Which animals do people love most? This list ranks species by how many ZooTrack members marked them as a favorite, a ranking of hearts rather than sightings. Curious how it compares to the most-seen animals? Check the most popular animals too.
Of these 100 animals, 87 mammals, 8 birds, 4 reptiles, 1 amphibians. #1 is the Red Panda, seen in 234 zoos.
Last updated October 28, 2026
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#1
Mammals
Red Panda
Ailurus fulgens F.G.Cuvier, 1825 in 234 zoos
#2
Mammals
Snow leopard
Uncia uncia (Schreber, 1775) in 117 zoos
#3
Mammals
Aardvark
Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766) in 32 zoos
#4
Mammals
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775) in 66 zoos
#5
Mammals
Okapi
Okapia johnstoni (P.L.Sclater, 1901) in 52 zoos
#6
Mammals
Amur tiger
Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844 in 141 zoos
#7
Mammals
Antillean manatee, Caribbean manatee
Trichechus manatus manatus in 15 zoos
#8
Mammals
Binturong
Arctictis binturong (Raffles, 1821) in 92 zoos
#9
Mammals
Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 in 96 zoos
#10
Mammals
Lion
Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) in 197 zoos
#11
Mammals
Giant Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 in 110 zoos
#12
Mammals
Giant Panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) in 21 zoos
#13
Mammals
Clouded Leopard
Neofelis nebulosa (Griffith, 1821) in 38 zoos
#14
Mammals
African Savanna Elephant
Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) in 70 zoos
#15
Mammals
Oriental Small-clawed Otter
Amblonyx cinereus (Illiger, 1815) in 132 zoos
#16
Mammals
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus jubatus in 66 zoos
#17
Mammals
Malay Tapir
Acrocodia indica (Desmarest, 1819) in 41 zoos
#18
Mammals
Bush Dog
Speothos venaticus (Lund, 1842) in 53 zoos
#19
Mammals
Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) in 78 zoos
#20
Mammals
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus (Blainville, 1816) in 56 zoos
#21
Mammals
Linné's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) in 157 zoos
#22
Mammals
Puma
Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) in 75 zoos
#23
Mammals
Jaguar
Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) in 75 zoos
#24
Birds
Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex Gould, 1850 in 9 zoos
#25
Mammals
Sumatran tiger
Panthera tigris sumatrae Pocock, 1929 in 69 zoos
#26
Mammals
Western Lowland Gorilla
Gorilla gorilla gorilla in 99 zoos
#27
Mammals
White Rhino
Ceratotherium simum (Burchell, 1817) in 124 zoos
#28
Birds
Southern Cassowary
Casuarius casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758) in 74 zoos
#29
Mammals
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774 in 60 zoos
#30
Mammals
African Wild Dog
Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820) in 69 zoos
#31
Mammals
Banteng
Bos javanicus d'Alton, 1823 in 15 zoos
#32
Mammals
Meerkat
Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776) in 341 zoos
#33
Mammals
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) in 25 zoos
#34
Mammals
Californian Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828) in 110 zoos
#35
Mammals
Bongo
Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci (Thomas, 1902) in 47 zoos
#36
Mammals
Pygmy Hippopotamus
Hexaprotodon liberiensis (Morton, 1849) in 60 zoos
#37
Mammals
Lowland Tapir
Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) in 110 zoos
#38
Mammals
Asiatic lion
Panthera leo persica (Meyer, 1826) in 37 zoos
#39
Mammals
Andean Bear
Tremarctos ornatus (F.G.Cuvier, 1825) in 40 zoos
#40
Mammals
Serval
Leptailurus serval (Schreber, 1776) in 109 zoos
#41
Reptiles
Komodo Dragon
Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912 in 64 zoos
#42
Mammals
Spotted Hyaena
Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben, 1777) in 71 zoos
#43
Mammals
Giant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis Zimmermann, 1780 in 36 zoos
#44
Mammals
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes (Blumenbach, 1775) in 105 zoos
#45
Mammals
Southern Tamandua
Tamandua tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) in 41 zoos
#46
Mammals
Fosa
Cryptoprocta ferox Bennett, 1833 in 38 zoos
#47
Mammals
Pacific walrus
Odobenus rosmarus divergens (Illiger, 1815) in 8 zoos
#48
Mammals
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 in 92 zoos
#49
Mammals
Tasmanian Devil
Sarcophilus harrisii (Boitard, 1841) in 15 zoos
#50
Mammals
Fennec Fox
Vulpes zerda (Zimmermann, 1780) in 64 zoos
#51
Mammals
Leopard
Panthera pardus kotiya Deraniyagala, 1956 in 23 zoos
#52
Mammals
Grevy's Zebra
Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882 in 74 zoos
