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Black Land Crab

Gecarcinus ruricola is a species of terrestrial crab. It is the most terrestrial of the Caribbean land crabs, and is found from western Cuba across the Antilles as far east as Barbados. Common names for G. ruricola include the purple land crab, black land crab, red land crab, and zombie crab.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Wild Caribbean (2007)Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions (2009)Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean (2005)
Bluespine Unicornfish

The bluespine unicornfish or short-nose unicornfish is a tang from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 70 cm in length. It is called kala in Hawaii, and dawa in New Caledonia.

## Gallery

### Films

Under the Red Sea Unicornfish.pngUnder the Red Sea (1951)
### Books

Dover Coloring Book Great Barrier Reef Coloring Book Unicornfish.png
Blackspot Snapper

Inhabits coral reefs and associated shallow coastal habitats (depth 5-20 m). Juveniles frequent inshore areas over sand, silt, or coral rubble bottoms, occasionally in mangrove-lined streams and estuaries. Feed on small fish and invertebrates. Diet shifting from small prey fishes and crustaceans in juveniles to mostly crustaceans in adults.
Black-spotted Rock Frog

Black-spotted Rock Frog - **Staurois guttatus**. The Black-spotted Rock Frog is one of six species (Arifin et al, 2011) in the genus Staurois which are also known as 'Splash Frogs'. Frogs of this genus inhabit fast-flowing, clear, rocky streams in lowland or hilly rainforest in Borneo and the Philippines.
Black Snub-nosed Monkey

The black snub-nosed monkey, also known as the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, is a large black and white primate that lives only in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan, where it is known to the locals as the Yunnan golden hair monkey and the black-and-white snub-nosed monkey.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Wild China (2008)Kingdoms of the Sky (2018)The Himalayas (2010)Mutant Planet (2010-2014)Yunnan Adventure with Nigel Marven (2012)Mysteries of the Mekong (2017)Asia's Wild Secrets (2021)
### Books

Expedition Diaries Himalayan Mountains Snub-nosed Monkey.png
African Wild Ass

The African wild donkey or African wild ass is a wild member of the horse family, Equidae. This species is believed to be the ancestor of the domestic donkey, which is usually placed within the same species. They live in the deserts and other arid areas of the Horn of Africa, in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

The Loneliest Animals (2009)The Forbidden Desert of the Danakil (1973)Animal Olympians (1981)Miracle at Tendaho (1983)Animal Atlas (2004)Baby Animals Around The World Wild Ass.pngBaby Animals Around The World (2015)

### Books

Animal The Definitive Visual Guide Wild Ass.pngNatural History The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth Wild Ass.pngAnimals to Save Deserts and Savannas Wild Donkey.png
Beisa Oryx

The East African oryx, also known as the **Beisa oryx** is a species of antelope from East Africa. It has two subspecies: the common beisa oryx found in steppe and semidesert throughout the Horn of Africa and north of the Tana River, and the fringe-eared oryx south of the Tana River in southern Kenya and parts of Tanzania.

## Gallery

### Films

Sheena (1984)Trader Horn (1931)King Elephant (1971)Ivory Hunter (1951)
### TV Shows

Kratts' Creatures (1996)Africa From the Ground Up (1999)The Velvet Claw (1992)The Great Rift (1989)Kenya Wildlife Diaries (2015)A Season in the Sun (1987)The Dusts of Kilimanjaro (1975)A Gift for Giraffes (1990)The Secret Life of Elephants (2009)Champions of the Wild (1997-2002)Acacia: Tree of Thorns (1983)Africa's Hidden Wonders (2020)Life from Above (2019)Painted Horses (1998)Antelope: The Graceful Art of Success (1979)Animals Like Us (2004)Secrets of the Zoo: North Carolina (2020)The Simpsons (1989-)Paleoworld (1994)Jim Henson's Animal Show [1994-1998]Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001)
### Books

The Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals Book Oryx.png
Black-necked Stilt

The black-necked stilt is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess (1988)The Flowing Oasis (1987)Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment (2018)Wild Mississippi (2012)Land of the Anaconda (1998)City of Coral (1983)Yosemite (2017)Land of the West Wind (1992)
### Books

Eyewitness Travel Hawaii Stilt.pngEyewitness Travel California Stilt.png
Bluethroat

The bluethroat is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Wild Arabia (2013)Realms of the Russian Bear (1992)The Holy Land (1987)Bohemia: A Year in the Wetlands (2009)Biebrza: The European Amazon (2021)On the Path of the Reindeer (1997)The Voice of Danube (2021)Beyond Timbuktu (1988)Land of the Far North (2020)Wild North (2015)Wild Scandinavia (2023)
Blue Pansy Butterfly

Junonia orithya is a nymphalid butterfly with many subspecies occurring from Africa, through southern and south-eastern Asia, Cambodia and in Australia. In India, its common English name is the blue pansy, but in southern Africa it is known as the eyed pansy as the name blue pansy refers to Junonia oenone.
Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray

The bluespotted ribbontail ray is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. Found from the intertidal zone to a depth of 30 m, this species is common throughout the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans in nearshore, coral reef-associated habitats.

