Meet the world’s animals.

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• Eurasian otter Lutra lutra

  

  An otter of waterways in Eurasia and northern Africa. It catches fish and other prey in water and rests in sheltered places on land.

• Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta

  This forest bird is endemic to New Zealand. Its naturally surviving population is on Little Barrier Island; managed populations have been translocated elsewhere.

• Dassie Rat Petromus typicus

  The dassie rat is a rodent that shelters among rock crevices. It has long whiskers and a yellowish nose, and comes out in the morning and late afternoon to seek flowers, seeds, and fruit.

• Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

  A large wader with long legs and a down-curved bill that uses coastal wetlands and grasslands at different times of year.

• Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

  The Wallcreeper walks over rock faces to search crevices for insects. It lives in mountains during breeding and moves to lower areas in winter.

• Broad-striped Malagasy Mongoose Galidictis fasciata

  The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose lives in forests of eastern Madagascar. It is mainly active on the ground at night.

• Caracal Caracal caracal

  A cat of Africa and parts of Asia, recognized by its reddish-brown to brown coat and long black ear tufts.

• Black-headed Penduline Tit Remiz macronyx

  The Black-headed Penduline Tit is a Central Asian migrant.

• Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica

  A freshwater dolphin of river systems in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. It has very poor sight and uses echoes from ultrasonic sounds to locate fish and other prey.

• Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

  A rounded bird with soft, whistle-like calls.

• Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

  The Asian Woolly-necked Stork is a large wetland bird with a neck covered in fluffy white feathers. The current name Ciconia episcopus refers to the Asian species, distinct from the African C. microscelis.

• Pen-tailed Tree Shrew Ptilocercus lowii

  The pen-tailed tree shrew is nocturnal and has a tuft of white fur at the end of its tail.

• European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

  A rabbit native to the Iberian Peninsula and nearby regions. It digs complex burrows and lives in groups where conditions allow.

• Mid-mountain Berrypecker Melanocharis longicauda

  The Mid-mountain Berrypecker lives in mountain forests of New Guinea. Males and females have different upperparts, and the bird feeds on small berries and spiders in the forest understorey.

• Palawan Pangolin Manis culionensis

  The Palawan pangolin has pale yellowish-white scales across its back. A Palawan study found greater use of primary forest among the habitats assessed and reported foraging searches at termite and ant mounds.

• Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris

  A sturdy heron relative that moves quietly through reeds while searching for fish and other prey.

• Spotted Jewel-babbler Ptilorrhoa leucosticta

  The Spotted Jewel-babbler lives in montane forest on New Guinea. It walks on the forest floor in search of insects and other small animals.

• Monito del Monte Dromiciops gliroides

  This small marsupial has dark markings around its eyes. Its confirmed range reaches the Rio Figueroa valley in southern Chile, with Nothofagus trees and Chusquea bamboo forming continuous forest along the southern range extension.

• Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis

  A black rhinoceros grasps vegetation with a narrow, pointed upper lip. Its upper lip is narrower than a white rhino’s.

• White-breasted Wood-Swallow Artamus leucoryn

  This bird has dark bluish-gray head, back, wings, and tail with white underparts. It ranges from northern and eastern Australia to New Guinea, Fiji, and the Philippines, and mainly catches insects in flight.

• Mzab Gundi Massoutiera mzabi

  This stocky rodent has dense fur and uses rocky crevices in the central Sahara.

• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata

  A duck with a broad, shovel-shaped bill. The large bill gathers tiny food items from the water.

• Northern Cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus

  The Northern Cassowary is a large flightless bird with a casque and neck wattles that lives in lowland New Guinea.

• Eastern red panda Ailurus styani

  The Eastern red panda occurs in southwestern China and northern Myanmar. Compared with the Himalayan red panda, its face is redder and its tail rings are more distinct.