Fauna in the World of Avatar General information Type Fauna and habitats Examples Badgermole

Dragon

Flying bison

Shirshu

A vast range of fauna inhabit the world, ranging over virtually every landscape as well as the oceans and skies. Most of the animals presented are hybrids of two real world animals; sometimes this hybridization is explicit, at other times more subtle. There are certain exceptions though, such as Kuei's pet bear, Bosco, the herbalist's cat, Miyuki, or the messenger hawk.

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Habitats

There are several distinct habitats in the Avatar World, suitable for different animals and plants.

Foggy Swamp

Due to the wet climate and abundant vegetation, the Foggy Swamp plays host to a large variety of fauna. Hundreds of living things are densely packed into the swamp; this includes glowflies, elbow leeches, screeching birds, and catgators.[1]

Great Divide

The Great Divide has various species due to an arid climate. This unique area is home to certain creatures, such as the canyon crawlers.[2]

Poles

The low temperatures in both the Northern and Southern Water Tribes do not allow for much fauna to thrive. However, there are some animals that have adapted to the cold environment, such as otter penguins, tiger seals, polar dogs, polar bear dogs, and buffalo yaks.

Si Wong Desert

The Si Wong Desert has the driest, hottest climate in the world. The desert's ecosystem primarily consists of a few scavenger species such as the gilacorn, predatory insects known as buzzard wasps, giant rhinoceros beetles, which are used for transportation, scorpions, and jackalopes.[3]

List of fauna

Air Nomads

Firefly — Bioluminescent flying insect.[4]

Water Tribe

Aquatic/semiaquatic

Arctic hippo — Mammal that lives in the South Pole and is hunted for its blubber. [10]

— Mammal that lives in the South Pole and is hunted for its blubber. Arctic seal — Swimming mammal native to the South Pole. [11]

— Swimming mammal native to the South Pole. Cuttlefish — Used to make paint that is applied for ceremonial markings. [12]

— Used to make paint that is applied for ceremonial markings. Dolphin piranha — A marine animal capable of eating humans. [13]

— A marine animal capable of eating humans. Fish — Various species are typically relied on for food in the Water Tribe. [5] Halibut [13]

— Various species are typically relied on for food in the Water Tribe. Koalaotter — Oceanic mammal with gray fur and large ears. [14]

— Oceanic mammal with gray fur and large ears. Octopus — Cephalopod that lives in the sea.[10]

Otter penguin — Penguin with four flippers used for sledding. [5]

— Penguin with four flippers used for sledding. Penguin fish — Gray fish with pink fins. It has a large eye in between its gills and its mouth. [15]

— Gray fish with pink fins. It has a large eye in between its gills and its mouth. Polar orca [16]

Puffin-seal — Hybrid animal whose meat is made into sausages. [17]

— Hybrid animal whose meat is made into sausages. Seal — Mammal whose skin is used to build tents. [15]

— Mammal whose skin is used to build tents. Sea sponge — Aquatic invertebrate. [18]

— Aquatic invertebrate. Tiger seal — Striped brown seal. [5]

— Striped brown seal. Tiger shark — A powerful animal that is a cross between a tiger and a shark. [19]

— A powerful animal that is a cross between a tiger and a shark. Turtle seal — Brown seal with a hard shell, native to the North Pole. [18]

— Brown seal with a hard shell, native to the North Pole. Whale-walrus — Creature whose blubber is used to make lamp oil.[17]

Terrestrial

Earth Kingdom

Aquatic/semiaquatic

Flying

Terrestrial

Ant — Small insect that lives in large colonies.[52]

Fire Nation

Aquatic/semiaquatic

Flying

Dragon — Large, flying reptile with a long body; the original firebenders. [65]

— Large, flying reptile with a long body; the original firebenders. Eagle hawk — Cross between an eagle and a hawk. [74]

— Cross between an eagle and a hawk. Flutter bat — A large bat found in the Fire Nation; it is a cross between a bat and a butterfly or a moth. [75]

— A large bat found in the Fire Nation; it is a cross between a bat and a butterfly or a moth. Hawk — Non-hybridized hawk.