## Gallery

### Films

Ocean Origins (2001)Magic Arch 3D (2020)Under the Red Sea Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray.pngUnder the Red Sea (1951)World Without Sun (1956)The Silent World Stingray.pngThe Silent World (1956)
### TV Shows

Life on Earth (1979)Jonathan Bird's Blue World (2008)Night on Earth (2020)The Great Rift (1989)Blue Reef Adventures (1996)The Ocean Mosaic (1999)Animal Atlas (2004)Splash and Bubbles Stingray.pngSplash and Bubbles (2016-2018)Mysteries of the Mekong (2017)
### Video Games

Odell Down Under Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray.png
### Books

Natural History The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth Stingray.pngDK Children's Encyclopedia Stingray.pngDK Eyewitness Books Shark Stingray.pngReader's Digest Pathfinders Sharks and Other Sea Creatures Stingray.pngJourney Under the Sea Stingray.pngEyewitness Travel Egypt Stingray.pngEyewitness Travel Thailand Stingray.pngMy First Animal Picture Dictionary Stingray.pngMy First Animal Board Book Stingray.pngScholastic Discover More Sharks Stingray.pngA Carolrhoda Nature Watch Book Stingray.pngReef Life A Guide to Tropical Marine Life Stingray.pngKris Hirschmann Creatures of the Sea Stingray.pngSarah Wilkes Classifying Animals Stingray.pngDover Coloring Book Coral Reef Coloring Book Stingray.pngScubazoo Reef Stingray.pngCoral Reef (Smart Kids) Stingray.pngTime-Life Books Ocean Life Stingray.pngReef Fishes of South-East Asia Stingray.pngA Diver's Guide to Reef Life Stingray.pngOcean Life from A to Z Stingray.pngThe Living Ocean Stingray.pngNatasha Durley Creature Features Stingray.pngMy First 1000 Animals Stingray.pngMaps of the World's Oceans Stingray.pngHelen Buttfield The Secret Life of Fishes Stingray.pngSticker Encyclopedia Ocean Stingray.pngBarbara Taylor Animal Hide and Seek Stingray.pngMarine Animals of the World Stingray.pngOcean Emporium Stingray.pngUndersea Creatures Stingray.pngBaby Einstein First Words Stingray.png
Blue-gray Tanager

The blue-gray tanager is a medium-sized South American songbird of the tanager family, Thraupidae. Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil, all of the Amazon Basin, except the very south. It has been introduced to Lima. On Trinidad and Tobago, this bird is called blue jean.

## Gallery

### Films

Angry-birds-disneyscreencaps.com-10080.jpgThe Angry Birds Movie (2016)
Bluefish

The bluefish is the only extant species of the family Pomatomidae. It is a marine pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean. Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia and New Zealand, elf and shad in South Africa.

## Gallery

### Films

Help! I'm a Fish / A Fish Tale (2000)Shark Bait (2006)
### Books

Nature Company Discoveries Libraries Under the Sea Bluefish.png
Black-winged Kite

The black-winged kite, also known as the black-shouldered kite, is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae best known for its habit of hovering over open grasslands in the manner of the much smaller kestrels.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

The Trials of Life (1990)Wildlife Icons (2015)Extremadura: Spain's Forgotten Forest (1988)Cork: Forest in A Bottle (2008)Naabi: A Hyena Princess (2008)The Great Rift (1989)Realm of the Asian Lion (1999)Wild Israel (2016)Beyond Timbuktu (1988)
Blainville's Beaked Whale

Blainville's beaked whale, or the dense-beaked whale, is believed to be the widest ranging mesoplodont whale. The French zoologist Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw — the heaviest bone he had ever come across — which resulted in the name densirostris.

## Gallery

### Books

Princeton Field Guides Marine Mammals of North Atlantic Blainville's Beaked Whale.png
Black Rat

The black rat, also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus, in the subfamily Murinae. It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent, but is now found worldwide. The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside.

## Gallery

### Flims

Watership Down (1978)All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)Charlotte's Web (1973)Charlotte's Web (2006)The Secret of NIMH (1982)Fantasia 2000 (1999)Oliver & Company (1988)Aladdin (1992)Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)Encanto (2021)Tom & Jerry: The Movie (2021)Lady and the Tramp (1955)Lady and the Tramp (2019)Wild Beasts (1984)Ratatouille (2007)Quest for Camelot (1998)The Breadwinner (2017)DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Map (1990)Supertramps Pastor.jpgSupertramps (2004)
### TV Shows

Lifesense (1991)Chowder (2007-2010)The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008-2010)I'm An Animal (2006)The First Eden (1987)Earthflight (2012)Plum Landing (2015)Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999-2009)We Bare Bears (2015-2019)101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997-1998)Dead By Dawn (2019)The Life of Mammals (2002)One Million Snake Bites (2011)His Dark Materials (2019-2022)Wildest India (2012)Rats with Nigel Marven Black.pngRats with Nigel Marven (2001)The Beauty of Snakes (2003)Go, Diego, Go! [2005-2011]

### Books

Pet Dictionary Rat.pngStart To Learn Animals Rat.png
Blood Pheasant

The blood pheasant, also known as blood partridge, is the only species in genus Ithaginis and tribe Ithaginini of the pheasant family. It is a relatively small, short-tailed pheasant that is widespread and is fairly common in eastern Himalayas, ranging across India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and northern Myanmar.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Planet Earth (2006)The Living Planet (1984)Land of the Tiger (1997)
Black Slug

The black slug Arion ater L. is a large terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round back slugs. Land slugs lack shells like other terrestrial mollusks. Without such shells, slugs produce unappetizing mucus, that may also contain toxins—to deter predators.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Creature Comforts Slug.pngCreature Comforts (2003-2007)
### Books

Fisher-Price Our Animal Friends Slug.png199 Bugs Black Slug.pngWildlife Fact File Slug.png
Blacktail Butterflyfish

The blacktail butterflyfish, also known as black-tailed butterflyfish or exquisite butterflyfish, is a species marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the western Indian Ocean but has reached the Mediterranean Sea as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.
Blue Wildebeest/Films

