Meet the world’s animals.
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- Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus
Photo: Michael Woodruff from Spokane, Washington, USA · CC BY 2.0 The Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike lives in forests and at forest edges in Southeast Asia. Males are black and white, while females have browner upperparts.
- Ucayali Bald Uacari Cacajao ucayalii
This saki occurs in Amazonian forests of northeastern Peru. A taxonomic study described specimens from Peru's Río Javari-Mirim as reddish chestnut, while specimens from another area differed in color. At the Quebrada Blanco study site, sightings were more frequent in drier periods than during the rainy season.
- Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
A toucan of Central America and nearby regions, with a black body, yellow throat and cheeks, and a large multicoloured bill.
- Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus
Large ears and a black-tipped tail help identify this deer.
- Beijing Babbler Rhopophilus pekinensis
The Beijing Babbler is a resident of northern China and North Korea. It has a long tail, a streaked grey-brown back, a white throat, and rusty flanks.
- White-footed Sportive Lemur Lepilemur leucopus
The white-footed sportive lemur has a gray-brown back and pale underside. It rests in tree holes and leaps among branches at night.
- Spotted Dikkop Burhinus capensis
The Spotted Dikkop is a ground-dwelling bird with long legs and yellow eyes. It hunts insects by running, stopping, and jabbing at prey with its bill.
- Harbor seal Phoca vitulina
A rounded head and short front flippers distinguish this seal. It has ears, but no external ear flaps.
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
The contrast between its grey head and yellow belly is striking. It catches insects in woodland and appears in Hong Kong during autumn and winter migration.
- Northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus
A North Pacific fur seal that spends much of its time in the open ocean. It comes ashore on island beaches to breed and rest.
- Golden-winged Manakin Masius chrysopterus
The Golden-winged Manakin lives in humid montane forest in northern South America. Males have a yellow crest and throat, while females are olive-green.
- Big-eared Opossum Didelphis aurita
The big-eared opossum is a marsupial with bare black ears and a dark line down the middle of its forehead. It is nocturnal and uses both the ground and trees.
- Screaming Piha Lipaugus vociferans
The Screaming Piha inhabits humid Amazonian forest and searches the canopy for fruit and small prey. In eastern Ecuador it is recorded in lowlands and locally into the foothills.
- Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur Allocebus trichotis
The hairy-eared dwarf lemur is a nocturnal small lemur recorded in northeastern Madagascar. Tufts on its ears and a leaf nest in a tree hollow are distinctive features.
- Black-throated Robin Poecilodryas albonotata
This robin inhabits montane forest on New Guinea. The male has bluish-gray plumage with a black face and throat.
- Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros ater
The Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is a small bat that feeds on flying insects. It has a leaf-like nose structure and roosts in dark, warm caves or rock crevices.
- Black Monarch Symposiachrus axillaris
A long-tailed, mostly black flycatcher of New Guinea's lowland and mountain forests. Its diet is still poorly recorded.
- Eastern Hoolock Gibbon Hoolock leuconedys
Eastern hoolock gibbons live in forests from Myanmar and northeastern India to southern Yunnan in China. Pairs sing in coordinated calls.
- Slaty Bunting Emberiza siemsseni
The Slaty Bunting breeds in central China and moves southeast for winter. Males and females have different plumage.
- Gray-cheeked Mangabey Lophocebus albigena
The nominate subspecies of the gray-cheeked mangabey is recorded from Cameroon’s Atlantic coast to central Uganda. It mainly eats fruit, along with leaves, flowers, and animal matter.
- Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda
The Dark-rumped Swift has breeding records in the eastern Himalayas and northeastern India. It nests in cliff crevices near forest.
- Cryptic Myotis Myotis (Myotis) crypticus
Myotis (Myotis) crypticus is a bat recorded in northern Spain, southern France, Italy, and southeastern Austria. Records place it in mountain areas, and dead trees or abandoned buildings have been reported as roosts.
- Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
This small bird is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and favors woodland, savanna, and riverine thickets over evergreen forest. It searches for insects and spiders in trees and bushes.
- Lami Tuco-tuco Ctenomys lami
Lami's Tuco-tuco is a burrowing rodent known from sandy grasslands in southern Brazil. Its coat is darker above and lighter below.