Meet the world’s animals.

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• Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus

  

  Male Cirl Buntings have noticeable black-and-yellow facial stripes; females and young birds are duller. The British population lives in farmland with hedges and grassland and changes its diet with the seasons.

• Andean Night Monkey Aotus miconax

  

  The Andean night monkey is a nocturnal primate of cloud forests in northeastern Peru. Large brown eyes and three black facial stripes are features described for the genus Aotus. A study of one group in Peru found it using tree holes and vine tangles as sleeping sites.

• Spotted Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa leucosticta

  

  The Spotted Jewel-babbler lives in montane forest on New Guinea. It walks on the forest floor in search of insects and other small animals.

• Bolivian Red Howler Alouatta sara

  

  The Bolivian red howler is a large howler monkey of lowland tropical and subtropical forests in South America. It mainly eats leaves, fruit, and flowers, and gives loud calls.

• Madeira Firecrest Regulus madeirensis

  

  A small bird of Madeira's forests and uplands. Its crown is a key mark, and it searches among leaves for tiny insects.

• Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus wahlbergi

  

  Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat has a dog-like face and eats fruit. Males use white shoulder tufts in courtship, and groups rest by day in hollow trees or under large leaves.

• Gray Noddy Anous albivitta

  A small seabird that breeds on tropical and subtropical Pacific islands. It flies in flocks close to the sea and takes small prey at the surface.

• Southern Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak

  The southern red muntjac is a deer in which males have small antlers and long upper canine teeth, while females have hair tufts and small bony knobs where antlers would be. Under the current taxonomy, it occurs on the Malay Peninsula and Sunda Islands.

• Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei

  The Great Iora is a small bird with a yellow face and underparts and a black-edged yellow forecrown. It lives in lowland evergreen and semi-deciduous forests.

• Cape Fox Vulpes chama

  A small fox of southern Africa and the smallest member of the dog family.

• Ochre-fronted Antpitta Grallaricula ochraceifrons

  The Ochre-fronted Antpitta is a small bird endemic to Peru. Males have an ochre forehead and face, and the species lives in humid montane forest on the eastern Andes.

• Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus

  This small rat-kangaroo has a long, narrow muzzle and gray to chestnut fur on its back. It lives where forest-floor cover is dense.

• Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles affinis

  It lives in lower montane forest on the Bird’s Head Peninsula of western New Guinea, with brownish plumage and a pale collar.

• Kayan River Slow Loris Nycticebus kayan

  This slow loris occurs in central and northern Borneo. The 2013 taxonomic study compared facial patterns and other traits when describing it as a distinct species. Species-specific information about its behavior and diet in the wild remains limited.

• Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus

  This grey-brown waterbird has a black mask from face to throat in males. A Bangladesh study documented nests in trees beside narrow waterways in the Sundarbans.

• Desmarest's Hutia Capromys pilorides

  This hutia lives in Cuba and nearby islands. Its back is often darker than its underside, and coat colors vary.

• Little Yellow Flycatcher Erythrocercus holochlorus

  This small bird lives in coastal East African woodland, moving through the trees and often feeding in mixed-species flocks.

• Pale Titi Plecturocebus pallescens

  This titi monkey occurs in parts of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil. Its pale coat and long tail are distinctive; it lives in trees and is active by day.

• Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

  This entry covers the Taiga Bean Goose, Anser fabalis, as a species separate from the Tundra Bean Goose, A. serrirostris.

• African clawless otter Aonyx capensis

  An African otter that searches for crabs and handles prey with its clawless forepaws.

• Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus

  This large bird is bright yellow from head to belly and black on the back and wings. It walks across pastures and savanna in northern South America to forage.

• Rock Cavy Kerodon rupestris

  This cavy relative lives among rocky outcrops in the dry landscapes of northeastern Brazil. It has a very short tail and feeds on plants.

• Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea

  A waterside swallow with a metallic blue back and white rump. It occurs around mangroves, rivers, and coastal waters.

• Bemaraha Sportive Lemur Lepilemur randrianasoloi

  Lepilemur randrianasoloi lives in dry deciduous forest in west-central Madagascar. Its grey coat has rusty red on the shoulders, back, tail, and forelimbs; it is active at night in trees.