The Lion King (2019)The Lion King (1994)The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)The Lion King 1½ (2004)The Wild (2006)Fantasia 2000 (1999)Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)Jungle Emperor Leo: The Brave That Can Save The Future (2009)The Legend of Tarzan (2016)The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)Zootopia (2016)Mary Poppins Returns (2018)George of the Jungle 2 (2003)Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)Animals United (2010)The Jungle King (1994)Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005)The Legend of Tembo (cancelled)Tarzan II (2005)Evan Almighty (2007)Born Free (1966)Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)Khumba (2013)The African Lion (1955)Cheetah (1989)The Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995)A Far Off Place (1993)Congo (1995)The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)The Bucket List (2007)The Meerkats (2008)Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)Blended (2014)Mia and the White Lion (2018)The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)Hatari! (1962)Holiday in the Wild (2019)Out of Africa (1985)Running Wild (1992)The Bushbaby (1969)The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)Mogamo (1953)I'm For The Hippopotamus (1979)Lucy (2014)Missing Link (1988)Going Bananas (1987)Elephant Tales (2008)King Solomon's Mines (1950)White Lion (2010)African Cats (2011)Earth (2007)Elephant (2020)Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)Africa: The Serengeti (1994)Amazing Journeys (1999)Beautiful People (1974)The Lion (1962)Pride (2004)Against the Wild II: Survive the Serengeti (2016)The Leopard Son (1996)Wonderful World 3D (2015)Symphony of the Wild (2015)Scavengers of the Savannah (2000)African Bambi (2007)Savage Man, Savage Beast (1975)Serengeti Symphony (1998)Coming 2 America (2021)Animal Games (2004)Lions: Spy in the Den (2000)The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth (2000)Predators at War (2005)Endangered Species (2021)Something of Value (1957)Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)Lost in Africa (1994)Running Wild (1998)Malika the Lion Queen (2021)Magic Journey to Africa (2010)Serengeti (2011)Love on Safari (2018)Rivers of Fire and Ice (1968)African Safari 3D (2013)Enchanted Kingdom (2013)Living Free (1972)Trader Horn (1931)Animals in Love (2007)The Animal World (1956)Growing Up Wild (2016)Namibia: The Spirit of Wilderness (2016)The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)Anima Mundi (1991)Creatures the World Forgot (1971)Living with Tigers (2003)Maleika (2017)Beast (2022)Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale (2022)King Elephant (1971)Fascinating Nature (1996)Liane, Jungle Goddess (1956)Amazing Africa (2013)The Wild Nation (1976)Visit to A Chief's Son (1974)Prey (2007)Ivory Hunter (1951)Escape from Angola (1976)Race for Survival (1978)The Naked Prey (1965)
Blakiston's Fish Owl

Blakiston's fish owl, the largest living species of owl, is a fish owl, a sub-group of eagle owls which specialize in hunting in riparian areas. This species is a part of the family known as typical owls which contains most species of owl.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Golden Kamuy (2018)Wild Asia (2002)Wild Russia (2008)In the Shadow of Fujisan (1985)Hokkaido: Garden of the Gods (1999)Wild Animal Baby Explorers (2010-2012)Japan's Wild Year (2014)Owls: Masters of the Night (2020)
Black-headed Gull

The black-headed gull is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but some birds reside in the milder westernmost areas of Europe.

## Gallery

### Films

Watership Down (1978)George of the Jungle 2 (2003)White Wilderness (1958)Braven (2018)Wild Amsterdam (2018)Tarka the Otter (1979)
### TV Shows

Watership Down (2018)Watership Down (1999-2001)64 Zoo Lane (1999-2013)The Blue Planet (2001)Realms of the Russian Bear (1992)Living Britain (1999)The Cat that Came in from The Cold (1991)Wild Iceland (1997)The Riddle in the Sands (1995)The Living Isles (1985)Danube Delta (1984)Pingu (1990-2006)Untangling the Knot (1994)Sanctuaries of Defence (1993)Timeless Thames (2001)Les Ailes De La Nature (2002)Wild Isles (2023)Amur: Asia's Amazon (2016)
Black Star Penguin

The **Black Star Penguins** were a group of strange humanoids encountered by a man named Robert Lawrence and his friend while on a hunting trip in 1995. The two teenagers looked up at an exposed area on the side of the canyon and noticed a group of creatures walking together. The creatures seemed to be walking in unison, heading down the hillside and stopping simultaneously in intervals.

## Gallery

Monsters, Inc (2001)Fantasia 1940 Black Star Penguin.jpgSleeping Beauty Black Star Penguin.jpg
Blue Whale/TV Shows

Tinga Tinga Tales (2010-2011)All Hail King Julien (2014-2017)Go, Diego, Go! (2005-2011)The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa (1995-1999)Jacques Cousteau's Ocean Tales Blue Whale.pngJacques Cousteau's Ocean Tales (2003)Arthur (1996-2022)T.O.T.S (2019)The Simpsons (1989-)George of the Jungle (2007-2017)I'm A Fish (2017)Toonimals! (2000)I'm An Animal (2006)Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)Amazing Animals (1996-1999)Crashbox (1999-2000)Journey of Life (2005)Captain Seasalt and his ABC Pirates (2020)The Lion Guard (2016-2019)Our Planet (2019)The Hunt (2015)The Life of Mammals (2002)The Blue Planet (2001)Planet Earth (2006)Hostile Planet (2019)Supersense (1988)Turn & Learn ABCs (2020-2021)State of the Planet (2000)Last Chance to See (2009)Ocean Giants (2011)Kingdom of the Oceans (2011)Wild America (1982-1994)A Turtle's Guide to the Pacific (2007)Animal Einsteins (2021)Big Pacific (2017)Braingames (1983-1985)Animals: The Inside Story (2002)Wildlife on One (1977-2005)Our Great National Parks (2022)Wild Chile (2018)Wild West (2017)Untamed Americas (2012)Seasons in the Sea (1990)America the Beautiful (2022)The Ocean Mosaic (1999)Frozen Planet II (2022)The Ultimate Guide (1996-2002)United States of Animals (2016)Attenborough's Natural Curiosities (2013)The Wonder Pets (2006-2013)Planet California (2022)Portugal: Wild Land on The Edge (2022)Bindi the Jungle Girl (2007-2008)Tenchi Souzou Design-bu (2021)The Octonauts (2010)Zoo Clues (2013)The Busy World of Richard Scarry (1994-1997)Deadly 60 (2012-2020)Antarctica The Last Frontier (1989)Wild Sri Lanka (2015)Wild Canadian Weather (2021)Crazy Monster (2014)Nature's Biggest Beasts (2018)Wildest Places: Antarctic (2019)Jane (2023)Paleoworld Blue Whale.pngPaleoworld (1994)Corwin's Quest (2005)Andy's Aquatic Adventures Blue Whale.pngAndy's Aquatic Adventures (2020)Secrets of the Ocean Realm (1997)Titans of the Deep Blue Whale.pngTitans of the Deep (2018)Jim Henson's Animal Show [1994-1998]Stanley [2001-2004]America's National Parks with Garth Brooks (2022)Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies [2007-2008]
Blacksmith

The blacksmith, also known as the blacksmith chromis and blacksmith damselfish, is a fish in the damselfish family. It is native to the subtropical northeastern Pacific Ocean, where it range is from Monterey Bay, California, USA, to central Baja California, Mexico.

