This website is sure to be a curious and unusual place of adventure and discovery. Explore the animal world through comprehensive articles, and high-quality photographs.

Did you know that the woodpecker is amongst the closest living relative to the toucan? Click on the toucan to learn more.

In 1735, the taxonomist Carl Linnaeus devised a neatly-divided system of classification. Whilst perhaps somewhat inaccurate in some areas, it is considered by many people to be a convenient way of classing living things, and makes for a good starting point on this encyclopaedia.

To learn about the Linnaean animal groups, click the buttons.

Learn about MAMMALS

Learn about BIRDS

In this index, you will find entries.