Meet the world’s animals.

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• Javan Mongoose Urva javanica

  

  The Javan mongoose is a mongoose found in Southeast Asia. A study on Java examined traces of its varied animal prey in fecal DNA.

• Orange-tufted Spiderhunter Arachnothera flammifera

  

  This Philippine spiderhunter lives in lowland forest and mangroves, feeding on nectar.

• Pygmy Ring-tailed Possum Pseudochirulus mayeri

  

  The pygmy ringtail lives in trees in the forests of New Guinea's central highlands. It is active at night and builds nests of leaves and moss in tree forks.

• Black-fronted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus nigrifrons

  

  The Black-fronted Bushshrike lives in mountain forests of eastern and southern Africa. Its underparts occur in several color forms, and it sometimes joins mixed-species feeding flocks.

• Coiban Agouti Dasyprocta coibae

  

  The Coiban agouti is a medium-sized rodent considered endemic to Coiba Island, Panama. A camera-trap study there recorded activity during daylight.

• South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus

  

  This small bird is endemic to South Georgia and has thick plumage suited to the cold. It nests among tussock grass and feeds on insects along the shore.

• Demidoff's Dwarf Galago Galagoides demidoff

  This small galago has a white stripe from between the eyes down the nose. It moves among branches at night and rests in a leaf nest by day.

• Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone corvina

  The Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher is a small bird naturally found on La Digue in Seychelles. It lives in forest, and birds have also been translocated to other islands.

• Smoky Pseudomys Pseudomys fumeus

  The smoky mouse lives in isolated populations in southeastern mainland Australia. Its dark grey fur and long pink tail are easy to distinguish.

• Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli

  This small warbler has a pale head and underparts. It breeds around the western Mediterranean and winters south of the Sahara.

• Wood Lemming Myopus schisticolor

  The wood lemming lives in the moss layer on the floor of wet coniferous forests. It gathers and hides moss in autumn to eat during winter.

• Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

  Adults have a bare red head and soar with raised wings in a teetering flight. They use their sense of smell to find carrion.

• Mehely's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus mehelyi

  Mehely's horseshoe bat has a patchy Mediterranean range, roosts in caves and feeds mostly on moths.

• Madagascan Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri

  This small swift is about 12 cm long and occurs on Madagascar and Grand Comoro in the Comoro Islands. It catches insects in the air by day.

• Mitered Langur Presbytis mitrata

  Presbytis mitrata is a monkey of southern Sumatra. It feeds mainly on leaves and is arboreal. Its coat varies, so individuals do not all look alike.

• Tropical Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus

  The Tropical Royal Flycatcher catches flying insects in forest undergrowth and at woodland edges near streams. Its crest usually lies flat but opens into a fan, scarlet in males and yellow in females.

• Red-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus lagonotus

  This tamarin occurs in the Ecuadorian Amazon and eastern Andean foothills. The university species account describes it in lower and middle forest layers, feeding on fruit and insects.

• Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus

  The Least Seedsnipe is a small ground-dwelling bird of South American grasslands and steppes. It feeds on shoots, leaves, and seeds in pairs or small groups.

• Giant Forest Hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

  The giant forest hog is a large pig that lives in African forests. It eats grasses and other plants, and uses its tusks to dig for roots.

• Chestnut Wood Quail Odontophorus hyperythrus

  The Chestnut Wood-Quail lives in the understory of humid montane forest in Colombia. Its chestnut and black mottling is set off by a white throat and red forehead patch.

• Black-tailed Jack Rabbit Lepus californicus

  A hare found from the southwestern United States into parts of Mexico, known for long ears and a black tail.

• Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus

  Prairie Falcons glide over grasslands and shrubby deserts, searching for small mammals and birds. Their pale plumage is marked by a dark triangle at the base of each wing.

• Raffray's Bandicoot Peroryctes raffrayana

  A medium-sized bandicoot of New Guinea forests, with a long, narrow snout and a long tail.

• Tiny Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes virescens

  This small manakin lives in moist lowland forest on the Guianan Shield. It has dull grey-green upperparts, yellowish underparts, and fine grey streaks on the throat and upper breast.