— Non-hybridized hawk. Lion vulture — Vulture and lion cross.[54]

Messenger hawk — Non-hybridized bird of prey with dark red or brown feathers and a lighter underside. It is used to deliver messages. [76]

— Non-hybridized bird of prey with dark red or brown feathers and a lighter underside. It is used to deliver messages. Phoenix — Large bird commonly associated with the element of fire and a symbolic representation of the Phoenix King's power.

— Large bird commonly associated with the element of fire and a symbolic representation of the Phoenix King's power. Raven eagle — Avian animal that can be trained to intercept messenger hawks. [73]

— Avian animal that can be trained to intercept messenger hawks. Sea raven — Stylistically depicted in the emblem of the Southern Raiders. [77]

— Stylistically depicted in the emblem of the Southern Raiders. Toucan puffin — Sea bird with a large yellow bill.[72]

Terrestrial

Others

Maggot slug — A cross between a maggot and a slug. [74]

— A cross between a maggot and a slug. Sea slug — Large slug sometimes cooked for food.[89]

United Republic of Nations

Spirit World

Others

Bunch hornet — A type of flying insect that disguises itself as fruit. [101]

— A type of flying insect that disguises itself as fruit. Cat deer — Cross between a cat and a deer; it can be domesticated and is large enough to be ridden. [102]

— Cross between a cat and a deer; it can be domesticated and is large enough to be ridden. Chicken lizard — Cross between a chicken and a lizard. [84]

— Cross between a chicken and a lizard. Flying boar — Symbol of the Beifong family. [52]

— Symbol of the Beifong family. Lion elephant — Cross between a lion and an elephant.

Lion turtle — An ancient species that can grow to immense sizes. Vegetation will occasionally sprout on its back, and cities are sometimes built on its shell. [58] [101]

— An ancient species that can grow to immense sizes. Vegetation will occasionally sprout on its back, and cities are sometimes built on its shell. Meerpenguin — Cross between a meerkat and a penguin. [103]

— Cross between a meerkat and a penguin. Opossum bat — Cross between an opossum and a bat, often used as an idiom ("playing opossum bat") to describe when someone is feigning defeat, death, illness, etc. [79]

— Cross between an opossum and a bat, often used as an idiom ("playing opossum bat") to describe when someone is feigning defeat, death, illness, etc. Peacock pigeon — Cross between a peacock and a pigeon that lived during Wan's time. [101]

— Cross between a peacock and a pigeon that lived during Wan's time. Pheasant squirrel — Cross between a common pheasant and a squirrel. [104]

— Cross between a common pheasant and a squirrel. Rhino lion — Cross between a rhinoceros and a lion.

— Cross between a rhinoceros and a lion. Skunk squirrel — Cross between a skunk and a squirrel that lived in Wan's time. [101]

— Cross between a skunk and a squirrel that lived in Wan's time. Spider cat — Hybrid creature with brown fur. [58]

— Hybrid creature with brown fur. Spidersnake — Cross between a spider and a snake. Its extract, very rare and expensive, can be used to change ones eye color. "Killing two spidersnakes with one stone" is a saying that involves the creature. [105] [106]

— Cross between a spider and a snake. Its extract, very rare and expensive, can be used to change ones eye color. "Killing two spidersnakes with one stone" is a saying that involves the creature. Shark squid — A cross between an squid and a shark that is considered powerful and scary. [13]

— A cross between an squid and a shark that is considered powerful and scary. Squirrel — Small rodent.

— Small rodent. Two-headed rat viper — Venomous snake with two heads. [77]

— Venomous snake with two heads. Walrus yak — Cross between a walrus and a yak. [58]

— Cross between a walrus and a yak. Winged eel — Known to inhabit the Mo Ce Sea. [107]

— Known to inhabit the Mo Ce Sea. Woodpecker lizard — Cross between a woodpecker and a lizard that lived during Wan's time.[101]

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