Meet the world’s animals.

Photos: 12,825 · Stories: 19,540

• Black kite Milvus migrans

  

  A familiar raptor in Japan, with long wings and a long tail that has a shallow notch at its tip.

• Peyrieras's Woolly Lemur Avahi peyrierasi

  Peyrieras’s woolly lemur is a nocturnal lemur of southeastern Madagascar’s forests. Its back is gray-brown, its underside is white, and its tail is reddish brown. It is arboreal and feeds mainly on leaves.

• James's Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi

  James's Flamingo has pale pink plumage, black flight feathers, red legs, and a short yellow bill with a black tip. It feeds in shallow high-Andean salt lakes and moves lower when wetlands freeze.

• Brown bear Ursus arctos

  A bear of forests, mountains and other habitats in Eurasia and North America. It eats plants and animals, changing its diet with the seasons.

• Baird's Tapir Tapirella bairdii

  A large mammal ranging from Mexico through Central America to northwestern Colombia and Ecuador; it browses on leaves and fruit in forest understory.

• Eastern Crested Berrypecker Paramythia montium

  The Eastern Crested Berrypecker lives in moist montane forest in the eastern New Guinea highlands. It has a black crest and face, a blue-gray tail, and yellowish areas on the lower belly.

• Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

  A large wader with long legs and a down-curved bill that uses coastal wetlands and grasslands at different times of year.

• Galápagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki

  This sea lion lives along the Galápagos coast throughout the year. Its streamlined body helps it move through the water.

• Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons

  The Crescent-faced Antpitta lives in humid montane forest in Colombia and Ecuador. Few localities are known, and it quietly forages near the forest floor.

• Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus (Sciurus) vulgaris

  A bushy-tailed squirrel of forests in Europe and northern Asia.

• San Diego Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus fallax

  The San Diego pocket mouse is a small rodent that comes out at night to gather seeds.

• Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha

  This bird occurs in sub-Saharan Africa and feeds on ticks and flies while clinging to large mammals such as giraffes and cattle. Southern African accounts also describe nesting in tree cavities and, in some cases, helpers that assist a pair with chick care.

• 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.

• Rufous Elephant Shrew Galegeeska rufescens

  This sengi has a long snout and large ears. It is mainly active by day and eats ants and termites.

• Little Yellow Flycatcher Erythrocercus holochlorus

  This small bird lives in coastal East African woodland, moving through the trees and often feeding in mixed-species flocks.

• Mountain Hare Lepus timidus

  This hare ranges across much of Europe and northern Asia, with coat changes that vary by region and climate.

• Red-bellied Lemur Eulemur rubriventer

  The red-bellied lemur is a diurnal lemur whose facial and belly markings differ between males and females. It eats fruit, flowers, and leaves in eastern Madagascar’s rainforests.

• Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler Stachyris humei

  This babbler occurs in the eastern Himalayas, inhabiting evergreen broadleaf forest and bamboo. It forms small groups in the undergrowth.

• Grey heron Ardea cinerea

  A large heron that waits in shallow water to catch fish and other prey. In flight it draws its long neck back toward the body.

• Nilgiri Marten Martes gwatkinsii

  A marten recorded in the Western Ghats of southern India.

• Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis

  This vivid green bird feeds on fruit in the lower levels of dense forest. It is resident, though it may move with seasonal fruiting.

• House mouse Mus (Mus) musculus

  A small mouse living in houses, farms and cultivated fields.

• Javan Rhinoceros Rhinoceros sondaicus

  The Javan rhinoceros lives in Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia. Its gray skin has deep folds.

• Whooping Crane Grus americana

  A tall crane of North America. Adults have a white body, black wing tips, and a red crown.