Meet the world’s animals.

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• Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua obtusa

  

  This whydah inhabits woodland and grassland in eastern and southern Africa. It eats grass seeds on the ground; breeding males have a conspicuously long tail.

• Hooded skunk Mephitis macroura

  

  The hooded skunk ranges from the southern United States through Mexico and Central America.

• Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris

  

  The Great Stone-curlew has a large bill that curves upward. It lives on open ground near water, such as sandbars and tidal flats.

• Southern Giant Pouched Rat Cricetomys ansorgei

  

  The Southern Giant Pouched Rat is a large rodent that carries food in its cheek pouches. It often lives alone in a burrow and may store food there.

• Banded Cotinga Cotinga maculata

  

  The Banded Cotinga has shimmering blue and purple plumage in males; females are much less conspicuous and brown. Records from Brazil's eastern coast place it high in forest canopies.

• Northern California Pocket Gopher Megascapheus laticeps

  

  Megascapheus laticeps, the Northern California Pocket Gopher, occurs in California and Oregon. Its original description records a broad head and large feet, reddish-yellow-brown fur with dark tips along the back, and a grayish-white tail that is darker above.

• Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga

  The Grey-rumped Swallow is an African swallow with a greyish rump. It catches insects while flying over open country.

• Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus

  This dolphin is recorded widely in temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere. It has a blue-black back and a diagonal dark band along each side.

• Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens

  Adults are dark olive overall, with paler throat and ear-coverts and darker lores and wings. The species occurs in the Andes of southeastern Peru and northwestern Bolivia, using both dry and wet mountain forest as well as canyons.

• Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira luisi

  Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat may have yellow, orange, or red patches on its shoulders. It is nocturnal and is expected to feed mainly on fruit.

• White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys

  A tiny warbler of montane forests in central and eastern Africa; the source treats several subspecies together.

• Northern Birch Mouse Sicista betulina

  The northern birch mouse is a small rodent with a slender body and a long tail. It is most active around the start and end of the night and hibernates underground in winter.

• Pied Currawong Strepera graculina

  The Pied Currawong is a mostly black bird with a bright yellow eye and white markings on parts of its tail and wings. It lives from forests to suburbs in eastern Australia and can form large flocks outside the breeding season.

• Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin Cebus aequatorialis

  The Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin uses mature forest, especially near streams, and also enters degraded forest. Coat color varies with age and among individuals.

• American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus

  The American Dipper is a gray bird of fast-flowing streams. It dives underwater to find aquatic insects and other prey.

• Reeves's muntjac Muntiacus reevesi

  A small deer whose males have short antlers and long upper canine teeth.

• Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii

  A large bustard of arid regions across Asia. Birds breeding in northeast Asia migrate south, while some southern populations are resident.

• Zarudny's Rock Shrew Crocidura zarudnyi

  This shrew has been recorded in arid mountains and plateaus. Its back is pale gray, its belly and feet are white, and its tail is long-haired.

• Hunter's Cisticola Cisticola hunteri

  Hunter’s Cisticola occurs locally in the highlands of Kenya, at Mount Elgon in Uganda and in northern Tanzania. Two or more birds may sing together.

• 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.

• Veery Catharus fuscescens

  It breeds in damp forests of North America and winters in South America. It hops through the forest floor while searching for insects and fruit.

• Bushy-tailed Mongoose Bdeogale crassicauda

  The bushy-tailed mongoose has a short muzzle and a bushy tail. It is active alone at night and feeds mainly on insects.

• California condor Gymnogyps californianus

  A large scavenging bird that travels on broad soaring wings.

• Madras Tree Shrew Anathana ellioti

  The Madras tree shrew is a small Indian mammal with a mottled back, pale belly, and pale shoulder stripe. It is reported to spend more time on the ground than in trees.