Meet the world’s animals.

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• Domestic Bactrian camel Camelus bactrianus

  

  A domestic Bactrian camel has two humps. Kept in Central Asia, it is adapted to cold winters and hot summers.

• Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis

  This bird uses saline and alkaline lakes and coasts in Patagonia. It has a rounded head, red eyes and pink legs. Some move from inland breeding grounds to the coast in winter.

• Degu Octodon degus

  A rodent of dry shrublands in central Chile. Groups dig shared burrow systems and are mainly active during daylight.

• Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

  A long-necked waterbird known for its showy breeding feathers.

• Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata

  A brightly colored turkey with blue-green iridescent feathers and eye-like spots on its tail. It lives in forests around the Yucatan Peninsula.

• Great Jerboa Allactaga (Allactaga) major

  This five-toed jerboa bounds on long hind legs. It digs burrows in open steppe and semi-desert and eats plants and insects.

• Beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas

  An Arctic whale that becomes white as it matures. It has a rounded forehead and no dorsal fin.

• Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens

  This large woodpecker occurs in the Andes from Venezuela south to Peru. It excavates decaying trunks for insects and larvae.

• Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima

  The dwarf sperm whale is a small toothed whale found widely in temperate and tropical seas. It is distinct from the pygmy sperm whale.

• Eurasian goshawk Astur gentilis

  A broad-winged hawk that flies swiftly between trees. In Britain it lives in woodland and is often hard to see.

• King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus

  A large penguin recognized by vivid orange patches on the sides of its head.

• Dugong Dugong dugon

  A mammal of warm coastal seas that feeds mainly on seagrass and uses shallow sheltered waters.

• Domestic horse Equus caballus

  A domestic horse with long legs and a mane. Size and build vary among breeds developed by people.

• Oilbird Steatornis caripensis

  This South American bird flies out at night to find fruit and rests in caves or rainforest canopies. It regurgitates fruit seeds and carries them through the forest.

• Pale-throated three-toed sloth Bradypus tridactylus

  A sloth from northern South America that lives in trees and feeds mainly on leaves.

• 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.

• Great frigatebird Fregata minor

  A tropical seabird with long wings and a deeply forked tail.

• Boyacá Spiny-rat Proechimys chrysaeolus

  Field records for this spiny rat are scarce. One reported juvenile from Colombia was found as prey at an elevation of 810 m.

• Wild boar Sus scrofa

  A robust wild pig native to Europe and Asia. It uses habitats with water and dense vegetation for cover.

• Marigold Lorikeet Trichoglossus capistratus

  The Marigold Lorikeet is about 26 cm long. It occurs on Timor and nearby islands of the Lesser Sundas and may move in search of flowering trees.

• Asian Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

  A civet recognized by its dark facial markings and back stripes; it is recorded from forests to built-up areas in Singapore.

• Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus

  A falcon that catches birds in flight. In North America it is common around coasts and cliffs and may nest on tall buildings.

• Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus

  The Northern Red-billed Hornbill has a long, curved red bill. In sub-Saharan Africa it eats fruit, insects, and small animals in savanna and woodland.

• Common Spotted Cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus

  The common spotted cuscus is a marsupial with a long tail that can grip branches. It lives in lowland tropical forest in New Guinea and also in mangroves in northeastern Australia, feeding mainly on leaves.