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• Southern Highland Yellow-toothed Cavy Galea comes

  

  This cavy is known from the southern Bolivian and northern Argentine Andes. Its back is mottled olive, brown, and tan, while its underside mixes yellow and white. At one Bolivian valley site, a colony was observed foraging by day near burrows.

• Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis

  

  This honeyeater lives along eastern Australia's coast, especially in mangroves and nearby coastal vegetation. It also uses offshore islands and adjoining forests.

• Brown-headed Spider Monkey Ateles fusciceps

  

  The black-headed spider monkey has black fur and a dark face. Long limbs and a grasping tail help it move through the canopy, where fruit is its main food.

• Malawi Batis Batis dimorpha

  

  A small bird recorded in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Males and females have different patterns on the chest and wings.

• Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou mexicanus

  

  This porcupine ranges from southeastern Mexico through Central America to western Panama. Long quills hide beneath coarse black hairs, and its long tail can grip branches.

• Sulphur-rumped Myiobius Myiobius sulphureipygius

  

  The Sulphur-rumped Myiobius lives in the lower and middle levels of humid forest. Males have a dark olive back and pale yellow rump; the yellow crown patch is often hidden.

• Little Long-tailed Dunnart Sminthopsis dolichura

  This small marsupial has a tail longer than its body. It lives in two separated parts of southwestern Australia, in dry woodland and shrubland.

• Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax

  The Cyprus Warbler is endemic to Cyprus. The male has dark plumage and pale facial markings, and part of the population migrates away from the island in autumn.

• Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo Tolypeutes tricinctus

  This armadillo has a rounded shell and can curl into a ball by fitting its head and tail shields together when threatened.

• Striated Heron Butorides striata

  A small waterside heron found in Brazil around lakes, rivers, estuaries, and mangroves.

• Sika deer Cervus nippon

  The sika deer is native to East Asia, including Japan, and primarily inhabits forests.

• Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis

  The Black-winged Oriole lives in forests of western and central Africa. Adults are conspicuous in black, yellow, and olive tones, with differences in color and size among the western subspecies.

• Moonrat Echinosorex gymnurus

  The moonrat is usually black except for its white head and tail tip. It is recorded from the southern Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra.

• Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus

  The Purple-crested Turaco is an African bird with a striking purple crest and greenish chin. It eats fruit in trees in forests and woodland.

• Sunda Stink Badger Mydaus javanensis

  The Sunda stink badger digs with its strong forefeet and long snout to find insects and worms. It rests underground by day and is active at night.

• Sula Scops Owl Otus sulaensis

  This owl lives on the Sula Islands. It has a grey-brown facial disk and dark streaks with pale bars on its underside.

• Common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula

  A tree-dwelling nocturnal marsupial with large eyes and rounded ears.

• Red-crowned crane Grus japonensis

  A crane of East Asian wetlands, recognized by a white body and a red patch on the head.

• Kuban Tur Capra caucasica

  The Kuban tur is a wild goat of the western Caucasus. Above the forest belt, it uses alpine meadows and rocky slopes.

• Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus

  This 18–21 cm bee-eater has a green crown and back, a black eye stripe, and a dark throat patch. It catches flying insects over damp grassland and reedbeds.

• Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophaga

  This seal is widespread in pack ice around Antarctica. It feeds mainly on krill; despite its name, crabs are not its principal food.

• Andean Tinamou Nothoprocta pentlandii

  This bird forages in Andean scrub, grassland, and other open habitats. Its upperparts have intricate dark markings and pale streaks, with a fine dark line behind the eye.

• Schneider's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros speoris

  A leaf-nosed bat found in India and Sri Lanka. A study in dry-zone Sri Lanka recorded bats foraging at dusk and dawn.

• Sikkim Treecreeper Certhia discolor

  The Sikkim Treecreeper is marked by pale spots on its brown back and an orange-brown rump. In China, it occurs in southern Tibet and breeds in subtropical forests.