Meet the world’s animals.

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• Rio Mayo Titi Plecturocebus oenanthe

  

  This titi monkey is endemic to the San Martín region of Peru. Pale fur around the face is a characteristic feature, though it is faint in some individuals.

• Tapajos Scythebill Campylorhamphus probatus

  A scythebill occurring in the lowland Amazon of Brazil. The appearance and foraging details here apply only to subspecies cardosoi under the current treatment.

• Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus

  A kangaroo of eastern Australian woodland and grassland that moves by hopping on its hind legs.

• McGregor's Cuckooshrike Coracina mcgregori

  It lives in montane forest above 1,000 m on Mindanao and appears in small or mixed-species groups in the canopy. It has a black throat and white wing patch.

• Southern Four-eyed Opossum Philander quica

  The southern four-eyed opossum is a medium-sized marsupial of Brazil's Atlantic Coastal region. It feeds mainly on invertebrates, small vertebrates, and fruit, and is active at night.

• Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

  A large seabird of tropical oceans around the world. Adults have a brown back and white belly; they dive for fish and squid and breed in colonies on islands.

• Arctic Shrew Sorex arcticus

  The Arctic shrew lives in moist grasslands and wetlands. Its winter coat has three distinct color zones.

• White-headed Munia Lonchura maja

  The White-headed Munia is a small bird with a white head and pale brown body that gathers seeds from the ground and grass stems.

• Black-fronted Duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons

  This small antelope is recorded in lowland forest of the Congo Basin. It is reddish-brown to brown, with a black mark down the face.

• Little Chachalaca Ortalis motmot

  A cracid of northern South America, recognized by reddish-brown plumage and a red throat wattle.

• Marine Otter Lontra felina

  The marine otter lives among rocky shores along the Pacific coast of South America. It has dark brown fur and feeds on fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.

• Tawny Owl Strix aluco

  A round-headed owl with large dark eyes. In Britain it is mainly active at night in wooded areas and parks with mature trees.

• Alaska Hare Lepus othus

  This hare lives in western Alaska's tundra and changes coat color with the seasons.

• Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosus

  The Red-backed Buttonquail is a small ground bird marked by a rufous collar and a pale wing panel. Females are larger and more brightly colored than males.

• Gray-footed Chipmunk Tamias (Neotamias) canipes

  This chipmunk lives in mountains of southeastern New Mexico and western Texas. It is mainly terrestrial and stores acorns and other seeds for winter.

• Black crowned crane Balearica pavonina

  A crane with a golden crown of stiff feathers. Adults have a dark body and red and white cheek patches.

• Geoffroy's Marmoset Callithrix geoffroyi

  Geoffroy's marmoset is a small monkey with dark ear tufts and a white face. It lives in Brazil's lowland rainforests, where group members help care for young.

• Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis

  The Panama Flycatcher is a tyrant flycatcher found from southwestern Costa Rica to northern Venezuela. It uses semi-open scrub and woodland in lowlands and foothills.

• Pale Kangaroo Mouse Microdipodops pallidus

  The pale kangaroo mouse is a small rodent with pale fur and long hind legs. It hops on its hind feet at night and carries seeds to its burrow.

• Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata

  This 16–17 cm barbet uses upland bushland and acacia woodland and eats fruit. Sound recordings include Lake Langano in Ethiopia.

• Elegant Myotis Myotis (Pizonyx) elegans

  This small bat has an orange to reddish-brown back and a pale orange belly. It ranges from Mexico to Costa Rica in lowlands, and its echolocation calls are recorded as short inverted-J shapes.

• Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii

  A large bustard of arid regions across Asia. Birds breeding in northeast Asia migrate south, while some southern populations are resident.

• Yucatan deer mouse Peromyscus yucatanicus

  This mouse lives on the Yucatan Peninsula, where coat color differs between northern and southern populations. It is described as mainly eating grains, seeds, and fruit.

• Amami Woodcock Scolopax mira

  The Amami Woodcock is a large ground-dwelling shorebird of broadleaf forests in the Amami Islands and northern Okinawa Island. Its dark plumage and long legs blend into the forest floor.