 36
- Praying Mantis 9
- Pronghorn Antelope 15
- Puff Adder 32
- Pufferfish 4
- Puffin 5
- Puku Antelope 4
- Purple Gallinule 8
- Pygmy Falcon 5
- Pygmy Sand Mouse 10
- Python 34
- Sable Antelope 4
- Saddle Billed Stork 5
- Sailfish 20
- Salamander 7
- Salmon 25
- Sand Mouse 10
- Sandhill Crane 20
- Sardines 190
- Scalloped Hammerhead 13
- Scalloped Hammerhead Shark 13
- Scorpionfish 24
- Sea Otter 51
- Sea Turtle 103
- Sea Urchin 13
- Seal 180
- Secretary Bird 21
- Serval 15
- Shark 730
- Sheep 35
- Shoebill Stork 4
- Shrike 7
- Shrimp 28
- Silvertip Sharks 5
- Skipjack Tuna 7
- Slender Mongoose 5
- Snail 19
- Snake 37
- Snapper 20
- Sociable Weaver 78
- Southern Carmine Bee Eater 4
- Southern Right Whale 50
- Sparrow 16
- Sperm Whale 4
- Spider 63
- Spoonbills 28
- Spotted Backed Weaver 6
- Spotted Deer 7
- Spotted Eagle Owl 4
- Spotted Hyena 117
- Spotted Thick Knee 7
- Springbok Antelope 4
- Springhare 4
- Spur Winged Goose 5
- Squacco Heron 5
- Squid 14
- Squirrel 52
- Staghorn Coral 4
- Star 10
- Starling 10
- Steppe Eagle 4
- Stilt 8
- Stingray 14
- Stork 64
- Strepies 10
- Sunfish 15
- Warthog 83
- Wasp 4
- Waterbuck 22
- Wattled Crane 4
- Weaver 110
- Weddell Seal 5
- Weevil 5
- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake 13
- Whale 308
- Whale Shark 12
- Whip 5
- White Backed Vulture 63
- White Breasted Cormorant 5
- White Faced Whistling Duck 7
- White Fronted Brown Lemur 12
- White Lion 17
- White Rhinoceros 89
- Whitetail Deer 9
- Whitetip Reef Sharks 20
- Wild Dog 185
- Wildcat 5
- Wildebeest 310
- Wolf 96
- Woodland Kingfisher 5
- Woodpecker 5
- Worms 8
- Wrasse 35
Behaviour
180 subjects, most frequent first.
- Walking 1 443
- Swimming 1 206
- Standing 1 030
- Feeding 915
- Hunting 673
- Grazing 545
- Fighting 375
- Sitting 344
- Running 334
- Drinking 330
- Resting 326
- Fishing 321
- Laying Down 295
- Eating 282
- Chase 232
- Play 230
- Stalking 203
- Scouting 200
- Kill 194
- Searching 193
- Foraging 176
- Looking At 154
- Surfacing 137
- Grooming 127
- Catching 123
- Rolling 115
- Sleeping 115
- Patrolling 106
- Attack 105
- Turning 105
- Floating 103
- Display 101
- Mating 101
- Following 97
- Alert 96
- Dead 94
- Aggressive 93
- Sniffing 93
- Crawling 82
- Pulling 81
- Preening 80
- Social Behaviour 80
- Play Fighting 79
- Opening 75
- Bite 72
- Crossing 70
- Suckling 69
- Diving 68
- Defensive 67
- Digging 66
- Yawning 65
- Bathing 63
- Showing 63
- Gathering 61
- Hiding 61
- Porpoising 57
- Protective 57
- Cleaning 56
- Investigating 56
- Filming 55
- Interaction 55
- Covering 53
- Falling 53
- Jumping 53
- Landing 52
- Charge 48
- Injured 48
- Shaking 48
- Breaching 47
- Blowing 46
- Breathing 46
- Marking 44
- Necking 42
- Guarding 40
- Submerging 40
- Carrying 39
- Gliding 39
- Scratching 39
- Calling 37
- Licking 37
- Changing 34
- Social Interaction 34
- Splashing 33