## Gallery

### Films

Mysteries of the Deep (1959)Into the Deep (1994)Search for the Great Sharks (1995)Shark Tale (2004)Oceans (2009)
### TV Shows

The Blue Planet (2001)The Ocean Mosaic (1999)
Black Skimmer

The black skimmer is a tern-like seabird, one of three very similar birds species in the skimmer genus Rynchops in the gull family Laridae. It breeds in North and South America.

## Gallery

### Films

Jungle Cat (1960)Water Birds (1952)Spirits of the Rainforest (1993)
### TV Shows

Amazing Animals (1996-1999)Kratts' Creatures (1996)The Life of Birds (1998)Wild New World (2002)Earthflight (2012)Life on Earth (1979)The Living Edens (1997-2003)Earth at Night in Color (2020)The Everglades Rain Machine (1989)Paracas and the Billion Dollar Birds (1997)Wild America (1982-1994)Strictly for the Birds (1989)Creatures of the Magic Water (1996)Space for Wildlife (1992)Forces of the Wild (1998)Secret Brazil (2012)Birdwatch from Florida (1986)Colombia: Wild and Free (2022)Flight of the Whooping Crane (1984)Cowboys, Caimans, and Capybaras (1988)King Rattler (1999)Amazon: The Flooded Forest (1989)Journey Into Amazonia (1999)Jim Henson's The Animal Show (1994-1998)Extreme Animal Babies (2016)Mythos Amazonas (2010)Wildest Latin America (2012)Brazil Untamed (2016)Anacondas with Nigel Marven (2003)Pantanal Brazil's Natural Miracle Skimmer.pngPantanal: Brazil's Natural Miracle (2021)
### Books

Smithsonian Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean Skimmer.pngIllustrated Encyclopedia Of Birds Skimmer.pngDK Handbook Birds of Texas Skimmer.png
Black-and-rufous Sengi

The black and rufous elephant shrew, the black and rufous sengi, or the Zanj elephant shrew is one of the 17 species of elephant shrew found only in Africa. Like other members of the genus Rhynchocyon, it is a relatively large species, with adults averaging about 28 cm in length and 450-700 g in weight.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

The Living Planet (1984)The Velvet Claw (1992)
Blick's Grass Rat

Blick's grass rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

The Hunt (2015)The Great Rift (1989)King Solomon's Mountains (1990)Abyssinian She-Wolf (1999)Edge of the Abyss (1990)Wild Africa (2001)
Blainville Beaked Whale

Blainville's beaked whale, or the dense-beaked whale, is believed to be the widest ranging mesoplodont whale. The French zoologist Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw — the heaviest bone he had ever come across — which resulted in the name densirostris.

## Gallery

### Books

Juilus Csotonyi Discovering Blanville Beaked Whale.png
Black Stork

The black stork is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae.

## Gallery

### Films

Mavka: The Forest Song (2022)Seasons (2015)From Blossom Time to Autumn Frost (1953)
### TV Shows

The Bamboo Bears (1996)Water Life (2009)Extremadura: Spain's Forgotten Forest (1988)Land of the Falling Lakes (2005)Cork: Forest in A Bottle (2008)Radioactive Wolves (2011)Wild Germany (2012)King of the Mountains (2015)Wild Israel (2016)Mew Mew Power (2002)Wild Iberia (2014)Germany's Wild Amazon (2017)Guadalquivir: The Great River (2013)Extreme Africa (2015)
### Books

The Cycle of Life Fresh Waters Black Stork.png
Atlantic Wreckfish

The Atlantic wreckfish, also known as the stone bass or bass grouper, is a marine, bathydemersal, and oceanodromous ray-finned fish in the family Polyprionidae. It has a worldwide, if disjunct, distribution in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

## Gallery

### Books

1000 Things Under the Sea Wreckfish.pngEnciclopedia De Animales De Mar Wreckfish.png
Blue Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus, the blue discus or brown discus, is a species of cichlid native to rivers of the eastern and central Amazon Basin downriver from the Purus arch.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Amazing Animals (1996-1999)The Living Planet (1984)

### Books

Pet Dictionary Discus.pngStart To Learn Animals Blue Discus.pngDK Handbook Aquarium Fish Discus.png
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

The bluntnose sixgill shark, often simply called the cow shark, is the largest hexanchoid shark, growing to 20 ft in length. It is found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide and its diet is widely varied by region.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Shark Divers Sixgill Shark.pngShark Divers (2011)Hammerhead Sixgill Shark.pngHammerhead (2004)The Blue Planet (2001)Blue Planet II (2017)America's National Parks Sixgill Shark.pngAmerica's National Parks (2011)

### Books

1000 Things Under the Sea Bluntnose Sixgill Shark.pngDK Guide to the Oceans Bluntnose Sixgill Shark.pngDK The Animal Book Bluntnose Sixgill Shark.pngReader's Digest Pathfinders Sharks and Other Sea Creatures Bluntnose Sixgill Shark.pngThe Shark Book Bluntnose Sixgill Shark.pngDover Coloring Book Sharks of the World Coloring Book Bluntnose Sixgill Shark.pngSticker Encyclopedia Ocean Bluntnose Sixgill Shark.png
Blue Crane

The blue crane, also known as the Stanley crane and the paradise crane, is the national bird of South Africa. The species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

