Meet the world’s animals.
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- Lowland tapir Tapirus terrestris
Photo: LadyofHats · Public domain The lowland tapir lives in South American forests and wetlands, preferring sites near water where it swims well.
- Eastern Chat-Tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus
A chocolate-brown back and bright yellow skin around the eye help identify this bird. In Hispaniola's mountain forests, it searches leaf litter for small animals and seeds.
- Kalimantan Treeshrew Tupaia salatana
Tupaia salatana is recorded in southern Borneo. The IUCN account reports reliance on natural forest as well as records from natural remnants within plantations.
- Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
An owl with yellow eyes and mottled brown plumage, seen hunting over grasslands and wetlands in Britain.
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
Adult males can show red or orange plumage. House Finches also often live near people.
- Pygmy Ring-tailed Possum Pseudochirulus mayeri
The pygmy ringtail lives in trees in the forests of New Guinea's central highlands. It is active at night and builds nests of leaves and moss in tree forks.
- Domestic donkey Equus asinus
A domestic donkey with large ears. It is a grazing animal that forms strong bonds with companions.
- Mauritius Cuckooshrike Coracina typica
This cuckooshrike lives in native forests in southwestern Mauritius. Males and females have markedly different plumage.
- Pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis
The pygmy hippopotamus is a small forest hippo from West Africa that usually lives alone.
- Common Raven Corvus corax
A large black raven that lives widely across the Northern Hemisphere.
- Australian Painted Snipe Rostratula australis
The Australian Painted-Snipe lives in shallow wetlands and searches for food from dusk into the night. Females are more brightly colored than males.
- Gray-bellied Night Monkey Aotus lemurinus
The lemurine night monkey is a nocturnal primate found in Colombia and Ecuador. It has large eyes and lives in small family groups in the forest canopy.
- Colombian Red Howler Alouatta seniculus
The Colombian red howler lives in forests of northern and western South America. Its reddish coat and grasping tail stand out; it eats leaves and its group's calls carry far.
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
A wetland bird with long legs and a curved bill. It searches freshwater marshes for aquatic snails and ranges from southern North America into South America.
- Black Muntjac Muntiacus crinifrons
A dark-coated muntjac with a reddish forehead tuft, it may raise its white-lined tail and give a deep bark when anxious or confronted.
- Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
A familiar finch in Britain and Ireland. It searches the ground for seeds and insects, and shows white on its wings in flight.
- Madeira Firecrest Regulus madeirensis
A small bird of Madeira's forests and uplands. Its crown is a key mark, and it searches among leaves for tiny insects.
- Banded mongoose Mungos mungo
A group-living mongoose of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
A whale with a large head and narrow lower jaw that dives into deep water to find food.
- Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
The Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush lives among mountain rocks. In breeding plumage, the male stands out in blue and orange.
- Ochotona roylii Ochotona (Conothoa) roylii
Ochotona roylii is a pika of rocky Himalayan sites. In summer, its head, shoulders, and forebody become rufous; it uses cavities among loose rocks and stone heaps as shelter.
- European robin Erithacus rubecula
A small bird seen in British gardens and parks. Adults have reddish breasts, and males and females look alike.
- Black-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis margaritae
The Black-headed Parrotbill is recorded in southern Annam, in southern Vietnam and adjacent Cambodia. It has a black cap and pale cheek area, and small flocks move through scrub along forest edges from lower vegetation to the canopy.
- Naked mole-rat Heterocephalus glaber
The naked mole-rat lives in underground tunnels in dry parts of eastern Africa.