- Hanging 32
- Basking 31
- Holding 31
- Dominance Display 29
- Flapping Wings 29
- Chewing 28
- Intimidation Behaviour 28
- Mud Bath 28
- Takedown 28
- Scavenge 26
- Pushing 23
- Sparring 23
- Wading 23
- Migration 22
- Pronking 22
- Slithering 22
- Suffocate 22
- Swallowing 22
- Affection 21
- Interacting 21
- Locate 21
- Nursing 21
- Bumping 20
- Jogging 20
- Dancing 19
- Listening 19
- Strike 19
- Travelling 19
- Camouflaged 18
- Dragging 18
- Giving Birth 18
- Mock Charge 18
- Stuck 18
- Defecating 17
- Stotting 17
- Urinating 17
- Cutting 16
- Mating Behaviour 16
- Stretching 16
- Courtship Display 15
- Picking Up 15
- Jousting 14
- Spraying 14
- Climbing Down 13
- Predation 13
- Roaring 13
- Ruminating 13
- Breaking 12
- Cage Diving 12
- Courtship Behaviour 12
- Slapping 12
- Territorial Display 12
- Beating Chest 11
- Getting Into 11
- Getting Out 11
- Kicking 11
- Waking 11
- Dust Bathing 10
- Greeting 10
- Lobtailing 10
- Checking 9
- Climbing Tree 9
- Flowing 9
- Limping 9
- Smelling 9
- Snarling 9
- Washing 9
- Climbing Up 8
- Poaching 8
- Climbing On Top 7
- Disappearing 7
- Performing 7
- Sneaking 7
- Swing 7
- Darting 6
- Feeding Frenzy 6
- Scent Marking 6
- Waking Up 6
- Arriving 5
- Drowned 5
- Flehmen 5
- Hatching 5
- Preparing 5
- Run Down 5
- Shooting 5
- Tail Slapping 5
- Teaching 5
- Attaching 4
- Burning 4
- Collecting 4
- Communicating 4
- Entering River 4
- Mammals 4
- Nest Building 4
- Sorting 4
- Stealing 4
- Warning 4
Environment
45 subjects, most frequent first.
- Ocean 790
- Underwater 623
- Reef 256
- Prairie 191
- Riverbank 155
- Waterhole 150
- Grassland 139
- Forest 126
- Beach 119
- Mountain 117
- Savannah 115
- Island 110
- Coral Reef 90
- Delta 64
- Desert 61
- Woodland 55
- Landscape 53
- Plain 47
- Lake 45
- Field 36
- Riverbed 34
- Cliff 31
- Farm 31
- Pond 26
- Kelp Forest 25
- Lodge 25
- Reeds 24
- Tundra 24
- Wind Farm 22
- Dam 20
- Grass Plain 20
- Park 20
- Arctic 15
- Wood 15
- Estuary 13
- Swamp 12
- Rainforest 11
- Wetland 11
- Deep Ocean 7
- South Africa 7
- Coastal 6
- Flooded Grassland 6
- Habour 5
- Urban 5
- Camp 4
Place
41 subjects, most frequent first.
- Mozambique 86
- Okavango Delta 53
- Madagascar 42
- Cape Town 28
- Durban 25
- Botswana 24
- Mfuwe Lodge 24
- Kalahari 19
- Pantanal 19
- Arctic 15
- Palau 14
- Africa 13
- Northern Cape 13
- Western Cape 13
- Upington 12
- Brazil 11
- Yellowstone 11
- Antarctica 10
- Greenland 9
- Krakatea Island 9
- California 8
- Johannesburg 8
- Namibia 7
- New Zealand 7
- South Africa 7
- Chobe National Park 6
- Kalahari Desert 6
- Atlantic Ocean 5
- Canada 5
- Kenya 5
- North America 5
- Seychelles 5
- Victoria Falls 5
- Galapagos Islands 4
- Japan 4
- Maldive Islands 4
- Maldives 4
- Masai Mara 4
- Skeleton Coast 4
- South Luangwa National Park 4
- Uganda 4
Time of day
7 subjects, most frequent first.