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Hi. I don't mean to bother you about a question you can't answer. But if you can or know somebody who can, heres the question-
Can you name all the animal species in the world that are known to man kind or know of a web site that can name them?
Hi Kim; There is no web site or person that could name all known animal species. There are 950000 insects alone and the total named animal species is over 1.2 million. If I had the list in hand and started naming them it would over two years if I named one animal per second 24 hours a day.
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Walter Hintz
Expertise
I can answer questions about both vertebrate and invertebrate zoology. I am an expert in animal behavior, especially birds.
Experience
I have taught for over 50 years. I teach college biology courses and I have led tours to the Galapagos Islands and the Belize rain forest
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