Meet the world’s animals.

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• American Pika Ochotona (Pika) princeps

  

  The American pika is a small mammal of the mountains of western North America. It does not hibernate and gathers plants for winter food.

• Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis

  

  The Red-headed Malimbe occurs in Africa from Guinea to Kenya and uses lowland forest and secondary growth. Its identification note describes red on the crown, nape, and mantle against black underparts.

• Javan Hollow-faced Bat Nycteris javanica

  

  A 1993 study of Southeast Asian specimens recognized this bat as a distinct Nycteris species. It concluded that the species occurs mainly on Java and nearby islands.

• Livingstone's Flycatcher Erythrocercus livingstonei

  

  This small flycatcher occurs in south-eastern Africa. It moves through the middle and upper canopy for insects, usually in pairs or small family groups.

• Giant Forest Hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

  

  The giant forest hog is a large pig that lives in African forests. It eats grasses and other plants, and uses its tusks to dig for roots.

• Nullarbor Quail-thrush Cinclosoma alisteri

  

  The Nullarbor Quail-thrush is a ground-dwelling bird of southern Australia’s Nullarbor Plain. It walks slowly while foraging in low vegetation around limestone outcrops.

• Red-backed Bearded Saki Chiropotes chiropotes

  The red-backed bearded saki has a black body, a reddish back, and a dense beard. It moves through the high forest canopy by day and eats hard fruits and seeds.

• White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

  A seabird of tropical and subtropical oceans that nests in rocky crevices on remote islands.

• Asian Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus fuliginosus

  The 2019 species account describes soft, velvety fur that is blackish brown to gray-brown above and slightly paler, dark gray-brown below. At Ohse-do Cave in Kyushu, Japan, emergence was synchronized with sunset and the appearance of prey. The range here covers the account’s Japanese records, excluding Hokkaido.

• Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus

  This chunky, short-tailed bird walks on the forest floor to forage. Its underparts are rufous, and it sometimes gathers near army-ant swarms.

• Balabac Chevrotain Tragulus nigricans

  This small mouse-deer lives on Philippine islands and is marked by dark fur and three white throat stripes.

• Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus

  The Broad-billed Tody is a small bird found only on Hispaniola. It hunts insects and also occurs in lowland woodland, thorn scrub, and coffee and cacao farms.

• Northern Maned Three-toed Sloth Bradypus torquatus

  The northern maned three-toed sloth occurs in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Sergipe. A field study confirmed that it eats leaves, especially young leaves.

• Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis

  This sunbird has a long, curved bill and a long tail and lives in montane forest. Its diet is reported to include nectar and small arthropods.

• Galápagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki

  This sea lion lives along the Galápagos coast throughout the year. Its streamlined body helps it move through the water.

• Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda

  The Brown Fulvetta has a plain brown head, warm brown back, and rufous rump. It searches lower forest branches for insects and fruit.

• Indomalayan Bamboo Rat Rhizomys sumatrensis

  This is a large, stocky bamboo rat that makes burrows. In Malaysia it emerges in the early evening to feed on fallen fruit and other plant matter.

• Whooping Crane Grus americana

  A tall crane of North America. Adults have a white body, black wing tips, and a red crown.

• Weasel Lemur Lepilemur mustelinus

  The weasel sportive lemur is a nocturnal lemur of eastern Madagascar's rainforests. Most have chestnut-brown fur, though bright orange individuals have also been observed.

• Grey-winged Trumpeter Psophia crepitans

  The Grey-winged Trumpeter is a forest bird of South America that appears larger when it arches its wings.

• Tapanuli Orangutan Pongo tapanuliensis

  An orangutan of the Tapanuli region in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, where its forest habitat is fragmented; fruit is a major food.

• White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda

  The White-tailed Blue Flycatcher is an African flycatcher that may fan its long tail. It joins mixed-species feeding flocks in forests and miombo.

• Potto Perodicticus potto

  This nocturnal primate inhabits West African forest and moves slowly along branches.

• White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana

  A grey head, olive upperparts, white underparts, and white wing feathers are distinctive. It feeds on seeds and insects in the mountain forests of Hispaniola.