Meet the world’s animals.

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• Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula

  

  The Parakeet Auklet has a thick orange bill and white head plume and searches for food at sea in the North Pacific.

• North American river otter Lontra canadensis

  A North American otter that uses both land and water and shelters in burrows near riverbanks.

• Japanese Accentor Prunella rubida

  The Japanese Accentor breeds in Japan's mountains and appears at lower elevations in winter. The sexes look alike; in winter, the Kyoto branch of the Wild Bird Society of Japan records it in riverside scrub and similar cover.

• Bastard big-footed mouse Macrotarsomys bastardi

  The bastard big-footed mouse is a small rodent of southern and western Madagascar's dry habitats. It rests in a burrow by day and searches for plant foods at night.

• White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis

  A forest-floor babbler of humid evergreen forest in eastern Madagascar. It searches for small invertebrates on the ground and in the lower vegetation.

• Temminck's Asian Trident Bat Aselliscus tricuspidatus

  Temminck's Asian Trident Bat has three projections on the rear edge of its noseleaf. It roosts in places such as caves and feeds on insects.

• Cincloramphus macrurus Megalurus macrurus

  A large grassbird of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. It has a long tail and searches dense grass for small invertebrates.

• Lesser Mouse-eared Bat Myotis (Myotis) blythii

  The lesser mouse-eared bat has a narrow, pointed muzzle and brown-grey fur on its back. It hunts insects over warm, open grassland and other open places.

• Grand Comoro Drongo Dicrurus fuscipennis

  The Grand Comoro Drongo is a black bird found only on Grand Comoro in the Comoros. It launches from high perches to catch large insects in the air.

• Crest-tailed Mulgara Dasycercus cristicauda

  The crest-tailed mulgara is a small marsupial of arid central Australia. A black tuft marks its tail.

• Long-tailed Starling Aplonis magna

  This starling is active by day and eats fruit in forests and open areas on Biak and Numfor.

• Ord's Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii

  Ord's kangaroo rat lives in dry areas of western North America and moves by hopping on long hind legs. It carries seeds in its cheek pouches and stores them in burrows.

• Sulawesi Masked Owl Tyto rosenbergii

  The Sulawesi Masked Owl is a nocturnal owl with a pale grey, heart-shaped facial disc edged in rufous. It is thought to hunt small animals over open farmland and forest edges.

• Merriam's Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys merriami

  Merriam's pocket gopher is patchily distributed in the southern Valley of Mexico and nearby highlands.

• Green-headed Oriole Oriolus chlorocephalus

  The Green-headed Oriole has green across its head, throat, upper breast, and lower mantle. A forest survey in Tanzania often recorded pairs feeding on fruit high in the trees.

• Pardine Genet Genetta pardina

  The Pardine Genet is a nocturnal genet of western African moist forests and riparian woodland. It is recorded as an omnivore that eats small mammals, insects, and fruit.

• Zanzibar Red Bishop Euplectes nigroventris

  A breeding-plumage male Zanzibar Red Bishop shows a red crown and forehead above mostly black underparts. It feeds on seeds in wet grass, and nest and female records are documented in Tanzania.

• Hastings River Pseudomys Pseudomys oralis

  This mouse lives in forests of eastern Australia. Its rounded nose and dark eye rings are distinctive, and it feeds at night on vegetation, seeds, and invertebrates.

• Ivory-backed Woodswallow Artamus monachus

  Its white back and body contrast with a brown-grey head and dark wings. It catches flying insects over forest edges and openings.

• Orange-throated Bat Lampronycteris brachyotis

  The orange-throated bat is marked by yellow-orange to reddish fur on its throat and upper chest. It eats insects, fruit, nectar, and pollen, and uses roosts such as hollow trees and caves.

• Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus

  The Little Bee-eater is a small bee-eater widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. It catches flying insects from low perches.

• 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.

• African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis

  The African Snipe probes soft, wet mud with its long bill. Its striped plumage helps it blend into wetlands and flooded grassland, where it feeds on invertebrates and other small prey.

• Guianan Bearded Saki Chiropotes sagulatus

  The Guianan Bearded Saki occurs in the Guianas and northern Brazil. It has reddish-brown body fur, dark head, tail and lower limbs, a beard, and rounded crown tufts. Species accounts describe a seed-heavy diet that shifts seasonally toward insects, flowers, and fruit.