#53
Mammals
Sumatran Orangutan
Pongo abelii Lesson, 1827 in 50 zoos
#54
Birds
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja (Linnaeus, 1758) in 10 zoos
#55
Mammals
Leopard
Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) in 34 zoos
#56
Mammals
Atlas lion
Panthera leo leo in 25 zoos
#57
Mammals
Takin
Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi Thomas, 1911 in 23 zoos
#58
Mammals
Greater One-horned Rhino
Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus, 1758 in 51 zoos
#59
Reptiles
African Dwarf Crocodile
Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861 in 70 zoos
#60
Mammals
European Bison
Bison bonasus (Linnaeus, 1758) in 55 zoos
#61
Mammals
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula (Sundevall, 1847) in 70 zoos
#62
Mammals
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
Dendrolagus goodfellowi Thomas, 1908 in 9 zoos
#63
Mammals
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii (Fitzinger, 1855) in 12 zoos
#64
Mammals
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi Matschie, 1912 in 7 zoos
#65
Mammals
Sulawesi Babirusa
Babyrousa celebensis (Deninger, 1909) in 27 zoos
#66
Mammals
Asiatic Camel
Camelus bactrianus Linnaeus, 1758 in 172 zoos
#67
Mammals
Bare-nosed Wombat
Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) in 14 zoos
#68
Mammals
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus, 1758) in 76 zoos
#69
Mammals
Dhole
Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811) in 33 zoos
#70
Mammals
Qinling Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis Wang, Jiang & Li, 1994 in 1 zoos
#71
Birds
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer (R.P.Lesson, 1831) in 64 zoos
#72
Mammals
Blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) in 61 zoos
#73
Mammals
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766) in 146 zoos
#74
Mammals
Coquerel's Sifaka
Propithecus coquereli (Grandidier, 1867) in 8 zoos
#75
Amphibians
Chinese Giant Salamander
Andrias davidianus (Blanchard, 1871) in 11 zoos
#76
Mammals
Oriental Small-clawed Otter
Amblonyx cinereus cinereus in 104 zoos
#77
Mammals
Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta Linnaeus, 1758 in 335 zoos
#78
Mammals
Arctic Fox
Vulpes lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758) in 73 zoos
#79
Mammals
Leopard
Panthera pardus orientalis (Schlegel, 1857) in 51 zoos
#80
Reptiles
African Spurred Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata (Miller, 1779) in 190 zoos
#81
Birds
Common Ostrich
Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 in 161 zoos
#82
Mammals
Red Ruffed Lemur
Varecia rubra (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812) in 117 zoos
#83
Mammals
Northern Pygmy Marmoset
Cebuella pygmaea (Spix, 1823) in 92 zoos
#84
Mammals
South American Coati
Nasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1766) in 95 zoos
#85
Birds
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) in 178 zoos
#86
Mammals
Nubian Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis in 51 zoos
#87
Mammals
Eurasian Lynx
Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) in 98 zoos
#88
Mammals
Golden Lion Tamarin
Leontopithecus rosalia (Linnaeus, 1766) in 90 zoos
#89
Birds
Hyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus (Latham, 1790) in 63 zoos
#90
Mammals
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer nanus (Boddaert, 1785) in 18 zoos
#91
Reptiles
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1801) in 87 zoos
#92
Birds
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) in 15 zoos
#93
Mammals
Bornean Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus (Linnaeus, 1760) in 53 zoos
#94
Mammals
Coppery Titi Monkey
Plecturocebus cupreus (Spix, 1823) in 36 zoos
#95
Mammals
Black and Rufous Sengi
Rhynchocyon petersi Bocage, 1880 in 27 zoos
#96
Mammals
steppe cat
Felis manul Pallas, 1776 in 37 zoos
#97
Mammals
Gelada
Theropithecus gelada (Rüppell, 1835) in 34 zoos
#98
Mammals
Eurasian Brown Bear
Ursus arctos arctos in 49 zoos
#99
Mammals
Chinese Pangolin
Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla in 3 zoos
#100
Mammals
Black Rhino
Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) in 18 zoosFrequently asked questions
What are the top 100 favorite animals?
The list above shows the 100 animals most often favorited on ZooTrack. #1 is the Red Panda.
How is this ranking calculated?
The ranking counts unique ZooTrack users who marked each species as a favorite in the app. It is recalculated and published daily.
Where can I see the most popular animals?
Every animal page shows the zoos where the species can be seen. Tap any animal above, or use the free ZooTrack app to find animals near you.