Meet the world’s animals.

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• Pemba Flying Fox Pteropus voeltzkowi

  

  The Pemba flying fox is a large bat found on Pemba Island off Tanzania. Its tawny fur can look orange, its ears are black, and it forages for fruit at dusk.

• Galapagos Dove Zenaida galapagoensis

  

  Its brown wings have black-and-white bars, and its neck and chest are pinkish. It is more common in the dry lowlands of some islands.

• Mountain Cuscus Phalanger carmelitae

  

  The mountain cuscus is an arboreal marsupial of New Guinea's mountains. It has thick, dark fur and feeds on leaves and fruit at night.

• Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum

  

  The Spotted Quail-thrush blends into the ground of dry, open woodland. Males have a black face and throat with a white eyebrow, and birds are usually seen alone or in pairs.

• Minute Tuco-tuco Ctenomys minutus

  

  The minute tuco-tuco is a subterranean rodent of the southern Brazilian coastal plain. Populations in sandy fields beside dunes are described as typically brown.

• 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.

• Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis

  This dolphin lives in warm Atlantic waters. Its spots develop with age and become darker and more widespread, while groups usually number fewer than 50 but sometimes reach about 200.

• Black-throated Wren Pheugopedius atrogularis

  The Black-throated Wren is a resident of lowlands and foothills in Costa Rica. Adults have a black face, throat, and chest, with chestnut-brown upperparts.

• Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana

  A North American marsupial that also uses its long tail while climbing.

• Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea

  Menetries's Warbler is a small migrant that breeds in scrub in Southwest Asia. In breeding plumage, the male has a dark head while the female is brownish gray.

• Heck's Macaque Macaca hecki

  This macaque lives in rainforest in northwestern Sulawesi. It is active by day and spends much of its time in trees.

• Spot-winged Wood Quail Odontophorus capueira

  The Spot-winged Wood-Quail is a plump ground-dwelling bird of South America's Atlantic Forest.

• Barasingha Rucervus duvaucelii

  Barasingha deer live in wetlands and floodplains of northern and central India and southwestern Nepal. Males grow branched antlers, and herd patterns change with the season.

• Microeca flaviventris

  A small bird from New Caledonia with dark olive upperparts, grey-white throat, grey breast and yellow belly and flanks. A 2025 paper uses Cryptomicroeca flaviventris.

• Desmarest's Hutia Capromys pilorides

  This hutia lives in Cuba and nearby islands. Its back is often darker than its underside, and coat colors vary.

• Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana

  The Raggiana Bird-of-paradise has strongly different male and female plumage. Males display red flank plumes in courtship, while females care for the nest and young.

• Dark Sheath-tailed Bat Mosia nigrescens

  The Dark Sheath-tailed Bat is a small bat recorded on islands of Southeast Asia. A survey in Sulawesi described an individual with a flattened muzzle and widely spaced nostrils.

• Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus

  It walks through shallow water on long pink legs and searches for food with a slender bill.

• Hairy Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus (Artibeus) hirsutus

  The hairy fruit-eating bat is endemic to Mexico. A colony using caves was studied in Jalisco.

• Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina

  The Violet-green Swallow breeds in western North America. Its green and violet sheen and white facial markings make it distinctive.

• Jolly's Mouse Lemur Microcebus jollyae

  Jolly's mouse lemur is a small nocturnal lemur recorded in southeastern Madagascar. Rainforest research has also studied its role in carrying seeds.

• Mountain Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma

  This small owl has a long tail, rounded head and yellow eyes. It is active by day as well as at other times, waiting on a perch to surprise small birds and other prey; it ranges through mountains of western North America.

• Ursine Red Howler Alouatta arctoidea

  The ursine red howler has reddish-brown fur and a long, grasping tail. It spends its days in trees and feeds mainly on leaves, with fruits and flowers also in its diet.

• White-headed Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus bollei

  The amount of white on its head varies, and its red bill and feet stand out. By day it searches tree trunks and branches for invertebrates.