Animals

Articles about animal species, behavior and classification.

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Channel catfish

Chaohusaurus

Charadriiformes

Charizard

Charonosaurus

Charonosaurus — a large lambeosaurine hadrosaur from Late Cretaceous China

Chasmosaurus

Chasmosaurus — a long‑frilled horned dinosaur

Cheer pheasant

Cheetah

Cheetah

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus): the fastest land mammal

The cheetah is a slender, daytime-active feline native to African savannas and a few parts of Asia, famed for sprinting speed, unique adaptations, and conservation challenges.

Chelicerata

Chelicerata: anatomy, evolution, diversity and ecological roles

Chelonia

Chelonia: name, taxonomy and the green sea turtle

Chicken

Chicken

Domestic Chicken: Biology, Breeds, Husbandry, and Uses for Meat and Eggs

Overview of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus): biology, common breeds, care and husbandry practices, and production systems for meat and eggs from backyard to commerc

Chigger

Chihuahua

Chihuahua (dog)

Chihuahua (dog breed): overview, traits, history, care and uses

Chimaera (fish)

Chimpanzee

Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Chinchilla

Chinchilla: small Andean rodents known for dense fur and social behavior

Chinchillidae

Chinchillidae: chinchillas, viscachas and their relatives

Chinese Crested Dog

Chinese fire belly newt

Chinese fire belly newt (Cynops orientalis)

Chinese mountain cat

Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti)

Chinese river dolphin

Chinese river dolphin (baiji): an overview of Lipotes vexillifer

Chinkara

Chinkara (Gazella bennettii): the Indian or Jabeer gazelle

Chinstrap penguin

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)

Chipmunk

Chipmunk: small striped squirrel-like rodents

Chiton

Chondrichthyes

Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes): sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras

Chondrophore

Chondrophore (Porpitidae): colonial, surface‑dwelling hydrozoans

Chondrostei

Chordate

Chordate (phylum Chordata)

Chow Chow

Chow Chow: History, Traits, Care, and Notable Facts

Christmas Island pipistrelle

Christmas Island pipistrelle (Pipistrellus murrayi)

Christy's dormouse

Christy's dormouse (Graphiurus christyi)

Chrysalis

Chuandongocoelurus

Chuandongocoelurus: a small tetanuran theropod from Jurassic China

Chub

Chub — common name for several freshwater ray-finned fishes

Chukar

Chukar (Alectoris chukar)

Churamiti

Cicada

Cicada: biology, life cycle, behavior and human interactions

Cichlid

Cichlid — diverse freshwater fishes of the family Cichlidae

Ciconiiformes

Ciconiiformes: long‑legged wading birds and their relatives

Cigar (horse)

Cigar (American Thoroughbred racehorse)

Cinereous vulture

Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Cinnabar moth

Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)

Cirrina

Citipati

Citipati — Late Cretaceous oviraptorid dinosaur

Cladocera

Cladocera

Clam