Animals

Plateosauridae

Plateosaurus

Platy

Platybelodon

Platypterygius

Platypus

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

Plesiosaur

Plesiosaur: the long-necked and short-necked marine reptiles of the Mesozoic

Plesiosaurus

Pliosaur

Pliosaur (short-necked marine plesiosaurs)

Plott Hound

Plott Hound — American scent hound known for its brindle coat

Plover

Plover: Small Shorebirds of the Subfamily Charadriinae

Pluto (Disney)

Pluto (Disney character)

Pocket gopher

Pocket gopher: burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae

Poekilopleuron

Poekilopleuron — a Middle Jurassic megalosauroid dinosaur

Poison dart frog

Poison dart frog — biology, toxicity, and conservation

Polacanthus

Polacanthus: Early Cretaceous armoured dinosaur from England

Polar bear

Polecat

Police dog

Police dog (K-9): roles, breeds, training, and duties

Polychaete

Polychaete (bristle worm): marine annelid class

Polynesian rat

Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans): overview, spread, and island impacts

Polyp

Polyphaga

Polyphenism

Polyphenism: environmentally triggered alternative phenotypes

Pomeranian dog

Pomeranian (dog) — history, appearance, temperament, and care

Pony

Poodle

Poodle: Breed overview, characteristics, history and care

Porcupine

Porcupine caribou

Porcupine caribou (Grant’s caribou): overview, migration, and cultural importance

Porpoise

Portuguese man o' war

Portuguese Water Dog

Possum

Possum (Australasian marsupial)

Potamochoerus

Potamochoerus: the African bushpig and red river hog genus

Potoroo

Poultry

Poultry: Domesticated Birds Kept for Eggs, Meat, and Feathers

Prairie dog

Prairie Dog: Social Ground Squirrels of North American Grasslands

Prairie rattlesnake

Prawn

Presbyornis

Presociality

Presociality: intermediate social organization in animals

Priapulida

Priapulida — the priapulid or "penis" worms

Primate

Primate (order Primates)

Prionailurus

Prionailurus: the small spotted wild cats of Asia

Proboscidea

Proboscidea: the order of trunked mammals

Proboscidea is the mammal order that includes elephants and their extinct relatives. This article summarizes anatomy, behavior, fossil history, living species, ecological roles and

Proboscis monkey

Procellariidae

Procellariiformes

Procellariiformes: the tube‑nosed seabirds