Meet the world’s animals.

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• Blyth's Frogmouth Batrachostomus affinis

  

  Blyth's Frogmouth has plumage ranging from rufous-brown to grey. It hunts insects at night from low perches in lowland and hill forests, including Borneo.

• Davis Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus robustus

  This rabbit lives in isolated mountain ranges of western Texas and nearby areas. Dense brush and rocky crevices provide cover.

• White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus

  The White-tailed Hawk uses its broad wings to hang in the wind as it searches grasslands for prey.

• Giant Forest Hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

  The giant forest hog is a large pig that lives in African forests. It eats grasses and other plants, and uses its tusks to dig for roots.

• Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura pileata

  This tit-spinetail is endemic to Peru. It forages in Polylepis woodland and nearby scrub, and occurs on the western Andes and in the Marañón and upper Huallaga valleys.

• Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus

  This fox is recognizable by its large ears and reddish fur. The Andean regional account describes it foraging alone over a broad area.

• Choco Vireo Vireo masteri

  It is recorded in humid montane primary cloud forest in western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. It searches the upper forest for small invertebrates.

• Long-footed Tree Shrew Tupaia longipes

  The long-footed tree shrew is a small mammal of Borneo's forests. It moves quickly over leaf litter while searching for small prey.

• Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus

  Fine gray, brown, and black markings and yellow eyes stand out on this nocturnal bird of Andean cloud forest.

• Nyala Nyala angasii

  An African antelope whose males and females differ markedly in appearance.

• Dusky Megapode Megapodius freycinet

  The Dusky Megapode is a dark, ground-dwelling bird that builds a mound and buries its eggs in it. Body size varies greatly among islands, and details of its breeding biology and diet remain poorly known.

• Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey Saimiri cassiquiarensis

  This squirrel monkey occurs in the Amazon region of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. The population treated as the nominate subspecies has a reddish-tan back, golden-yellow bases to the crown hairs, and orange forearms. Brazilian records include seasonally flooded, riparian, and secondary forests.

• Highland Tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei

  The Highland Tinamou often remains on the ground during the day. It was recorded in rainforest at about 1,200 m at Cacao Biological Station in Costa Rica.

• Chilean Dolphin Cephalorhynchus eutropia

  The Chilean dolphin is a small dolphin found along Chile’s coast. Records are patchy, and it often uses sheltered shallow waters such as bays and fjords.

• Crested Lark Galerida cristata

  The Crested Lark is a brown, streaked lark with a noticeable crest. In Spain it is commonly found in open places such as fields and roadsides.

• Brant's Climbing Mouse Dendromus mesomelas

  Brant's Climbing Mouse moves through and climbs low vegetation. Near Cape Town, it was recorded building a ball-shaped grass nest inside old weaver nests.

• Whooping Crane Grus americana

  A tall crane of North America. Adults have a white body, black wing tips, and a red crown.

• Striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius

  A small mouse marked by a dark stripe down its back. It lives in places ranging from grassy fields and farms to woodland.

• Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris

  The Eurasian Treecreeper climbs tree trunks to find small animals in the bark. Its brown, white, and golden plumage blends into the tree.

• Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

  A large rodent of South American watersides. It lives in groups, grazes on land and uses water to rest or escape danger.

• Brünnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia

  An Arctic seabird. In Svalbard, it breeds on narrow cliff ledges; chicks head to sea with a parent before they can fly.

• Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina

  A seal of the seas around Antarctica that dives deep to find food.

• Salmon-crested cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis

  A cockatoo of Indonesia’s Moluccan islands, with a salmon-coloured crest raised when excited or threatened.

• Rio Acarí Marmoset Mico acariensis

  The Rio Acarí marmoset is a small monkey from the southern Brazilian Amazon. Bright orange patches stand out against much of its white upper coat, while its wild behavior and diet remain poorly studied.