Meet the world’s animals.

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• Daurian Pika Ochotona (Ochotona) dauurica

  

  The Daurian Pika is a small herbivore with short legs and rounded ears. It digs burrows in steppe and semi-desert habitats and feeds on vegetation.

• Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans

  This Madagascar-only asity is one of the species with a long, curved bill. Sunbird-asities mainly take nectar, and also eat fruit and insects.

• Southern Needle-clawed Bushbaby Euoticus elegantulus

  The southern needle-clawed bushbaby is a small primate that moves through rainforest canopies at night and feeds mainly on tree gums.

• Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla

  This tiny bird is recognized by its yellow crown and blue-toned plumage. Small groups travel to places with abundant mistletoe berries.

• New Zealand Sea Lion Phocarctos hookeri

  A large sea lion endemic to New Zealand; adult males and females differ in size and coat color.

• Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops

  A small treecreeper that searches bark for invertebrates in rainforest and dense eucalypt woodland.

• Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis

  The tucuxi is a freshwater dolphin of the Amazon basin, separate from the marine Guiana dolphin.

• Versicolored Barbet Eubucco versicolor

  A barbet of montane forest on the eastern Andes. Its facial and chest colors vary between sexes and among subspecies.

• Amboro Silky Anteater Cyclopes catellus

  This anteater has yellow-brown fur with more yellowish legs and tail. It is solitary and active in trees at night, and has been observed feeding in vine tangles. Confirmed records are limited to central Bolivia.

• Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius

  A small sunbird with a broad range in western and central Africa. The sexes look very different, and birds often feed at low flowers.

• Red-bellied Lemur Eulemur rubriventer

  The red-bellied lemur is a diurnal lemur whose facial and belly markings differ between males and females. It eats fruit, flowers, and leaves in eastern Madagascar’s rainforests.

• African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus

  The African Gray Hornbill is a hornbill of woodland and savanna in sub-Saharan Africa. It feeds in trees and shrubs on insects, fruit, and other foods.

• Eastern Pygmy Marmoset Cebuella niveiventris

  A tiny monkey of gallery forests in the upper Amazon region. It feeds mainly on tree sap and gum, making small holes in trunks to reach them.

• Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina

  This waterbird has a long, upturned black bill. It is seen in pairs or small groups at lakes and streams in the Andes at 3,000–4,000 m.

• Long-tailed Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus formosus

  The long-tailed pocket mouse is a small rodent of dry areas in the western United States and northern Mexico. It carries seeds and other food in cheek pouches.

• Christmas Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi

  The Christmas Frigatebird is a large seabird that breeds on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. During the breeding season, the male inflates a red throat pouch.

• Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi

  Gould's Long-eared Bat has long ears and short, broad wings. It roosts in tree hollows and catches insects close to the ground.

• Short-billed Greenbul Xanthomixis zosterops

  This Xanthomixis is endemic to Madagascar and lives in humid evergreen forest. The source also uses names such as Spectacled Tetraka; this entry retains the pool label Short-billed Greenbul.

• 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.

• Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii

  This small cisticola has fine streaks on its head and back. It forages in short grassland; males sing in high flight and sometimes dive with wing-snapping sounds.

• Greater Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus major

  This nocturnal dwarf lemur lives in humid forests of eastern Madagascar. It hibernates in the dry season and mainly eats fruit while active.

• Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca

  Male Satin Flycatchers are blue-black and white; females combine bluish grey, rusty red, and white. They breed in southeastern Australia and move north for the non-breeding season.

• Botswanan Mole-rat Fukomys damarensis

  The Damara mole-rat forms underground colonies. A breeding pair is at the center, while other members share tasks such as digging tunnels, gathering food, and caring for young.

• White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegatus

  This terrestrial forest bird is endemic to Madagascar and searches leaf litter for insects and other invertebrates. Adults have chestnut upperparts and black crescent-shaped marks along the sides of the breast. The guide says the sexes look similar, while plumage can vary with age or sex.