Meet the world’s animals.

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• Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus

  

  An Andean bear known for pale markings on the face.

• Sumatran Treeshrew Tupaia ferruginea

  

  The Sumatran Treeshrew occurs on Sumatra and Tanahbala in the Batu Islands. A 2011 survey recorded a field-identified Tupaia glis at a forest trap line in Riau, Sumatra.

• Pale-winged Trumpeter Psophia leucoptera

  

  A ground-walking bird of Amazonian forest, with glossy black plumage and a broad rounded white area on the back.

• Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope

  

  A short-billed duck that feeds on plants both in water and on land. Breeding males have a chestnut head and pale forehead.

• Atlas Gundi Ctenodactylus gundi

  

  The Atlas gundi is a rodent of rocky, dry places in North Africa. Its compact body, large eyes, and tiny tail are useful clues.

• Noisy Scrubbird Atrichornis clamosus

  

  The Noisy Scrub-bird has short wings and strong legs and moves along the ground and through low shrubs. It occurs on the mainland of southwestern Western Australia.

• European bison Bos bonasus

  The European bison is a large cattle relative living in wooded regions of central and eastern Europe.

• Fijian Long-tailed Fruit Bat Notopteris macdonaldii

  A Pacific fruit bat with a long tail. A Fiji survey found nursing colonies in caves on Viti Levu.

• Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea

  Marshall's Iora shows conspicuous white edges on its tail and wings. It searches for insects in dry acacia scrub and may join mixed-species flocks after breeding.

• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

  A small wader often seen walking along the water’s edge and bobbing its tail.

• Botta's Pocket Gopher Megascapheus bottae

  This rodent digs underground tunnels with its large front claws and incisors. It carries food in cheek pouches outside its mouth.

• Oilbird Steatornis caripensis

  This South American bird flies out at night to find fruit and rests in caves or rainforest canopies. It regurgitates fruit seeds and carries them through the forest.

• Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus

  A rare seal found in the Mediterranean and along northwest Africa; it feeds on fish, octopus and other prey.

• Okapi Okapia johnstoni

  The okapi is a giraffe relative living in tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

• Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena

  Males have a blue head and back with an orange-red breast, while females are subdued brown. It breeds in western North America and winters in Mexico.

• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata

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

• Common dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula

  A small mongoose of African grasslands and woodlands.

• Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris

  A migratory warbler of open woodland and scrub, it feeds on small invertebrates.

• Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra

  A dark, round-headed small whale that forms large groups in tropical seas.

• Malabar Spiny Dormouse Platacanthomys lasiurus

  Its back has broad, flat, stiff spines mixed through the fur, and the tail is brush-tipped. It climbs in forests of southern India and is thought to be mainly active at night.

• Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa

  The Golden-crowned Kinglet is a tiny bird recognized by its yellow crown and searches for small prey in conifers.

• Siberian Flying Squirrel Pteromys volans

  A small squirrel of southern and central Finland that glides between trees on a membrane joining its front and hind legs.

• Altai Zokor Myospalax myospalax

  The Altai zokor is a rodent that digs tunnels and lives underground. It has tiny eyes and powerful forefeet for digging, and it feeds on plant roots and other plant parts.

• Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis

  A small, vocal babbler of lowland forests in Southeast Asia, it forages in small groups from near the ground to the canopy.