After the Rains (1987)The Search for the World's Most Secret Animals (1989)The Waterhole (1980)Shamwari (2012)Jungle Beat (2003-2021)Hero 108 [2010-2012]
Blue Wildebeest/Books

How to Clean a HippopotamusMy First Animal Picture Dictionary Wildebeest.pngThe Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals Book Wildebeest.pngDavid Attenborough Nature's Great Events Book Wildebeest.pngIck! Delightfully Disgusting Animal Dinners, Dwellings, and Defenses Wildebeest.pngVincent Carruthers The Wildlife of Southern Africa Wildebeest.png
Bluestriped Grunt

The bluestriped grunt, also known as the boar grunt, golden grunt, humpback grunt, redmouth grunt or yellow grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

## Gallery

### Flims

Mickey's Fun Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World (1995)Oceans (2009)Shark Tale (2004)
### TV Shows

Wild Caribbean Grunt.pngWild Caribbean (2007)
Blue Mussel

The blue mussel, also known as the common mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels. Blue mussels are subject to commercial use and intensive aquaculture. A species with a large range, empty shells are commonly found on beaches around the world.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Wild Kratts 2.0 Mussel.pngWild Kratts (2011-)Creature Comforts (2003-2007)
### Books

1001 Fish Mussel.pngMy First Animal Picture Dictionary Mussel.pngJenny Vaughan My Big Book of Animals Mussel.pngThe Usborne First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans Mussel.pngThe Fascinating Secrets of Oceans and Islands Mussel.png
Black Oystercatcher

The black oystercatcher is a conspicuous black bird found on the shoreline of western North America. It ranges from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska to the coast of the Baja California peninsula.

## Gallery

### TV Shows

Elephant Seals: Those Magnificent Divers (1992)A Sea Otter Story: Warm Hearts and Cold Water (1994)Bay of Thundering Ice (1989)Spirit of the Sound (1993)Haida Gwaii: Islands of The People (1990)Island of the Sea Wolves (2022)Bears of the Last Frontier (2011)Sunrise Earth (2004-2008)Falklands Summer Oystercatcher.pngFalklands Summer (1981)
Black-footed Ferret

The black-footed ferret, also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North America. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN, because of its very small and restricted populations.

## Gallery

### Films

Zootopia (2016)Jungle Emperor Leo: The Brave That Can Save The Future (2009)The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
### TV Shows

Wild Kratts (2011-)My Gym Partner's A Monkey (2005-2008)The Simpsons (1989-)The Green Squad (2011)The New Adventures of Lassie (2014-)Really Wild Animals (1993-1998)The Velvet Claw (1992)The Mating Game (2021)Wildlife on One (1977-2005)Don't Say Goodbye (1997)Wild America (1982-1994)The Loneliest Animals (2009)Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town (2010)American Serengeti (2010)Earth: A New Wild (2015)American Trickster (1993)Baby Animals in the Wild (2015)Badlands: Hard Rock, Tough Lives (2017)Wild Guess (1988)Nature's Matchmaker (2011)
### Books

Start To Learn Animals Ferret.pngAnimals to Save Deserts and Savannas Ferret.pngSaving Wildlife Grassland Animals Ferret.png
Bobo

**Bobo** is a cryptid that dwells in the North Pacific Ocean, specifically near Monterey Bay, California. Descriptions of this animal vary greatly, and sightings of it are fairly common. It is generally thought to be big, though the size attributed to it varies from that of an orca to that of a small whale (although size discrepancies can be explained by sightings being of different ages or sexual dimorphism). The creature is also said to have wrinkly skin resembling that of an old man.
Blue Shark

The blue shark is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, that inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans. Averaging around 3.1 m and preferring cooler waters, the blue shark migrates long distances, such as from New England to South America.

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### Films

Wonderful World 3D (2015)Search for the Great Sharks (1995)El Arca (2007)Into the Deep (1994)Ocean Oasis (2000)Sharkwater (2006)Oceans (2009)The Great Barrier Reef (1981)Game of Sharks Blue Shark.pngGame of Sharks (2022)Strange Wilderness (2008)Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009)Underwater 1955 Shark.pngUnderwater! (1955)The Silent World Blue Shark.pngThe Silent World (1956)Up Close and Dangerous (2006)
### TV Shows

Camp Lazlo (2005-2008)The Magic School Bus (1994-1997)Creature Comforts (2003-2007)Amazing Animals (1996-1999)Really Wild Animals (1993-1998)Our Planet (2019)Shark Coast (2005)Blue Planet II (2017)Ocean Odyssey (2006)The Blue Planet (2001)Secret Sharks (1998)Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom ClassicsEyewitness (1994-1997)Wildlife on One (1977-2005)Shark (2015)Seasons in the Sea (1990)The Sharks (1982)The Wild Canadian Year (2017)Wild America (1982-1994)Land of Portugal (2014)Elephant Seals: Those Magnificent Divers (1992)Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon (1988)Sea Trek (1991)The Ocean Mosaic (1999)Kingdom of the Oceans (2011)California: Unknown Beauty (2010)Wonders of the Celtic Deep (2021)Jonathan Bird's Blue World Blue Shark.pngJonathan Bird's Blue World (2008)Secrets of the Ocean Realm Blue Shark.pngSecrets of the Ocean Realm (1997)Deadly Pole to Pole (2013)The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau Blue Shark.pngThe Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1968)Jim Henson's Animal Show [1994-1998]
### Books

