Meet the world’s animals.

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• Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew Elephantulus myurus

  

  The eastern rock elephant shrew is a small mammal with a mobile, slender snout. It forages among rocky outcrops in southern Africa.

• Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala

  

  The Arabian Partridge is native to the Arabian Peninsula and has been reported around Abha and Tanomah in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

• Eurasian Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus

  

  This small shrew has a long, pointed snout and very small eyes and ears. In Britain it occurs in places with grass, leaf litter, or other ground cover.

• Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus

  

  A tiny bird of eucalyptus canopies, the Spotted Pardalote has a distinctive pattern of white spots. Adult males also show a red rump and yellow throat. It searches foliage for insects and sugary exudates.

• 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.

• Five-colored Barbet Capito quinticolor

  

  The Five-colored Barbet combines a black back with a red head and yellow markings. It feeds mainly on fruit, also taking insects, in forests and at their edges.

• Frosted Sac-winged Bat Saccopteryx canescens

  Saccopteryx canescens has pale-brown to grayish fur and faint lines on its back. In Bolivia, records are limited to Santa Cruz, and the bat feeds on insects.

• Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens

  This bird lives in dry habitats and woodlands of the southwestern United States and nearby areas. Males are glossy black and females gray; it perches high and eats berries and flying insects.

• Siau Island Tarsier Tarsius tumpara

  The Siau Island tarsier is a nocturnal primate from Siau Island, Indonesia. Its facial markings and a tuft at the end of its tail are described in the species account.

• Black-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus

  The Yellow-throated Toucan has a yellow face and chest and a long, two-colored bill. It forages for fruit in the canopy and nests in cavities in decaying trees.

• Camas pocket gopher Megascapheus bulbivorus

  This pocket gopher lives underground in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Its coat ranges from dark brown to reddish brown, and some individuals have a white throat patch.

• Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo

  A long-winged falcon that flies swiftly to catch small birds and dragonflies in the air.

• Varied White-fronted Capuchin Cebus versicolor

  The varied white-fronted capuchin has conspicuous white fur on the head and bright red fur on the chest and belly. It is restricted to Colombia's middle Magdalena Valley. An induced observation with one wild group recorded food sharing of eggs.

• African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini

  The African Oystercatcher is a black shorebird of southern Africa's coasts, with a bright orange-red bill and pink legs.

• Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons

  The southern bottlenose whale lives offshore in the Southern Hemisphere and is marked by a swollen forehead and short beak.

• Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis

  A dark green wader whose plumage can shimmer emerald and bronze in good light. It occurs in lowlands from Central America to northern and eastern South America.

• Black-footed Gray Langur Semnopithecus hypoleucos

  This langur lives in southern India. It is active by day and feeds mainly on leaves.

• Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans

  The Yellow-throated Bunting is an East Asian bunting. The male has a striking black-and-yellow head, and a tracking study recorded males migrating to China.

• Allen's Olingo Bassaricyon alleni

  A member of the raccoon family found in forests east of the Andes. It is active in trees at night.

• Halmahera Cuckooshrike Coracina parvula

  The Halmahera Cuckooshrike lives in forest and mountain habitat and searches trees for small invertebrates. The colour description is limited to one distant observation on Halmahera.

• Sulawesi Warty Pig Sus celebensis

  The Sulawesi warty pig is a wild pig native to Sulawesi. Its dark coat is mixed with yellowish or white hairs, and it is an omnivore that eats roots, fruit, and other foods.

• Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris

  The Alpine Accentor is a small bird seen near alpine rocks and snowfields. In the Japanese account, its head and chest are gray-black, its flanks are reddish brown, and its back is finely mottled.

• Indian Chevrotain Moschiola indica

  This small ungulate occurs on the Indian Peninsula. It has been recorded in moist forest and grassy places near water, and is reported to eat fruit and herbs. The available account says ecological information is sparse and often anecdotal.

• James's Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi

  James's Flamingo has pale pink plumage, black flight feathers, red legs, and a short yellow bill with a black tip. It feeds in shallow high-Andean salt lakes and moves lower when wetlands freeze.