Meet the world’s animals.

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• Honey badger Mellivora capensis

  

  A robust mustelid found in parts of Africa and Asia.

• Ivory-breasted Pitta Pitta maxima

  The Ivory-breasted Pitta lives in forests of the North Maluku Islands. Its dark upperparts contrast with blue-green wings and ivory underparts.

• Ghost-faced Bat Mormoops megalophylla

  The ghost-faced bat ranges from the southern United States through Central America to northern South America. It roosts in caves by day and emerges in the evening to hunt large moths and insects.

• Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

  Ruddy Turnstones flip stones and seaweed along shorelines to find insects and small crustaceans underneath.

• Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus

  It hides in dense coastal vegetation and sometimes runs across open clearings. Its loud song can reveal where it is.

• Burmeister’s Porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis

  Burmeister’s porpoise lives along the coasts of South America. Small, thorn-like bumps line the front edge of its dorsal fin.

• Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus

  A whale with a large head and a white chin, living in icy northern seas.

• Crested Tit-warbler Leptopoecile elegans

  This bird is about 10 cm long. By day in the Himalayas, it searches for small invertebrates among conifers, dwarf juniper scrub, and birches at high elevations.

• African Manatee Trichechus senegalensis

  This manatee lives from West African coasts into rivers and brackish waters. It mainly eats aquatic plants and mangrove vegetation.

• Eurasian Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

  A small finch with a red face and yellow wing patches. It eats seeds and also visits gardens and parks in Britain.

• Yellow-breasted Brush Finch Atlapetes latinuchus

  The Yellow-breasted Brush Finch lives in Andean forest and highland grassland. Its crown and nape are rufous, the face has a broad black mask, and the belly is bright yellow. It searches foliage for fruit, fresh leaf buds, and insects.

• Mountain Pygmy Possum Burramys parvus

  The mountain pygmy possum is a small mammal adapted to Australia's alpine zone. It is known to store food and hibernate for long periods.

• Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus

  A cheetah is a slender, long-legged cat. It catches prey with fast sprints over short distances.

• Short-legged Ground Roller Brachypteracias leptosomus

  The Short-legged Ground Roller lives in Madagascar's humid forests. By day, it searches for invertebrates on the leaf-littered forest floor.

• Chacoan Peccary Catagonus wagneri

  The Chacoan peccary looks pig-like and also eats cacti.

• Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis

  A compact white heron with a short neck and legs, it feeds in grassland and pastures, catching insects and small animals disturbed by livestock or farm machinery.

• Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri

  A green parakeet native to South America, with yellow wing feathers. It eats seeds, fruit, and flowers, and nests in tree-dwelling termite mounds.

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew Blarina hylophaga

  This stocky shrew has small eyes and ears hidden in its fur. It stays active year-round and searches for food under leaf litter and in the soil.

• Brown Hare Lepus europaeus

  A hare with long ears and powerful hind legs; a British species account records it around grassland and farmland.

• Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris

  A mainly ground-dwelling bird native to Africa. Wild birds have dark grey plumage covered with small white spots.

• Central American Silky Anteater Cyclopes dorsalis

  This small anteater ranges from Central America into northwestern South America. Its yellowish-brown body has more yellow on the tail and limbs, with a broad chest stripe. It is nocturnal and arboreal in mangroves and tropical rainforest.

• Common Raven Corvus corax

  A large black raven that lives widely across the Northern Hemisphere.

• Andean Motmot Momotus aequatorialis

  A blue crown, dark eye mask, and long tail with racket-shaped tips make this motmot distinctive. It perches quietly and darts at prey when it spots an opportunity.

• Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana

  The northern tamandua ranges from southeastern Mexico through Central America to northern Peru west of the Andes. It is partly arboreal and feeds mainly on ants and termites.