Meet the world’s animals.

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• South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki

  

  The South Polar Skua is a large seabird that breeds in Antarctica and makes a shallow nest on the ground among rocks or moss.

• Marsh Mongoose Atilax paludinosus

  The marsh mongoose has dark brown fur and favours wetlands beside rivers and lakes.

• Black-headed Berryeater Carpornis melanocephala

  The Black-headed Berryeater is a cotinga of Brazil's Atlantic Forest. A field report documented a male passing fruit to a female.

• Long-tailed Porcupine Coendou longicaudatus

  This large, long-tailed porcupine occurs in Amazonia and the Cerrado. In southeastern Peru it has been recorded eating mineral-rich soil at night.

• Scarlet-banded Barbet Capito wallacei

  This barbet is known from Cordillera Azul in Peru. During the original description study, birds were observed taking fruit in the canopy of high-elevation cloud forest and moving in loose groups.

• Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus medius

  The fat-tailed dwarf lemur stores fat in its tail and uses those reserves during its season of torpor.

• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

  The world's largest tern, with a large red bill. It pursues fish along coasts and on inland lakes and rivers.

• Milne-Edwards' Sifaka Propithecus edwardsi

  This sifaka lives in southeastern Madagascar. It clings to tree trunks and leaps between trees with its long hind legs.

• Barred Cuckooshrike Coracina lineata

  This large cuckooshrike is recorded from New Guinea and the Bismarck and Solomon Islands to eastern Australia. The account describes it foraging in forest canopies.

• Moustached Guenon Cercopithecus cephus

  The moustached guenon is a monkey with a blue-white stripe below its nose and bright yellow whiskers. It mainly eats fruit and also takes seeds, leaves, and insects in the forest.

• Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus

  The Grey Butcherbird lives in Australian woodlands and urban areas. Adults are black, grey, and white, with a hooked bill; captured prey may be hung up for later.

• Brandt's Hedgehog Paraechinus hypomelas

  Brandt's hedgehog lives in dry regions. One female found in Saudi Arabia in 2024 was described as having a dark face and large ears.

• Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

  The Western Hooded Pitta stands out for its green and blue plumage and dark head. It lives in forests and cultivated areas, where it forages on the ground.

• Agile Gibbon Hylobates agilis

  This gibbon lives high in tropical forest and uses its long arms to move from branch to branch.

• Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major

  The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler is marked by its rufous crown. It breeds in mountain scrub, then moves downslope after breeding.

• Palawan Bearded Pig Sus ahoenobarbus

  Adult Palawan bearded pigs have a pale mane and a long beard that crosses the snout. The species occurs in the Palawan Faunal Region of the Philippines.

• Peruvian Booby Sula variegata

  The Peruvian Booby hunts fish in cool waters off western South America. It breeds on coastal cliffs and slopes on small islands.

• Cinereus Ringtail Possum Pseudochirulus cinereus

  This marsupial lives in tropical rainforest in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a ringtail possum adapted to life in trees.

• Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops

  The Black-chinned Babbler has olive-buff plumage, a black throat and lores, and a red eye. It is often seen in small groups and forages near the ground.

• Volcan de Toluca Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys planiceps

  This pocket gopher is known from Mexico's volcanic region. Its back is dark, with lighter brown mixed into the fur along its sides.

• Ruspoli's Turaco Menelikornis ruspolii

  Prince Ruspoli's Turaco is a turaco of a restricted area in southern Ethiopia. Its green body and pale crest stand out, and red patches show on its wings in flight.

• Gobi Jerboa Allactaga (Orientallactaga) bullata

  This jerboa ranges across northern China and Mongolia. It lives in open sandy desert, uses burrows alone, and has a tail tuft with white and black markings.

• Tawny-breasted Myiobius Myiobius villosus

  This flycatcher ranges from Nicaragua and Panama south through the Andes to Bolivia. It lives in montane forest near streams and attends ant swarms.

• Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomops franqueti

  Franquet's epauletted fruit bat is an African fruit bat that eats fruit and flowers. White shoulder patches and the absence of a tail are distinctive.