Meet the world’s animals.

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• Australian Fairy Tern Sternula nereis

  

  A small tern that nests on sandy beaches and dives into shallow water to catch fish.

• Golden-crowned Flying Fox Acerodon jubatus

  

  The golden-crowned flying fox is a large fruit-eating bat found only in the Philippines. A 2026 record documented it in forest in Apayao Province.

• Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major

  

  This woodcreeper has a large, strong bill. It climbs tree trunks while searching for insects in forests of central South America.

• Mendoza Tuco-tuco Ctenomys mendocinus

  

  This burrowing rodent is recorded in west-central Argentina and the high Andes of Chile, in grasslands and dry scrub.

• White's Thrush Zoothera aurea

  

  A thrush that breeds in mountain woods in Japan; a white band shows beneath its wings in flight.

• Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Sousa teuszii

  

  The Atlantic humpback dolphin lives in shallow coastal waters of western Africa. Its grey body has a distinct hump beneath the dorsal fin and a short, rounded beak.

• Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis

  The Rufous-browed Peppershrike ranges from eastern Mexico to central Argentina. Its grey head has a reddish eyebrow and brown crown marks; its back is olive and its throat and belly yellow. It uses forest, scrub, and plantations and eats insects and fruit.

• Agricola’s Opossum Cryptonanus agricolai

  This is a small opossum. Ventral fur is unbanded white in most examined specimens, and little is known about its field ecology.

• Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus

  A mostly black caracara with a red face and throat. It travels in groups and eats wasp larvae and fruit.

• Stump-tailed Macaque Macaca arctoides

  A macaque with a very short tail and dark red facial skin. A zoo profile records it from Southeast Asia and northeastern India.

• Mindoro Hornbill Penelopides mindorensis

  A small hornbill found only on Mindoro in the Philippines, it has pink facial skin in males and blue facial skin in females. It feeds on lowland-forest fruit, especially figs.

• Brow-antlered Deer Panolia eldii

  Its coat ranges from reddish brown to gray, and male antlers sweep in a long curve. It is associated with seasonally flooded indaing forest and monsoon forest; in the hot dry season it moves closer to waterholes.

• Sichuan Treecreeper Certhia tianquanensis

  The Sichuan Treecreeper is associated with old fir forest in the mountains of Sichuan. It has a long tail and very short bill, and forages on fir trunks.

• Pantanal Punare Thrichomys pachyurus

  This spiny rat lives in central South America. Most animals have the usual coat, but some individuals with predominantly white fur have been reported; it uses densely vegetated places.

• Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca

  This bullfinch lives in montane coniferous and mixed forests. Adult males have an orange breast patch, while females are browner overall.

• Brown White-lined Bat Saccopteryx leptura

  This small bat has two pale stripes along its back. It catches small flying insects, and small groups have been recorded roosting on tree trunks and similar places in lowland forests.

• Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens

  The Brown Illadopsis is a brown-toned bird that searches for insects and other invertebrates in the forest undergrowth of western and central Africa. It is often seen in pairs or small family groups.

• Lesser Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris yerbabuenae

  The lesser long-nosed bat ranges from Mexico into the southwestern United States and farther south in Central America. It feeds at flowers such as cacti and agaves.

• Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii

  Godlewski’s Bunting is a bunting found on rocky slopes and forest edges. Males show a gray hood, chestnut crown stripe, and white wing bars.

• Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus medius

  The fat-tailed dwarf lemur stores fat in its tail and uses those reserves during its season of torpor.

• Pied Water Tyrant Fluvicola pica

  The Pied Water Tyrant has black-and-white upperparts, white underparts, and a black bill and legs. In Peru it has been recorded in Ucayali and southern Loreto, where it uses open scrub near water.

• Humboldt's Woolly Monkey Lagothrix lagothricha

  This large monkey lives in the canopy of humid forests, where it eats mainly fruit and travels in groups.

• Starry Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles tatei

  This owlet-nightjar inhabits New Guinea’s lowland rainforest, with records in southern Papua New Guinea and along the Muyu River on the Indonesian side.

• Greater Red Musk Shrew Crocidura flavescens

  The greater red musk shrew is a large shrew of southern Africa, where it uses moist grassland and woodland. It has also been recorded in gardens and near settlements.