Meet the world’s animals.

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• Narrow-striped Boky Mungotictis decemlineata

  

  The narrow-striped mongoose is a small mongoose of the dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar. Its gray-beige coat has dark stripes along the back and flanks. It often rests in tree holes on wet-season nights and in ground burrows in the dry season.

• Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae

  Souza's Shrike is a small shrike of broad-leaved woodland in central and southern Africa. It often watches from a high perch and is seen in pairs or small groups.

• Mountain Cuscus Phalanger carmelitae

  The mountain cuscus is an arboreal marsupial of New Guinea's mountains. It has thick, dark fur and feeds on leaves and fruit at night.

• White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus

  This group-living bird inhabits dry woodland and scrub on mainland Australia. It searches the ground for insects and spiders and keeps in contact with its companions.

• Sierra Madre Occidental Pocket Gopher Megascapheus sheldoni

  The Sierra Madre Occidental pocket gopher is a rodent of the highlands of western Mexico. It inhabits high-elevation pine-oak forests and ranges from northwestern Chihuahua through Durango to western Zacatecas and northeastern Nayarit.

• Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus

  The Torresian Kingfisher is a large kingfisher of coastal northern and eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It uses mudflats and mangroves, where it searches for crabs and other prey.

• Bengal fox Vulpes bengalensis

  A fox of India's grasslands and scrub. Its tail has a black tip, and its coat color changes with the condition of its fur.

• Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus

  This bird walks through open, dry country to find food. Its sandy back and blue-gray hind-crown help identify it, and it eats mainly insects.

• Baturite Porcupine Coendou baturitensis

  This porcupine is recorded from Ceará in northeastern Brazil. Its back has white-and-brown spines. A nighttime thermal-drone survey recorded it in an Atlantic Forest fragment at Mulungu within the Caatinga.

• Brolga Antigone rubicunda

  A large crane found in Australia, recognised by its red head and black throat pouch. Males and females may dance during courtship.

• Small Japanese Mole Mogera imaizumii

  The Small Japanese Mole is found mainly in eastern Japan. It uses habitats from lowland grasslands and farmland to mountain forest, with regional differences in size and coat color.

• Bogota Rail Rallus semiplumbeus

  The Bogota Rail lives in high-elevation wetlands of the eastern Colombian Andes, often among dense reeds and other wetland plants.

• Senegal galago Galago senegalensis

  A small nocturnal primate of sub-Saharan Africa. It has large ears and searches for food in trees.

• Striated Heron Butorides striata

  A small waterside heron found in Brazil around lakes, rivers, estuaries, and mangroves.

• Fisher Pekania pennanti

  A mustelid carnivore of North American forests, with a tail about one third of its total length.

• New Guinea Megapode Megapodius decollatus

  The New Guinea Megapode lives in lowland and foothill forest. It has dark plumage, a reddish face, and a pointed crest at the back of the head, with large feet adapted for digging.

• Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus

  A monkey of eastern and southern Africa that forages in groups by day.

• Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius

  Kittlitz's plover walks along African coasts and inland sand or mud, searching for small prey.

• Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii

  A large toothed whale of cold, deep waters in the Southern Hemisphere. It can be difficult to distinguish from similar species, and aspects of its diet and natural history remain poorly known.

• Lesser Sooty Owl Tyto multipunctata

  The lesser sooty owl is a nocturnal owl with a sooty face and silvery-white spots. It hides by day and catches small mammals and other prey at night.

• Sunda Stink Badger Mydaus javanensis

  The Sunda stink badger digs with its strong forefeet and long snout to find insects and worms. It rests underground by day and is active at night.

• Fox's Weaver Ploceus spekeoides

  This weaver has been recorded in northeastern Uganda. Males show a black facial mask and yellow rump, and records link the bird with Whistling-thorn Acacia grasslands.

• Western Hartebeest Alcelaphus major

  A large West African hartebeest described with short, slightly glossy fawn-brown fur, dark markings on the legs, and black horns that form a U when viewed from the front.

• King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus

  A large penguin recognized by vivid orange patches on the sides of its head.