Meet the world’s animals.

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• Abbott's Booby Papasula abbotti

  

  Abbott’s Booby is a seabird that nests high in forest trees on Christmas Island and catches fish and squid at sea.

• Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat Eumops nanus

  This free-tailed bat has large, rounded ears joined above the forehead. Two specimens were recorded at a wind farm in Oaxaca, Mexico, amid sorghum crops and fragments of low deciduous forest.

• Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis

  Blue on the wings and tail becomes more visible in flight. A purple-blue breast and olive back help distinguish the Indochinese Roller.

• Amur Hedgehog Erinaceus amurensis

  The Amur hedgehog has spines along its back and sides and lives around forests, fields and orchards in East Asia.

• White-tailed Crested Flycatcher Elminia albonotata

  Its gray body contrasts with a black crest and wings and white on the belly and underside of the long tail. In eastern African montane evergreen forest and nearby scrub or bamboo, it feeds on flies, ants, and other small invertebrates.

• Shiny Guinea Pig Cavia fulgida

  Its back is reddish brown mottled with black, and its belly is pale ochre-red. Its recorded range is southeastern Brazil, from Minas Gerais to Santa Catarina.

• Himalayan Prinia Prinia crinigera

  This prinia lives in open grassland and scrub. It has dark streaks on its brown upperparts and streaked pale underparts. It moves through grass and low shrubs in search of insects and other small invertebrates.

• Swamp Antechinus Antechinus minimus

  The swamp antechinus is a small marsupial of wet grasslands and scrub on Tasmania and islands in Bass Strait. It is most active around dusk.

• Pantepui Thrush Turdus murinus

  The Pantepui Thrush is a dull grayish-brown thrush of the Guiana Shield highlands. It is restricted to middle and upper elevations on tepuis and nearby mountains.

• White-headed Langur Trachypithecus leucocephalus

  A primate known from limestone country in southwest China. Its white head contrasts with a dark body, and leaves make up most of its diet.

• Lemon-throated Barbet Eubucco richardsoni

  This barbet occurs in Amazonian floodplain and várzea forest. It is about 15 cm long, and the colors of its crown and breast vary among subspecies and between sexes.

• White-bellied Nesomys Nesomys audeberti

  The white-bellied nesomys has ventral hairs that are white to their bases. In a Madagascar field study, the animals were also active during daylight.

• Yellow-bellied Longbill Toxorhamphus novaeguineae

  This bird is recognized by its long, down-curved bill and yellow belly. It lives in forests on New Guinea and nearby islands.

• Pearson's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus pearsonii

  This horseshoe bat ranges across parts of South and Southeast Asia. Its back is brown and underside paler.

• Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica

  The Hispaniolan Euphonia (Chlorophonia musica) is resident on Hispaniola, including Gonâve Island. It uses forest and semi-open habitats and feeds on fruit.

• Little White-shouldered Bat Ametrida centurio

  This small bat has pale patches on its shoulders. Males are grayer than females and have a swollen area below each eye.

• Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera

  Males have a black head and wings with a grey body; females have a grey head and black-and-white underparts. In Bangladesh, it searches foliage for insects and berries in forests and secondary growth.

• Milne-Edwards' Sportive Lemur Lepilemur edwardsi

  This nocturnal lemur lives in western Madagascar's dry deciduous forests. It leaps among trees and mainly eats leaves.

• Gray-spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta

  The Gray-spotted Flycatcher is a small migratory bird with streaks from the breast to the belly. It sallies from an exposed perch to catch flying insects.

• Indian Bush Rat Golunda ellioti

  The Indian bush rat is a medium-sized rodent with a stocky body and short, thick tail. It lives in varied habitats from forests to grasslands and eats grass stems and roots, seeds, and fruit.

• Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis

  The Golden-breasted Fulvetta is patchily distributed in mountain forests from the Himalaya into mainland Southeast Asia. It has a black head with silvery ear-coverts and orange-yellow underparts.

• Small Mexican Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis mexicanus

  This small-eared shrew lives in the mountains of Mexico. It has dark brown fur above and a slightly paler underside; the account lists damp montane forests as habitat.

• Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor

  The Grey Currawong is a large bird of southern Australia. It searches on the ground and among vegetation for animals and fruit.

• Abyssinian Hare Lepus habessinicus

  The Abyssinian hare lives in open parts of East Africa. Its coat differs somewhat between Somali and Ethiopian animals.