A Curious Collection Of Ocean Life Blue Shark.pngShark and Other Sea Creatures Dictionary Blue Shark.pngVisual Dictionary Animals Blue Shark.pngAnimal The Definitive Visual Guide Blue Shark.pngNatural History The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth Blue Shark.pngPocket Genius Ocean Blue Shark.pngDK Eyewitness Books Fish Blue Shark.pngUsborne Discovery Blue Shark.pngCarwardine Mark Whales Dolphins and Porpoises Blue Shark.pngSmithsonian Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean Blue Shark.pngDK Eyewonder Shark Blue Shark.pngInsiders Sharks Blue Shark.pngMy World A First Word Book Shark.pngReef Life A Guide to Tropical Marine Life Blue Shark.pngDavid Jefferis Killer Creatures Blue Shark.pngThe Shark Book Blue Shark.pngBlue Planet II Book Blue Shark.pngWildlife Explorer Blue Shark.pngDover Coloring Book Sharks of the World Coloring Book Blue Shark.pngDover Coloring Book Coral Reef Coloring Book Blue Shark.pngSea Fishes Of The Mediterranean Blue Shark.png100 Things You Should Know About Oceans Blue Shark.pngChildren's Ocean Life Encyclopedia Blue Shark.png100 Things You Should Know About Sharks Blue Shark.pngThe Living Ocean Blue Shark.pngMaps of the World's Oceans Blue Shark.pngUsborne Seas and Oceans Sticker Atlas Blue Shark.png1000 Animal Words Blue Shark.pngPocket Manual Sharks Blue Shark.pngExploring Sharks Blue Shark.pngHow Deep is the Ocean? Blue Shark.png
Blue-barred Parrotfish

Scarus ghobban, also known as the blue-barred parrotfish, blue trim parrotfish, cream parrotfish, globe-headed parrotfish, green blotched parrotfish, yellow scale parrotfish, and bluechin parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Scaridae.

## Gallery

### Films

Help! I'm a Fish / A Fish Tale (2000)Deep Blue (2003)
### TV Shows

The Blue Planet (2001)Blue Reef Adventures (1996)The Ocean Mosaic (1999)
Black Musselcracker

The black musselcracker is a South African species of marine fish in the family Sparidae. It is the only species of its genus Cymatoceps. It reaches 1.5 m in length and almost 35 kg in weight. It is found in coastal rocky areas to depths of 80 m, and feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates such as crabs and sea urchins.
Blue Whale

The **blue whale** is a marine mammal belonging to the baleen whale parvorder, Mysticeti. At up to 29.9 metres in length and with a maximum recorded weight of 173 tonnes, it is the largest animal known to have ever existed.

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### Films

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)Finding Nemo (2003)Night at the Museum (2006)The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning (2008)Animals United (2010)Shark Bait (2006)Mary Poppins Returns (2018)Aquaman (2018)A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)Oceans (2009)Deep Blue (2003)Symphony of the Wild (2015)Plankton. A Thank You Would Be Nice (2015)Whales: An Unforgettable Journey (1997)The Sea Around Us (1953)Incredible Predators Blue Whale.pngIncredible Predators (2016)The Snowman (1982)Children of the Sea Blue Whale.pngChildren of the Sea (2019)
Blobfish

Psychrolutes marcidus, the smooth-head blobfish, also known simply as blobfish, is a deep-sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. It inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania, as well as the waters of New Zealand. Blobfish are typically shorter than 30 cm. They are infamous for their damaged tissues, which makes them flabby and pink, with a big nose, pulled rapidly by fishermen.

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### Films

A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape From Paradise (2012)Deep (2017)
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Octonauts Blobfish.pngThe Octonauts (2010)Splash and Bubbles Blobfish.pngSplash and Bubbles (2016-2018)Baby Shark's Big Show! (2020-)

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1000 Things Under the Sea Blobfish.pngThe Berenstain Bears Under the Sea Blobfish.pngFirst Sticker Book Coral Reef Blobfish.pngA Curious Collection of Peculiar Creatures Blobfish.pngReal-Life Monsters Creatures of the Deep Blobfish.pngMy First 1000 Animals Blobfish.pngWeird and Wonderful Nature Blobfish.pngWhy Are Some Animals Less Popular? Blobfish.pngWilderness An Interactive Atlas of Animals Blobfish.pngThe Star of Pink Is For Blobfish.png
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

The blue-cheeked bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and persicus is Latin for "Persian". It breeds in Northern Africa, and the Middle East from eastern Turkey to Kazakhstan and India.

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### TV Shows

Wild Arabia (2013)Realms of the Russian Bear (1992)The Missing Monsoon (1984)Oman: Jewel of the Arabia (1998)Wings Over The Holy Land (1991)Wildlife on One (1977-2005)The Marshes of Bharatpur (1981)
Black Grouse

The black grouse, northern black grouse, Eurasian black grouse, blackgame, or blackcock, is a large game bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, spanning across the Palearctic in moorland and steppe habitat when breeding, often near wooded areas.

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### TV Shows

The Trials of Life (1990)Living Britain (1999)The Discovery of Animal Behaviour (1982)Wild Russia (2008)Viking Wilderness (2011)Osprey (1984)Gran Paradiso (1990)Prince of the Alps (2008)The Great Wood of Caledon (1989)Wild Harvest (2005)Return of the Eagle Owl (2005)The Nature of Russia (1992)Wildlife on One (1977-2005)The Living Isles (1985)Wild Russia (2018)Wild Great Britain (2018)Santa's Wild Home (2020)A Winter's Tale: The Journey of the Snowy Owls (2018)The Original Fight Club (2014)Wild and Wide Awake: Spring in Europe (2015)Wild Castles (2017)Scotland: A Wild Year (2021)Battle of the Sexes in the Animal World (1999)Sanctuaries of Defence (1993)WildHeart (2023)Animal Fight Club (2013)Wild North (2015)Les Ailes De La Nature (2002)Wild Isles (2023)Wales: The Land of the Wild (2019)Love Birds (1986)Nature's Greatest Dancers (2015)Wild Scandinavia (2023)
Black Giant Squirrel

The **black giant squirrel** or **Malayan giant squirrel** (*Ratufa bicolor*) is a large tree squirrel in the genus *Ratufa* native to the Indomalayan zootope. It is found in forests from northern Bangladesh, northeast India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and western Indonesia.

