Beautiful Animals

The animal kingdom has quite a few exotic and beautiful creatures. From the ocean’s depths to the lush jungles of the tropics to the snowy white tundra, one can find rare and unique animals that are quite beautiful to look at.

List of 40 Pretty Animals

1. Amur Leopard

The Amur leopard is a sight to behold with its pale, cream-colored fur and rosettes consisting of thick rings and dark centers. However, it is extremely rare nowadays.

2. Arabian Horse

Often described as the most beautiful horse in the world, thanks to its unique head and the position of its tail, the Arabian horse is one of the oldest horse breeds alive today.

3. Arctic Fox

The Arctic fox is a beautiful creature, though it might be challenging to identify one in the snow thanks to its white fur.

4. Beadlet Anemone

Beadlet anemones are sentient blobs of diverse colors, like red, green, or blue, that look like living jelly.

5. Black-backed Kingfisher

One of the smallest kingfishers, the black-backed kingfisher is a thing of beauty, with not only its black back and wings that give it its name but also the lilac-colored crown, tail, and rump.

6. Blue and Gold Macaw

These macaws are magnificent, with their bright blue and yellow plumage and white skin.

7. Blue Glaucus

This is a blue sea slug, which appears silvery grey from below.

8. California Red-sided Garter Snake

These snakes have a yellow and blue stripe, each running down a predominantly red body.

9. Candy Crab

This colorful crab uses its bright colors to camouflage itself among the corals where it lives under the sea.

10. Clouded Leopard

Clouded leopards have dark grey coloration, streaked with black dots and patterns.

11. Costa’s Hummingbird

The Costa’s hummingbird has purple feathers adorning its head, however, only the male has those.

12. Fire Salamander

This common salamander is striking to look at with its black body covered with yellow spots.

13. Fleischmann’s Glass Frog

This glass frog is stunning with its green skin, transparent underside, and beautiful eyes.

14. Friesian Horse

The Friesian horse is a quick, agile breed known for its charcoal-black coloration.

15. Giant Panda

One of the most recognizable animals in the entire world, the giant panda, is a black and white bear living in China.

16. Glasswinged Butterfly

As its name indicates, this butterfly has transparent wings that one can see through.

17. Green-headed Tanager

While its name indicates the color of the bird’s head, its plumage is bright, beautiful, and made up of yellow, blue, green, and black feathers.

18. Leafy Sea Dragon

The leafy sea dragon uses its appearance to camouflage itself as a piece of seaweed in the ocean.

19. Lilac-breasted Roller

These colorful birds get their name from the lilac color of their ventral side, but they also have a wide variety of blue feathers.

20. Loch’s Chromodoris

This attractive sea slug has a predominantly blue body with a white border, black stripes, and several straw-yellow rhinophores.

21. Mandarin Duck

Male mandarin ducks are the more attractive of the two sexes, with red bills, whiskers, and faces and large white crescents above their eyes.

22. Mandarinfish

Mandarinfish are fish with blue bodies covered with orange stripes.

23. Mute Swan

One of the most famous swans, the mute swan, is a beautiful white bird with an orange beak bordered with black.

24. Okapi

While it may look like an inverted zebra with a black body and white stripes, the okapi is actually a relative of the giraffe.

25. Orchid Mantis

The orchid mantis is a beautiful insect capable of changing its color from pink to brown to match its background.

26. Panther Chameleon

Vibrantly colored, the panther chameleon has quite a few morphs, including blue, red, green, or orange.

27. Peacock

Male peacocks have beautiful blue bodies and a trail of green feathers covered with eyespots.

28. Red-and-green Macaw

These birds are primarily covered in red feathers, except for their wings which are mainly green and blue.

29. Red-eyed Tree Frog

Probably one of the most recognizable frog species, besides its characteristic red eyes, it also has a green body and blue and yellow stripes on its sides.

30. Resplendent Quetzal

These beautiful long-tailed birds have bright green plumage and red breasts.

31. Sand Cat

These wild cats live in sandy areas and are similarly sand colored to camouflage themselves.

32. Scarlet Kingsnake

Scarlet kingsnakes are red-bodied and have yellow bands bordered with black lines.

33. Scarlet Macaw

While very similar to the red-and-green macaw, they have yellow feathers instead of green ones.

34. Secretary Bird

The deadly secretary bird has an orange face and feathers protruding from behind its head.

35. Siberian Tiger

The Siberian tiger, known for its strength, has a paler coat and longer fur than other tigers, giving it a graceful appearance.

36. Snowy Owl

Pure white and flecked with black spots, the snowy owl is a pretty bird living in frigid places.

37. Sunset Moth

These moths are mainly black but flecked with diverse markings made up of blue, green, and red markings.

38. Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

One of the larger hummingbirds, the swallow-tailed hummingbird, has a unique, fork-shaped tail and bright iridescent blue plumage.

39. White Tern

It’s a small, pretty white seabird, except for its black beak.

40. Zanzibar Red Colobus

When seen from the front, it may be difficult to tell, but the backside of the Zanzibar red colobus is a beautiful mix of black and red fur.