Animals

Larinus planus

Lark

Latenivenatrix

Latenivenatrix — a Late Cretaceous troodontid (“hiding hunter”)

Laughing kookaburra

Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Laurasiatheria

Laurentophryne parkeri

Laurentophryne parkeri (Parker's tree toad)

Lavasoa dwarf lemur

Lawrence's goldfinch

Leadbeater's possum

Leaellynasaura

Leaellynasaura — a small polar herbivorous dinosaur from Cretaceous Australia

Leaf beetle

Leaf beetle (family Chrysomelidae): overview, identification, and importance

Leaf insect

Leaf insect (Phylliidae): true leaf mimics — appearance, life cycle, and distribution

Leaf-cutter ant

Leaf-cutter ant (Atta and Acromyrmex): fungus-farming tropical ants

Leatherback sea turtle

Leiopelmatidae

Leithiinae

Leithiinae — a subfamily of dormice

Lemming

Lemon shark

Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris)

Lemur

Lemur: Madagascar's endemic primates

Lemuriformes

Lemuriformes — the lemurs, lorises and galagos

Leopard

Leopard (Panthera pardus): description, behavior and conservation

Leopard cat

Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

Leopard seal

Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx): Antarctic predator and oceanic hunter

Leopardus

Leopardus — genus of small Neotropical spotted cats

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera: butterflies, moths and skippers

Lepidosauria

Lepidosauria: the scaled reptiles (tuataras, lizards, snakes, amphisbaenians)

Lepidosauromorph

Lepidosauromorphs: evolution, characteristics, and major groups

Leporidae

Leporidae — the family of rabbits and hares

Lepospondyl

Lepospondyli: Palaeozoic small-bodied tetrapods and debated evolutionary relationships

Leptictidium

Leptictidium: an Eocene small eutherian mammal genus

Leptoceratops

Leptoceratops — a small Late Cretaceous ceratopsian

Leptodactylidae

Leptodactylidae: overview, biology, distribution and reproduction

Leptophryne

Leptophryne — a small genus of Southeast Asian true toads

Lesothosaurus

Lesothosaurus — a small early ornithischian dinosaur

Lessemsauridae

Lessemsauridae: early large-bodied sauropodomorph dinosaurs

Lesser bandicoot rat

Lesser bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis): description, behavior, and human impact

Lesser black-backed gull

Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus): identification, behaviour and range

Lesser roadrunner

Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)

Lhasa Apso

Lhasa Apso (Tibetan companion dog)

Limaysaurus

Limnognathia

Limnognathia maerski: a tiny jawed animal and its biology

Lingula

Linsang

Lion

Lion (Panthera leo): biology, behaviour, history and cultural importance

Lion-tailed macaque

Lions in heraldry

Lions in heraldry: symbolism, forms, history and notable examples

Liopleurodon

Liopleurodon — Jurassic pliosaur and marine apex predator

Lipizzaner

Lipizzaner — classical dressage horse