Meet the world’s animals.

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• Least Weasel Mustela nivalis

  

  The least weasel is a small, slender mustelid with a short tail. The Missouri account describes it as probably present in the state’s northern counties.

• Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus

  The Black-and-yellow Broadbill is a small bird with a bright blue bill and bold black, white, yellow, and pink plumage. It catches insects by sallying from a perch in forest midlevels and canopy.

• Musky Rat Kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus

  The musky rat kangaroo is a small marsupial of northeastern Australian rainforests. It eats mainly insects and searches by turning over debris while sitting on its haunches.

• Little egret Egretta garzetta

  A white heron that catches fish in shallow watersides. A black bill and legs with yellow feet are identifying features.

• Japanese wagtail Motacilla grandis

  A black-and-white waterside bird that repeatedly bobs its tail.

• Allen's Jackrabbit Lepus alleni

  This large hare is notable for its big ears and occurs in dry areas of southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico.

• Walrus Odobenus rosmarus

  A northern marine mammal recognized by long tusks and sturdy whiskers around its muzzle.

• Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma

  The Grey-headed Albatross has a bluish-gray head and neck and a white body. It breeds on subantarctic islands and forages in surrounding waters.

• Black-bellied Pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla

  An arboreal pangolin of West and Central Africa with a tail longer than its body.

• Sand Martin Riparia riparia

  A small martin with a grey-brown back, pale underside, and dark chest band. In Britain it arrives from Africa in spring to breed, digging nest burrows in sandy banks near water.

• Rosy Thrush-Tanager Rhodinocichla rosea

  The Rosy Thrush-Tanager is a forest bird whose males have dark grey upperparts and rosy underparts. Female colors and facial markings vary among subspecies and regions.

• Southern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons

  A wombat that digs underground burrows in dry southern Australia.

• North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis

  A stocky black whale without a dorsal fin, found mainly in North Atlantic coastal waters.

• Kakapo Strigops habroptila

  The kākāpō is a large, nocturnal parrot endemic to New Zealand. It cannot fly and has moss-green plumage mottled with yellow and black. It now occurs only on forested islands, where the population is intensively managed to protect it from introduced predators.

• Frosted Sac-winged Bat Saccopteryx canescens

  Saccopteryx canescens has pale-brown to grayish fur and faint lines on its back. In Bolivia, records are limited to Santa Cruz, and the bat feeds on insects.

• Eurasian teal Anas crecca

  A small duck seen on Japanese waters in winter. Breeding males have a chestnut head with a dark green band around the eye.

• Livingstone's Flycatcher Erythrocercus livingstonei

  This small flycatcher occurs in south-eastern Africa. It moves through the middle and upper canopy for insects, usually in pairs or small family groups.

• Linné’s two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus

  A sloth that hangs from high branches in tropical forests, feeding and resting in the trees.

• Domestic donkey Equus asinus

  A domestic donkey with large ears. It is a grazing animal that forms strong bonds with companions.

• Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii

  The Ibisbill searches for food along stony rivers with its long, down-curved red bill. It may feed alone beside highland rivers and streams.

• Azara's Night Monkey Aotus azarae

  Azara's night monkey is a nocturnal primate found from southern Bolivia through Paraguay to northern Argentina. It has large white patches above its eyes.

• Great tit Parus major

  A small bird with green and yellow body plumage and a glossy black head. In Britain it is familiar in gardens as well as woodland.

• Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola

  The Brown-throated Martin is a small brown-toned swallow. The common pale morph has a white belly; the less common brown morph also has a brown belly.

• Northern Bettong Bettongia tropica

  The northern bettong is a nocturnal marsupial of northeastern Queensland forests. It feeds heavily on underground fungi in the wet season and also uses grass tubers in drier periods.