Meet the world’s animals.

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• Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus chinga

  

  A South American skunk with a black coat, white back stripes and a broad nose.

• Finsch's Bulbul Iole finschii

  

  Finsch's Bulbul has mainly olive-toned plumage. It uses the middle and upper forest and is seen in pairs or small groups searching for food.

• Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata

  

  The Central American agouti is a slender rodent with a short tail. A field study in Panama recorded it carrying fruit and seeds and burying them in scattered caches.

• Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis

  

  With a large head and yellow eyes, it sits upright and still on a branch by day, then flies out to catch insects at night.

• Great Stripe-faced Bat Vampyrodes major

  

  This fruit-eating bat ranges from Central America into northwestern South America. Its back is dark brown, and long hairs fringe the rear edge of its tail membrane.

• White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus

  

  This bird lives along mountain streams in the Andes. Its pale head and throat contrast with a dark back and belly, and it feeds on small animals near water.

• Visayan Warty Pig Sus cebifrons

  It has mane-like hair that can fall across the face. The range entry is limited to the living population on Negros and Panay.

• Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus

  This bushshrike lives mainly in southern Africa, especially South Africa. Its black throat band contrasts with bright yellow on the throat and face, and it forages in open places with scattered shrubs and trees.

• Red slender loris Loris tardigradus

  The red slender loris is a small primate endemic to Sri Lanka. A 2017 study places the species across the island's wet zone and montane areas.

• Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris

  This small tody has a clear white streak behind the eye, a gray breast, and pale irises. It lives in Hispaniola's mountain forests and catches flying insects.

• 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.

• Glacier Finch Idiopsar speculifer

  This bird occurs in the high Andes of Bolivia. It forages on the ground on barren slopes near the snow line, in puna grassland, and in wetlands.

• Verreaux's Sifaka Propithecus verreauxi

  Verreaux's sifaka is a day-active lemur of forests in western and southwestern Madagascar. It is known for clinging upright to tree trunks and leaping between branches.

• Cryptic Antthrush Chamaeza meruloides

  This antthrush walks on the floor of montane forest in southeastern Brazil. Its reddish tail has a black band near the tip and pale tips. It may climb over fallen logs and roots.

• Berthe's Mouse Lemur Microcebus berthae

  Berthe's mouse lemur is nocturnal and lives in dry deciduous forest in southwestern Madagascar. A dark back stripe and facial markings make it distinctive.

• Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis

  The Grassland Sparrow searches for food on the ground in open habitats in Brazil. A study near Campinas found nests at the bases of grass clumps, with two or three eggs.

• Northern muriqui Brachyteles hypoxanthus

  A large monkey that moves through the forest canopy using long limbs and a grasping tail. It is restricted to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil.

• Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus

  The Golden-crowned Warbler is a small bird with a yellow crown stripe and yellow underparts. It searches among leaves in the lower forest and eats insects and fruit.

• Horsfield's Treeshrew Tupaia javanica

  This small mammal has a long muzzle and reddish tail, with an olive-brown back. A study of animals from Java reported fruit as a main food.

• Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum

  The Mistletoebird is widespread across Australia. Males have striking black, red, and white markings, and the birds use high tree canopies where mistletoe grows.

• Pink Fairy Armadillo Chlamyphorus truncatus

  The lesser fairy armadillo is a small armadillo that lives in underground burrows. Its back is covered by pale pinkish-ochre armor, and it inhabits dry sandy areas of central Argentina.

• Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus

  A shrike whose adult male has a black face mask and orange head, while females and young birds are browner.

• Northern elephant seal Mirounga angustirostris

  A seal of the eastern and central North Pacific. It dives to feed and comes ashore to breed and molt.

• Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

  A small bird with a broad cream stripe above the eye and dark streaks on its back. It is a summer visitor to Britain and winters in Africa south of the Sahara.