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### TV Shows

Wild Sri Lanka (2015)Into The Wild India (2018)
Blue Mushroom Coral

The Actinodiscus Mushrooms are also referred to as Mushroom Anemones and Disc Anemones. They were previously in a genus called Discosoma. These invertebrates display a wide variety of colors, textures, and patterns. Some are solid colors, such as the blue specimen pictured above, whereas, others are striped or spotted. The taxonomy of the various species is in a state of flux, and will probably continue to change.
Black Currawong

The black currawong, also known locally as the black jay, is a large passerine bird endemic to Tasmania and the nearby islands within the Bass Strait. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian magpie within the family Artamidae.

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Black-headed Heron

The black-headed heron is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident, but some west African birds move further north in the rainy season. This species usually breeds in the wet season in colonies in trees, reedbeds or cliffs.
Bluegill

The bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or "copper nose" or "perch" as is common in Texas. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes. It is native to North America and lives in streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds.

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### Films

Sword-in-stone-disneyscreencaps.com-3390.jpgThe Sword in the Stone (1963)
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The Trials of Life (1990)Jim Henson's The Animal Show [1994-1998]

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Black-headed Python

The black-headed python is a species of snake in the Pythonidae. The species is endemic to Australia. No subspecies are currently recognized.

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### Film

Wiggly Safari (2002)Wiggly Safari (2002)Wiggly Safari (2002)
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Bindi the Jungle Girl Black-headed Python.pngBindi the Jungle Girl (2007-2008)
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Natural History The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth Black-headed Python.png1000 Animals Black-headed Python.pngAnimal The Definitive Visual Guide Black-headed Python.pngReptiles and Amphibians Dictionary Black-headed Python.png
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse

The bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus, is one of several species of cleaner wrasses found on coral reefs from Eastern Africa and the Red Sea to French Polynesia.

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### Flims

Under The Sea (2009)Dolphin Reef (2018)The Little Mermaid (1989)Shark Tale (2004)Coral Reef Adventure (2003)Oceans (2009)Children of the Sea Cleaner Wrasse.pngChildren of the Sea (2019)Riffdancer (2003)
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Night on Earth (2020)Wild Kratts (2011-)The Blue Planet (2001)Great Barrier Reef (2012)Crashbox (1999-2000)Weird Nature (2002)Life on Earth (1979)Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough Cleaner Wrasse.pngGreat Barrier Reef with David Attenborough (2015)Wild Caribbean Cleaner Wrasse.pngWild Caribbean (2007)Life in Color (2021)The Oilman's Oasis (1985)Pastures of the Sea (1991)The Ocean Mosaic (1999)Earth at Night in Color (2020)Kingdom of the Oceans Cleaner Wrasse.pngKingdom of the Oceans (2011)Attenborough's Global Adventure Cleaner Wrasse.pngAttenborough's Global Adventure (2021)Ocean's Weirdest Cleaner Wrasse.pngOcean's Weirdest (2022)Jonathan Bird's Blue World Cleaner Wrasse.pngJonathan Bird's Blue World (2008)Barney's Barrier Reef Cleaner Wrasse.pngBarney's Barrier Reef (2010)
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1000 Things Under the Sea Cleaner Wrasse.pngWorld's Strangest Animals Cleaner Wrasse.pngAnimal The Definitive Visual Guide Cleaner Wrasse.pngOcean Definitive Visual Guide Cleaner Wrasse.pngNatural History The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth Cleaner Wrasse.pngDK Guide to the Oceans Cleaner Wrasse.pngDK Handbook Aquarium Fish Cleaner Wrasse.pngLife in a Coral Reef Cleaner Wrasse.pngMy First Book of Animals Cleaner Wrasse.pngThe Usborne First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans Cleaner Wrasse.pngDK Eyewitness Books Fish Cleaner Wrasse.pngSmithsonian Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean Cleaner Wrasse.pngSharks and Other Monsters of the Deep Cleaner Wrasse.pngReader's Digest Pathfinders Sharks and Other Sea Creatures Cleaner Wrasse.pngEncyclopedia Of Awesome Oceans Cleaner Wrasse.pngThe Fascinating Secrets of Oceans and Islands Cleaner Wrasse.pngSmithsonian Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean Cleaner Wrasse.pngReef Life A Guide to Tropical Marine Life Cleaner Wrasse.pngReef Fishes of South-East Asia Cleaner Wrasse.png100 Things You Should Know About Oceans Cleaner Wrasse.pngSharks! Sharks! Sharks! Cleaner Wrasse.png
Birds Alphabet

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African Black DuckAfrican JacanaAfrican PenguinAfrican SpoonbillAmerican CrowAmerican RobinAmerican Herring GullAmerican White PelicanAndean FlamingoAtlantic CanaryBald EagleBarn OwlBarn SwallowBee HummingbirdBlack SwanBlue and Gold MacawBlue JayBoreal OwlBrolgaBrown PelicanBudgerigarBurrowing OwlOstrichCalifornia CondorCalifornia QuailCanada GooseCattle EgretChinstrap PenguinCommon ChaffinchCommon KingfisherCommon LoonCommon NighthawkCommon NightingaleCommon RavenDodoDomestic ChickenDomestic DuckEastern BluebirdEastern Screech OwlEmperor PenguinEmuEurasian JayEuropean Herring GullEuropean RobinGalahGentoo PenguinGreater FlamingoGreater RoadrunnerGrey Crowned CraneHamerkopHarpy EagleHarris's HawkHelmeted GuineafowlHimalayan MonalHoatzinHoopoeHumboldt PenguinIndian PeafowlKakapoKeel-Billed ToucanKelp GullKing PenguinMacaroni PenguinMagnificent FrigatebirdMallardMarabou StorkMute Swan
## N-Z

Northern CardinalOspreyPalm CockatooPeregrine FalconPhilippine EaglePileated WoodpeckerPrairie FalconRainbow LorikeetRed-Crowned CraneRed-legged SeriemaRed-tailed HawkResplendent QuetzalRing-necked PheasantRock DoveRoseate SpoonbillRüppell's VultureSaddle-Billed StorkScarlet IbisScarlet MacawSecretary BirdShoebillSnow GooseSnowy OwlSouthern CassowarySpix's MacawSulphur-Crested CockatooTanzanian Red-Billed HornbillToco ToucanWhite StorkWild Turkey
Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

Phyllobates bicolor, or more commonly referred to as the Black-legged poison dart frog, is the world's second-most toxic dart frog. Under the genus Phyllobates, this organism is often mistaken as Phyllobates terribilis, the golden poison frog, as both are morphologically similar.

