Meet the world’s animals.

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• Jackson's Francolin Pternistis jacksoni

  

  Jackson's Francolin occurs in the highlands of western and central Kenya, using montane forest, moorland, and bamboo patches.

• Yellow-handed Titi Cheracebus lucifer

  This titi monkey lives in forests of the western Amazon. By day it moves through the trees in small family groups and feeds mainly on fruit. Hand color varies.

• White-throated Tinamou Tinamus guttatus

  The White-throated Tinamou lives in forests. Its mainly brown plumage has small white spots, and its pale throat stands out.

• Four-horned Antelope Tetracerus quadricornis

  The four-horned antelope is a solitary bovid of open, dry deciduous forests in India. Four horns are present only in adult males.

• Chatham Islands Shag Leucocarbo onslowi

  This shag is endemic to New Zealand's Chatham Islands. It feeds in coastal waters and breeds in groups on rocky headlands and offshore islets.

• Mariana Flying Fox Pteropus mariannus

  The Mariana flying fox is a fruit bat with black or brown fur mixed with silver hairs and a golden-looking mantle. It rests in groups in trees during the day.

• Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis

  The Spanish Sparrow breeds in southern Europe; males are notable for their black chest.

• Mexican Cottontail Sylvilagus cunicularius

  The Mexican cottontail is a wild rabbit of Mexico. It is described as the largest rabbit native to the country, and it uses grassland patches from dusk into the night.

• Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris

  The Pale-billed Hornbill has sex-specific bill and casque colors and searches for food among trees.

• Marca's Marmoset Mico marcai

  This small monkey has a white forehead patch, a reddish-brown back, and a dark tail. Small groups were recorded at a field site in Brazil.

• Starred Wood-Quail Odontophorus stellatus

  This lowland Amazonian wood-quail has white spots on its breast and wings. It forages on the forest floor in family groups and is often heard before it is seen.

• Brown Dorcopsis Dorcopsis muelleri

  The brown dorcopsis is a wallaby of New Guinea forests. A field study in West Papua also recorded its use of riverbank grassland.

• Emin's Shrike Lanius gubernator

  A small African shrike of savanna and shrubland that catches ground-dwelling invertebrates by day.

• Ashy Red Colobus Piliocolobus tephrosceles

  The ashy red colobus is a red colobus monkey of Uganda and Tanzania that uses riverine and moist forests among other woodland types.

• Blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii

  A booby with striking blue feet that dives into the sea to catch fish.

• Big Lutrine Opossum Lutreolina crassicaudata

  The big lutrine opossum is a marsupial found in scattered parts of South America. It can swim, but it is not specialized for an aquatic life.

• Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis

  This small nuthatch searches bark for insects in forests and scrub.

• Ussuri Shrew Crocidura lasiura

  The Ussuri shrew is a small shrew of Northeast Asia. A study in the Russian Far East found it using a broad range of habitats within forest-steppe, including forest vegetation.

• Turquoise-throated Barbet Psilopogon chersonesus

  This barbet occurs in montane forest on the southern part of Thailand's peninsula. A bold dark line beside the eye is a notable feature.

• Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista alborufus

  The red and white giant flying squirrel is a large forest squirrel. It forages in trees at night and glides using the membrane between its limbs.

• Fiji Bush Warbler Horornis ruficapilla

  The Fiji Bush Warbler is endemic to Fiji and lives in dense undergrowth in mountain forest. General descriptions show a dark chestnut head, while the Kadavu form has a broad pale eyebrow.

• Goldman's Woodrat Neotoma (Neotoma) goldmani

  Goldman's woodrat has dark-tipped back hairs and cream-buff fur as an adult. It inhabits rocky deserts on the Mexican Plateau.

• Brown Falcon Falco berigora

  This Australian falcon varies widely in the darkness of its plumage. It scans from a perch in grassland or farmland, then dives on prey when it spots an opportunity.

• Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis

  A large otter of South American rivers and lakes. It lives in family groups and hunts fish mainly during the day.