Meet the world’s animals.

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• Sao Lourenço Punare Thrichomys laurentius

  

  This rodent occurs in northeastern Brazil. Fecal samples from one Caatinga study site contained mostly plant matter, with more animal fragments in rainy-season collections.

• Superb Pitta Pitta superba

  This pitta is endemic to Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Its glossy black plumage has bright red feathers beneath the tail and pale blue on the upperwing. A 1990 survey observed it calling from forest perches.

• Gray Sac-winged Bat Balantiopteryx plicata

  A white edge on the wing membrane contrasts with this bat's pale-gray to dark-brown back. A diet study in a fragmented dry forest in Mexico found that its prey mix differed from that of two other bat species in the same community.

• Long-tailed Ground Roller Uratelornis chimaera

  The Long-tailed Ground Roller is a ground-dwelling bird of dry forest in southwestern Madagascar. Its long tail and patterned head are distinctive.

• White-cheeked Spider Monkey Ateles marginatus

  This spider monkey has a white forehead triangle and pale lines on its face against black fur, and uses calls to stay in contact with its group.

• Southern Hyliota Hyliota australis

  A small bird of miombo woodland in southern Africa. The male is black, white and yellow, and searches for insects in the canopy.

• Antelope Rabbit Lepus callotis

  This jackrabbit lives in high plateau grasslands of southwestern New Mexico and northern and central Mexico. It mainly eats grasses, and its white flanks are a useful field mark.

• Burmese Myna Acridotheres burmannicus

  The Burmese myna is a starling with a pale crest and wine-colored chest. It searches for insects on the ground in groups.

• Herbert River Ring-tailed Possum Pseudochirulus herbertensis

  This marsupial has a black body with white markings on its chest and belly. It is mainly arboreal, active at night, and eats leaves.

• Orinoco Saltator Saltator orenocensis

  Orinoco Saltator is about 19 cm long. It uses dry to moist lowland forest and shrubland. The species page lists separate ranges for two subspecies across northern Colombia and Venezuela.

• Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii

  A seal of Antarctic coasts. It swims beneath sea ice and breathes through holes and cracks in the ice.

• Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

  A striking blue bird of open habitats in India. It scans for insects from exposed branches or power lines.

• Black-capped Marmot Marmota (Marmota) camtschatica

  The black-capped marmot burrows and lives in family groups in cold mountains and tundra, spending much of the year hibernating.

• White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus

  This bird lives along fast-flowing streams. Adults are dark brown with a white throat and chest.

• American Pika Ochotona (Pika) princeps

  The American pika is a small mammal of the mountains of western North America. It does not hibernate and gathers plants for winter food.

• White-naped Brush Finch Atlapetes albinucha

  In the Guatemala account, the White-naped Brush Finch is marked by a white crown stripe and yellow throat. It searches the ground in thickets at forest edges.

• Grant's Bushbaby Paragalago granti

  Grant's bushbaby is a small nocturnal primate of southeastern African forests. It rests in tree holes by day and becomes active at night.

• Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

  A black New World vulture found from North to South America. It feeds on carrion and may share food with relatives.

• South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis

  A fur seal of South American waters that spends much of its time at sea and gathers on rocky shores to breed.

• Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis

  A pale-pink flamingo of South American coasts and high-altitude lakes. It filters tiny food particles from shallow water.

• Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger

  A small dolphin of the cold offshore Southern Ocean, distributed around Antarctica. Its black-and-white flank pattern resembles an hourglass, though observations remain limited.

• Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos

  The Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross is a South Atlantic seabird. Adults have a yellow ridge on the dark bill and a pale head and body. It breeds on islands in the Tristan da Cunha group and takes prey from the sea surface.

• Red-fronted Lemur Eulemur rufus

  This lemur is notable for its black face and pale cheek fur. Males and females have different coat colors, and female coloration varies by region.

• White cockatoo Cacatua alba

  A cockatoo of Indonesia’s northern Moluccan islands, with white plumage and a broad crest that opens like a fan.