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Black-shouldered Kite

The black-shouldered kite, also known as the Australian black-shouldered kite, is a small raptor found in open habitat throughout Australia. It resembles similar species found in Africa, Eurasia and North America, including the black-winged kite, a species that has in the past also been called "black-shouldered kite".
Bluecheek Butterflyfish

The blue-cheeked butterflyfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the northwestern Indian Ocean.

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### Films

The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea (2000)Shark Tale (2004)OceanWorld 3D Bluecheek Butterflyfish.pngOceanWorld 3D (2009)A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape From Paradise (2012)Magic Arch 3D (2020)
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Blue Reef Adventures (1996)The Ocean Mosaic (1999)Kingdom of the Oceans Butterflyfish.pngKingdom of the Oceans (2011)

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Ocean Definitive Visual Guide Butterflyfish.png1000 Things Under the Sea Bluecheek Butterflyfish.pngEyewitness Travel Egypt Bluecheek Butterflyfish.pngBaby Einstein First Words Butterfly.png
Blue Warehou

The blue warehou or common warehou is a medusafish of the family Centrolophidae found off southern Australia and around New Zealand, at depths of between 5m and 400m. Its length is up to about 75 cm. The blue warehou is not to be confused with the bluenose warehou, which is a deepwater member of the warehou family.
Blue Sea Slug

Glaucus atlanticus is a species of small, blue sea slug, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch, a shell-less gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae. These sea slugs are pelagic; they float upside down by using the surface tension of the water to stay up, where they are carried along by the winds and ocean currents.

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### TV Shows

Life on Earth (1979)The Face of the Deep (1984)
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Ocean Life Dictionary Sea Slug.pngAn Anthology of Aquatic Life Sea Slug.pngThe Usborne First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans Sea Slug.pngSharks and Other Monsters of the Deep Sea Slug.pngUnder the Ocean Sea Slug.pngInside Guides Sea Slug.pngAn Animal a Day Sea Slug.pngWhy Are Some Animals Less Popular? Sea Slug.pngWilderness An Interactive Atlas of Animals Sea Slug.pngCute as an Axolotl Flying Sea Slug.pngThomas and Friends the Big Book of Australian Animals Sea Slug.png
Blue Duck

The blue duck or whio is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only member of the genus Hymenolaimus. Its exact taxonomic status is still unresolved, but it appears to be most closely related to the tribe Anatini, the dabbling ducks.

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### TV Shows

New Zealand: Earth's Magical Islands (2016)
Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant, also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, which is found across Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia.

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### Flims

A Bug’s Life (1998)4k-toystory2-animationscreencaps.com-13948.jpgToy Story 2 (1999)
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The Magic School Bus (1994-1997)Bug Brother Black Garden Ant.pngBug Brother (2006)Minuscule Ant.pngMinuscule (2006)The Simpsons (1986-)Captain Seasalt and his ABC Pirates (2020)Tiny World Black Garden Ant.pngTiny World (2020)Stanley [2001-2004]
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Stanley The Great Big Book of Everything Garden Ant.pngMy First Animal Picture Dictionary Ant.pngJenny Vaughan My Big Book of Animals Ant.png
Black Demon

The **Black Demon Shark** (Spanish: *El Demonio Negro*) is an enormous black shark whose territory is said to be just off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. In recent years, numerous sightings have been reported, primarily from local fishermen. The Black Demon is said to be between 20-60 feet long and weighing anywhere between 50-100,000 lbs. It is said to resemble a great white shark but with very dark coloration and a large tail.
Black Noddy

The black noddy or white-capped noddy is a seabird from the family Laridae. It is a medium-sized species of tern with black plumage and a white cap. It closely resembles the lesser noddy with which it was at one time considered conspecific. The black noddy has slightly darker plumage and dark rather than pale lores.

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### TV Shows

Crikey! It's the Irwins (2018)Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (2015)Australia's Ocean Odyssey (2020)
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Smithsonian Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean Noddy.png
Bluebottle Fly

Calliphora vomitoria, known as the blue bottle fly, orange-bearded blue bottle, or bottlebee is a species of blow fly, a species in the family Calliphoridae. Calliphora vomitoria is the type species of the genus Calliphora. It is common throughout many continents including Europe, Americas, and Africa.
Black-lipped Pika

The plateau pika, also known as the black-lipped pika, is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is a small diurnal and non-hibernating mammal weighing about 140 g when fully grown. The animals are reddish tan on the top-side with more of a whitish yellow on their under-belly.

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### TV Shows

The Lion Guard (2016-2019)Wild Russia (2008)Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny (2018)The Himalayas (2010)Mutant Planet (2010-2014)China Nature's Ancient Kingdom (2020)Untamed China with Nigel Marven (2011)Asia's Weirdest Pika.pngAsia's Weirdest (2021)China's Wild Side Pika.pngChina's Wild Side (2019)
Bluespotted Stingray

Kuhl's maskray, also known as the blue-spotted stingray, blue-spotted maskray, or Kuhl's stingray, is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae. It was recently changed from Dasyatis kuhlii in 2008 after morphological and molecular analyses showed that it is part of a distinct genus, Neotrygon.

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### TV Shows

World's Deadliest Animals (2008)Mako Mermaids (2013-2016)Land of the Tiger (1997)Leo The Wildlife Ranger Season 3 Stingray.pngLeo the Wildlife Ranger (2015)
### Books

Animal The Definitive Visual Guide Bluespotted Stingray.png