Meet the world’s animals.

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• Japanese badger Meles anakuma

  

  A badger native to Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and nearby parts of Japan. Thick, long foreclaws help it dig dens in the ground.

• Markham’s Storm Petrel Hydrobates markhami

  This small seabird, about 21–23 cm long, ranges over the tropical Pacific. It breeds in fissures and cavities in salt flats in Peru and Chile.

• Western Woolly Lemur Avahi occidentalis

  The western woolly lemur is a nocturnal lemur of western Madagascar's forests. It has thick grayish fur and lives in small family groups.

• Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis

  The southern form lives on lakes in Argentina and Chile, eating small aquatic animals.

• Hispaniolan Hutia Plagiodontia aedium

  The Hispaniolan hutia is a rodent found only on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Its dark-brown back, paler underside, and nearly hairless tail are useful clues.

• St. Lucia Warbler Setophaga delicata

  The St. Lucia Warbler has a yellow face and underparts, blue-gray upperparts, and white wing bars. It searches leaves and branches for insects on Saint Lucia.

• Short-eared Bat Cyttarops alecto

  The short-eared bat has dark, fluffy fur. It lives in tropical lowland forest and catches insects on the wing at night.

• Varzea Piculet Picumnus varzeae

  This tiny woodpecker is 8–9 cm long. It occurs in seasonally flooded forest along the Amazon in Brazil, and published natural-history records are limited.

• Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey Lagothrix flavicauda

  The Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkey is a primate endemic to Peru. It lives in trees and eats fruit, leaves, and other plant foods. Its long reddish-brown coat and yellow patch beneath the tail are distinctive.

• Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

  This small brown bird searches for food among wetland grasses and cattail stems. Males may build several nest-like structures during the breeding season.

• Jameson's Red Rock Hare Pronolagus randensis

  A hare of rocky outcrops, with a white patch at the neck and a black tail tip. It rests among rocks by day and feeds on nearby grass at night.

• Australian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus

  The Australian Owlet-nightjar rests in tree hollows by day and searches for insects at night. Its back can be reddish brown or greyish brown.

• Lemur-like Ringtail Hemibelideus lemuroides

  The lemuroid ringtail possum is a marsupial of northeastern Queensland's rainforests. Its dark brown coat and pale rings around the eyes are easy to notice.

• Rockwarbler Origma solitaria

  This small bird is restricted to the Sydney region of New South Wales. It occurs in sclerophyll forest and tall woodland associated with sandstone outcrops.

• Baikal Seal Pusa sibirica

  A freshwater seal found only in Lake Baikal, with occasional records in rivers connected to the lake.

• White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri

  A white-eye of the eastern Himalayas and nearby regions. A Bhutan government report describes a stout bill, rufous crest, white nape, and a pale, finely streaked breast.

• Allen's Chipmunk Tamias (Neotamias) senex

  This chipmunk occurs in western U.S. forests. It also climbs trees, forages on forest floors and nearby chaparral, and nests in tree hollows or fallen logs.

• Variable Pitohui Pitohui kirhocephalus

  The Variable Pitohui lives in forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. The color of its head and throat varies among subspecies, and it eats fruit and insects.

• Turuchan Pika Ochotona (Pika) turuchanensis

  The Turuchan Pika eats plants and gathers them into stores. Research describes its coat and feeding choices, while taxonomists continue to debate whether it should be treated as a separate species.

• Pygmy Bushtit Psaltria exilis

  This tiny bird occurs only in the mountains of western and central Java. It feeds on insects and moves actively through the lower forest in small flocks.

• Moholi Bushbaby Galago moholi

  The Moholi bushbaby is a nocturnal primate of southern African wooded savannas. It moves quickly through trees and gets much of its food from tree gum.

• Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus

  Its grey to brown plumage is finely patterned with black and buff, and its large orange iris is conspicuous. It occurs in varied habitats in Central and South America and feeds on insects, especially around dawn and dusk.

• Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella

  An ocean-foraging fur seal that breeds on South Georgia and other islands around Antarctica and in the subantarctic.

• Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus

  A small tit with a striking black-and-white crest. In Britain it lives in pinewoods of northern Scotland and joins flocks of other tits in winter.