Animals

Karabakh horse

Kashmir stag

Kea

Kea (Nestor notabilis): the alpine parrot of New Zealand

Keel-billed Toucan

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

Kellen's dormouse

Kellen's dormouse (Graphiurus kelleni)

Kentrosaurus

Kentrosaurus — a spiked stegosaur from Tendaguru

Kestrel

Kestrel (Falco): small hovering falcons

Khapra beetle

Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium): a destructive stored‑product pest

Killer whale

Killer whale (Orcinus orca)

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are large, black-and-white marine predators in the dolphin family. They live worldwide, form complex social pods, use echolocation, and exhibit diverse

King cobra

King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah): overview, biology, and conservation

King eider

King eider (Somateria spectabilis): description, range, behaviour and ecology

King penguin

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King vulture

Kingfisher

Kingsnake

Kingsnake (Lampropeltis): overview, behavior, and mimicry

Kinkajou

Kinkajou (Potos flavus) — arboreal, nocturnal mammal of the Americas

Kite (bird)

Kitee Zoo

Kitee Zoo — a regional wildlife park in Kitee, Finland

Kiwi

Kiwi (bird): New Zealand’s small flightless emblem

Kiwi are a group of flightless birds native to New Zealand, known for long beaks, hair-like feathers, nocturnal habits, and cultural importance; several species face conservation t

Knut (polar bear)

Knut (polar bear): life, media phenomenon and legacy

Koala

Kodkod

Kodkod (Leopardus guigna): the small wild cat of southern South America

Koi

Koi (Nishikigoi): Ornamental varieties of common carp

Komodo dragon

Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis): overview, biology, and conservation

Komondor

Kookaburra

Korat

Korat (cat) — Thai blue natural breed

Krill

Krill: Small, Swarming Crustaceans That Drive Marine Food Webs

Kronosaurus

Kronosaurus (large Cretaceous pliosaur)

Kudu

Kulindadromeus

Kulindadromeus — Feathered ornithischian from the Jurassic of Siberia

Kunbarrasaurus

Kunbarrasaurus — armored ankylosaurian dinosaur from Australia

Labradoodle

Labrador

Labrador duck

Labrador duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius)

Labrador Retriever

Lacewing

Lacewings (Chrysopidae): biology, behavior, and role in pest control

Lady beetle

Lady beetle (Coccinellidae)

Compact overview of lady beetles (Coccinellidae): appearance, life cycle, diet, ecological role, history of introductions such as the harlequin, and notable defensive traits and di

Lagomorpha

Lake trout

Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush): description, habitat, life history and uses

Lambeosaurus

Lambeosaurus: the crested duck‑billed dinosaur

Lamella (zoology)

Lammtarra

Lammtarra: unbeaten 1990s Thoroughbred champion

Lamprey

Lamprey: jawless fishes with a suctioning mouth and ancient lineage

Landseer (Continental-European type)

Langur

Lar gibbon

Lar gibbon (white-handed gibbon)

Largemouth bass

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)