Meet the world’s animals.

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• Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis

  

  This dolphin lives in warm Atlantic waters. Its spots develop with age and become darker and more widespread, while groups usually number fewer than 50 but sometimes reach about 200.

• Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates

  

  The Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater occurs in open places in East African highlands and forests. Adults are about 21 cm long and catch insects in flight.

• Patagonian mara Dolichotis patagonum

  

  A long-eared, long-legged rodent of Argentina’s open country.

• Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow Melozone kieneri

  

  A ground-dwelling sparrow of western Mexico, occurring in dry scrub and open woodland.

• Panamanian White-faced Capuchin Cebus imitator

  

  A capuchin monkey of Central American forests. Its dark body contrasts with a pale face, and its hands and tail help it search for varied foods.

• Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous

  

  A small seabird with long wings and a deeply notched tail. It picks food from the ocean surface and nests in burrows on offshore islands.

• Darwin's Fox Lycalopex fulvipes

  Darwin's fox is a small fox of southern Chilean forests. Its dark coat and reddish backs of the ears are distinctive; separate populations occur on Chiloé Island and the mainland.

• Philippine Bush Warbler Horornis seebohmi

  This warbler occurs in the mountains of Luzon in the Philippines. Its species account lists dense brush and undergrowth above 800 m.

• South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis

  A fur seal of South American waters that spends much of its time at sea and gathers on rocky shores to breed.

• Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus

  A pelican with a large bill pouch that feeds on fish in lakes and wetlands.

• Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii

  A seal of Antarctic coasts. It swims beneath sea ice and breathes through holes and cracks in the ice.

• Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis

  Breeding males are bright yellow and weave hanging nests on branches or reeds near water. After a female accepts a nest, she lines it with grass and leaves.

• Little Collared Fruit Bat Myonycteris torquata

  This fruit-eating bat lives in forests and other habitats in Central and East Africa. Its back is dark rusty brown to yellowish brown; adult males seasonally develop yellow-orange staining on coarse throat and chest hairs.

• Fischer's Turaco Tauraco fischeri

  A turaco whose red feather pigment contains copper. It moves through forest and thicket using feet adapted for gripping branches, and often eats fruit.

• Long-tailed weasel Neogale frenata

  A long-bodied weasel found in forests, fields, and other habitats in North Carolina.

• Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons

  The Red-fronted Coot is a waterbird with a blackish head and neck, a grey body, and white undertail feathers. A red frontal shield sits above its yellow bill.

• Agile Antechinus Antechinus agilis

  The agile antechinus is a small marsupial of southeastern mainland Australia. It forages around leaf litter and fallen logs, eating insects and small vertebrates.

• Great Spotted Kiwi Apteryx maxima

  A flightless, nocturnal kiwi that probes the soil and leaf litter with its long bill to find small prey.

• Jolly's Mouse Lemur Microcebus jollyae

  Jolly's mouse lemur is a small nocturnal lemur recorded in southeastern Madagascar. Rainforest research has also studied its role in carrying seeds.

• Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii

  A babbler of West African scrub and woodland edges, forming small groups and searching leaf litter near the ground.

• Chinese Pipistrelle Hypsugo pulveratus

  The Chinese pipistrelle is a small bat recorded in China. A university species page describes its coat and forest records, along with examples of roosting in buildings.

• Orange-cheeked Honeyeater Oreornis chrysogenys

  This large honeyeater has a dark olive head and back set off by a bright orange cheek patch. It is restricted to the high mountains of west-central New Guinea, where it feeds on fruit, insects and sedge seeds.

• Kod-kod Leopardus guigna

  The kod-kod is a small wild cat of forests in central and southern Chile and southwestern Argentina. It climbs well and is mostly solitary.

• Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita

  The Fairy Flycatcher is a small bird of southern Africa. It makes seasonal movements between the southern Karoo and fynbos in summer and thorn scrub farther north in winter.