Meet the world’s animals.

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• Emilio's Tuco-tuco Ctenomys emilianus

  

  Emilio's tuco-tuco is a subterranean rodent known from dune areas in Neuquén, Argentina. Its pale fawn back contrasts with whitish sides and belly.

• King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa

  

  The King Vulture is a large scavenger of tropical lowland forests in Central and South America. It may wait for other birds to open a carcass.

• Namib Round-eared Sengi Macroscelides flavicaudatus

  

  This sengi lives in the arid Namib and Pro-Namib of Namibia.

• White-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes cactorum

  

  The male has a white forehead and yellow throat. This woodpecker lives in southern South American habitats such as dry forest and savanna; a study documented sap feeding in Argentina's Chaco.

• Crowned Shrew Sorex coronatus

  

  The crowned shrew is a medium-sized shrew with three areas of color on its back, sides, and underside. In northern Iberia, it searches for small invertebrates in forests and open places with moist soil.

• American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla

  

  This small bird hops among branches to catch insects. It breeds in North American woods and migrates south for winter.

• Common brown lemur Eulemur fulvus

  A lemur of northwestern and eastern Madagascan forests. It is active by day and night and mainly eats fruit.

• Spotted Wood Quail Odontophorus guttatus

  The Spotted Wood Quail lives in forests from southeastern Mexico into Central America. It walks on the ground searching for seeds and insects.

• Northern Ghost Bat Diclidurus (Diclidurus) albus

  The northern ghost bat has white fur and pale pink wing membranes. It feeds on flying insects at night and ranges from Mexico into northeastern South America.

• Fan-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola brevirostris

  This bird occurs in tall grassland south of the Sahara. It has a broad tail and short, rounded wings, and may remain hidden low in dense grass.

• Attwater's Pocket Gopher Geomys attwateri

  Attwater's pocket gopher is a burrowing rodent that excavates tunnels with its forefeet. At a Texas study site, it was recorded eating many kinds of plants and making winding underground passageways.

• Taiwan Yuhina Yuhina brunneiceps

  The Taiwan Yuhina is endemic to Taiwan. It lives in mountain areas at 1,000–3,000 m and often uses the middle and upper levels of broadleaf and mixed forest.

• 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.

• Lawes's Parotia Parotia lawesii

  This bird-of-paradise lives in New Guinea’s mountain forests. Males dance with their plumage spread, while females build the nests. It also eats fruit and arthropods.

• Moor Macaque Macaca maura

  The Moor macaque occurs in southwestern Sulawesi. It is mainly fruit-eating and also eats leaves and arthropods.

• Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui

  The male has a blue head and chest with a red belly; the female’s head and chest are gray. In a Peruvian account, birds watched for prey from lower and middle parts of the canopy and dropped down to catch insects.

• Pygmy Hog Porcula salvania

  A small wild pig of the tall grasslands of Assam, India.

• Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax

  This small bird is marked by its chestnut breast. In its native range, it moves in flocks and eats grass seeds and winged termites.

• Montane Guinea Pig Cavia tschudii

  The montane guinea pig is a cavy of the Andes and surrounding areas. Its back is gray-brown, and it uses burrows in grassland and damp rocky places.

• Summer Tanager Piranga rubra

  The Summer Tanager is a stout bird that searches for insects high in the forest canopy. Adult males are red, while females and young males are yellow to yellow-green.

• White-cheeked Spider Monkey Ateles marginatus

  This spider monkey has a white forehead triangle and pale lines on its face against black fur, and uses calls to stay in contact with its group.

• Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa

  The Golden-crowned Kinglet is a tiny bird recognized by its yellow crown and searches for small prey in conifers.

• Brazilian Bristle-spined Porcupine Chaetomys subspinosus

  This porcupine climbs trees in Brazilian forests. Most of its body has bristly hair, with stiffer spines around the head and forelegs.

• Pink-backed pelican Pelecanus rufescens

  An African wetland pelican whose pale back can take on a pink tint.