Meet the world’s animals.

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• Pale Fork-crowned Lemur Phaner pallescens

  

  The pale fork-crowned lemur is a nocturnal lemur of western Madagascar’s dry forests. It feeds mainly on tree gum and sap.

• Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor

  

  The Dark-backed Weaver has dark brown upperparts and golden-yellow underparts. Some regional forms have grey backs. It lives in forest and closed woodland, where it searches among leaves and bark for small invertebrates.

• Azara's Night Monkey Aotus azarae

  

  Azara's night monkey is a nocturnal primate found from southern Bolivia through Paraguay to northern Argentina. It has large white patches above its eyes.

• Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae

  

  This warbler occurs in western Cuba and on the Isle of Pines and nearby islands. Its gray body and yellow hood are distinctive, and it searches for food in lower and middle forest layers.

• Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus

  

  An ape of Borneo’s tropical forests. It moves through trees using long arms and grasping hands and feet.

• Loria's Satinbird Cnemophilus loriae

  

  Loria's Satinbird lives in the canopy of montane forest. Males are black while females are olive-toned, and a male's far-carrying whistle can be heard from a perch.

• Xingu Silky Anteater Cyclopes xinguensis

  The Xingu Silky Anteater is known from dense Amazonian forests in Brazil. Its coat is predominantly gray, with a yellow patch near the base of the tail and a pale yellow underside. Brazil’s species assessment says its species-specific diet and natural history are not known.

• White-crested turaco Tauraco leucolophus

  A bird with an upright white crest that hops through the trees.

• Gould's Wattled Bat Chalinolobus gouldii

  Gould's wattled bat has brown fur on the rear and underside, with darker fur on its head and shoulders. In southern Australia, it hibernates through winter.

• Nkulengu Rail Himantornis haematopus

  The Nkulengu Rail walks through dense vegetation beside streams in lowland rainforest.

• Grant's Golden Mole Eremitalpa granti

  This small golden mole has no visible tail, and its eyes are covered by skin. It moves through dunes and searches for food at night.

• Okarito Brown Kiwi Apteryx rowi

  The Okarito Brown Kiwi is a nocturnal kiwi of lowland forest on New Zealand's South Island. It has pale grey-brown, streaked feathers and a long bill.

• Western Lowland Olingo Bassaricyon medius

  An olingo of forests from Panama to Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. It lives in trees and eats fruit.

• White-cheeked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus vassali

  This laughingthrush occurs in southern Laos and Vietnam and adjacent eastern Cambodia. It uses moist forest and often forages near the ground in flocks.

• Hairy Long-eared Bat Nycteris hispida

  The hairy long-eared bat occurs widely in sub-Saharan Africa. Its ears are longer than its head, and the long tail has a T-shaped tip.

• New Zealand Rockwren Xenicus gilviventris

  The New Zealand Rockwren is a small ground-feeding bird of the South Island mountains, living above the bush line throughout its life.

• Garlepp's Pampas Cat Leopardus garleppi

  A wild cat recorded in Peru’s Eten wetlands. It has reddish fur with spots; in 2019, an individual was filmed crossing a path and moving into tall vegetation.

• Northern Shriketit Falcunculus whitei

  An arboreal bird of northern Australia, with a striking black-and-white head and a deep hooked bill.

• Southern Woolly Lemur Avahi meridionalis

  The southern woolly lemur is nocturnal. Researchers studied its leaf-eating behavior in the lowland rainforest of Tsitongambarika in southeastern Madagascar. During the season with more young leaves, feeding time and daily travel distance increased.

• Red-collared Myzomela Myzomela rosenbergii

  The Red-collared Myzomela is a small bird of New Guinea's mountains and feeds mainly on nectar.

• Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa Allactaga (Orientallactaga) sibirica

  This jerboa is recorded in Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and other parts of Asia. A specialist mammal account places it in dry steppe, semi-desert, and desert habitats. Coat colors and tail markings vary across its range, and genetic evidence may indicate that the broad current taxon includes more than one unnamed species.

• African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda

  This blue flycatcher occurs in wooded habitats of West and Central Africa. It perches among foliage and makes short flights to catch small arthropods.

• Etruscan Shrew Suncus etruscus

  The Etruscan shrew is a very small shrew that is also found in the Mediterranean region of mainland Portugal.

• Yellow-crested cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea

  A white cockatoo from Indonesia, with a yellow crest that can be raised.