Skinks
Smooth, shiny, frequently misunderstood lizards — from blue tongues to sandfish.
https://skinks.animals.im/
Skink printables: Complete Skink Printables Bundle · $12.99
Field station · Isle of Man
The whole animal kingdom, catalogued by people who checked.
animals.im is the home of the ReallyByte animals network — a naturalist’s notebook of verified facts, record-breakers, myths rubbed out, games, and the field notes of Useless, whose role here remains a mystery to everyone, including Useless.
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described — about 1.05 million of them insects. [source]
Animal of the day
A small archipelago of animal sites
Each animal gets its own island. Solid islands are live; any still being surveyed are dotted and clearly marked Coming soon. Our sister hub, Critters.im, sits in the top right, for bugs, spiders, snails, worms and other minibeasts.
Frogs
The wonderful world of frogs. Lives at frogs.im — its own pond, just next door.
https://frogs.im/
Owls
Owls, by moonlight: UK and world owls, pellets with a dissection guide, calls, myths, how to help, Isle of Man notes and five games. Now hooting.
https://owls.animals.im/
Owl printables: Complete Owl Printables Bundle · $12.99
Bees
Bees, beyond the hive: honeybees, bumblebees and solitary bees, the waggle dance, how to help in the garden, 24 species and four games. Now buzzing.
https://bees.animals.im/
Bee printables: Complete Bee Printables Bundle · $12.99
Hedgehogs
Hedgehogs, properly: biology, decline, how to help in the garden, every species, Isle of Man notes and four games. Now awake.
https://hedgehogs.animals.im/
Hedgehog printables: Complete Hedgehog Printables Bundle · $12.99
Sharks
Sharks, without the scary music: anatomy, super senses, mermaid’s purses, myths vs facts, 20 species, Isle of Man basking sharks and three games. Now circling.
https://sharks.animals.im/
Shark printables: Complete Shark Printables Bundle · $12.99
Penguins
Penguins, all eighteen of them: bodies built for the sea, the emperor’s winter, where they live, threats, myths vs facts, every species and three games. Now waddling.
https://penguins.animals.im/
Penguin printables: Complete Penguin Printables Bundle · $12.99
Octopuses
Octopuses: three hearts, blue blood, arms that taste, a mother who waited 53 months, the deepest dives, myths vs facts, twelve species and three games. Now escaping.
https://octopuses.animals.im/
Octopus printables: Complete Octopus Printables Bundle · $12.99
Have a rummage
Exhibit 01
Tree of life explorer
Click your way from kingdom to creature.
Exhibit 02Record-breakers
Biggest, fastest, oldest — with the dodgy figures crossed out.
Exhibit 03Myths, rubbed out
Twelve things everyone “knows” that aren’t so.
Exhibit 04The fact cabinet
Forty-odd specimens, each with its source.
Exhibit 05Isle of Man notes
Wallabies, choughs and a stoat that stays brown.
Exhibit 06Conservation basics
What the Red List says, minus the jargon.
Four games, no adverts, no leaderboard shame
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The shop and the studio
The animals network shop
Every species site’s shop in one place: printables, free samples, books and kit. And, crucially, no live animals. Ever.
ReallyByte.com
The studio behind the network, and Useless’s official employer (allegedly).