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Discover 12 animals beginning with I, but what have we forgotten? Let us know… <\/p>

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Published: Thursday, 04 July 2024 at 10:19 AM<\/p>

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From an animal that can live forever to a multi-coloured squirrel, here are 12 amazing animals starting with the letter I<\/p>

Discover more incredible animal facts<\/a> about the natural world<\/p>

12 animals beginning with I\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\u00a0Immortal jellyfish<\/h3>
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Measuring just 4.5mm by 4.5mm, this little jellyfish has been described as the immortal jellyfish<\/a> thanks to its ability to reverse its lifecycle and return to a polyp (non-sexual) life stage, from which it then matures again.\u00a0<\/p>
\u00a0Impala\u00a0<\/h3>
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A familiar sight to anyone watching an African nature documentary or who has been on an African safari, the impala is the most common antelope in Africa and forms herds of either bachelors or females.<\/p>
\u00a0Indri<\/h3>
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A distinctive black and white lemur, this Critically Endangered mammal is endemic to Madagascar<\/a> \u2013 like all lemur species. Its name means \u201cthere it is\u201d in Malagasy, from when it was pointed out to European naturalists, whilst the\u00a0Betsimisaraka\u00a0tribal name is actually \u2018babakoto\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>
\u00a0Indian giant squirrel<\/h3>
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The Indian giant squirrel (or Malabar giant squirrel) has been nicknamed as the \u201c rainbow squirrel<\/a>\u201d for the variety of colours found in its pelage. It is also the largest squirrel species in the world, growing up to a metre in body length.<\/p>
Indian elephant\u00a0<\/h3>
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The Indian elephant is the most common and widespread of the three recognised subspecies of Asian elephant<\/a>, being found across mainland Asia. The other two subspecies are limited to Sri Lanka<\/a> and Sumatra (and named accordingly as Sri Lankan elephant and Sumatran elephant).<\/p>
Elephant guide: where do they live, what do they eat and how to identify them<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
\u00a0Indigo bunting<\/h3>
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The male is what gives this American species its name, it is a bright and pretty blue colour in order to attract a female during the breeding months, with brown plumage in winter. The female is brown all year round.<\/p>
Irish hare\u00a0<\/h3>
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The only native lagomorph (the mammal group consisting of hares, rabbits<\/a> and pikas) to Ireland, the Irish hare is a subspecies of the mountain hare. Unusually for a mountain hare<\/a>, it rarely moults to white in winter \u2013 though sometimes areas of white pelage are observed.<\/p>
The Irish hare is Ireland’s national animal<\/a><\/p>
Iberian lynx<\/h3>
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Once deemed as one of the rarest cats in the world,<\/a> the Iberian lynx<\/a> is found in Spain<\/a> and Portugal and was recently reclassified from Endangered\u00a0to\u00a0Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List<\/a>, as conservation work resulted in a population increase.\u00a0<\/p>
\u00a0Italian striped bug\u00a0<\/h3>
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The Italian striped bug (also known as the minstrel bug) is a very pretty and distinctive shieldbug<\/a> with red and black stripes running longitudinally along its body. Although named for Italy, it is actually found widely across Europe, particularly following a population expansion into northern and western Europe.\u00a0<\/p>
\u00a0Inca dove\u00a0<\/h3>
Found in southwestern USA, Mexico and parts of Central America, the Inca dove is a pretty member of the dove and pigeon<\/a> family. Its tan-coloured feathers have a dark edge, giving them a scaly appearance, and its coo is described as mournful.<\/p>
Irrawaddy Dolphin\u00a0<\/h3>
<\/div><\/figure><p>Now, this is one you likely\u00a0<em>won’t<\/em>\u00a0have heard of the adorably funny-faced Irrawaddy Dolphin, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/weird-animals\">weirdest animals in the world<\/a>. Found in coastal areas and rivers in South and Southeast Asia, with their beady eyes and happy round faces, these curious cetaceans almost look like a bad children’s drawing of a dolphin.\u00a0<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inland-taipan\">Inland taipan<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-1B06362_0001.mp4\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty video<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>One of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/reptiles\/deadliest-snakes\">most deadly snakes in the world<\/a>, the inland taipan’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/poisons-vs-venom-vs-toxin\">venom<\/a> is by far the most toxic of any snake. It is estimated that just one bite contains enough lethality to kill at least 100 adult humans!<\/p><p>It is endemic to semi-arid regions of central east Australia and is a specialist hunter of mammals (primarily rodents).<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/venomous-vs-poisonous\">Venomous vs poisonous: what’s the difference?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"\/> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover 12 animals beginning with I, but what have we forgotten? Let us know… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":39748,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"4"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/07\/12-animals-starting-with-i.jpg",1942,1543,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/07\/12-animals-starting-with-i-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/07\/12-animals-starting-with-i-300x238.jpg",300,238,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/07\/12-animals-starting-with-i-768x610.jpg",768,610,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/07\/12-animals-starting-with-i-1024x814.jpg",800,636,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/07\/12-animals-starting-with-i-1536x1220.jpg",1536,1220,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/07\/12-animals-starting-with-i.jpg",1942,1543,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Discover 12 animals beginning with I, but what have we forgotten? Let us know...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/39747"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}