Meet the world’s animals.

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• Least Weasel Mustela nivalis

  

  The least weasel is a small, slender mustelid with a short tail. The Missouri account describes it as probably present in the state’s northern counties.

• Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako

  

  The Cook Reed Warbler is an island reed warbler of the Cook Islands. Bell’s comparative study covers populations on Mangaia and Mitiaro and records the species beside lakes, ponds, and rivers.

• California Deermouse Peromyscus californicus

  

  The California deermouse is a relatively large mouse with a white underside and feet. It is active at night and often eats California bay seeds in woodland.

• Snow leopard Panthera uncia

  

  A snow leopard is a cat of Central Asian mountains. Thick fur and a long tail suit its life on rocky slopes.

• Crested Satinbird Cnemophilus macgregorii

  

  The Crested Satinbird lives in high mountain forest. Male plumage varies by region, while females are mainly olive green.

• Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata

  

  The Central American agouti is a slender rodent with a short tail. A field study in Panama recorded it carrying fruit and seeds and burying them in scattered caches.

• Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus

  A fox of cold Arctic regions, protected by thick fur that also covers its feet in winter.

• Southern Tchagra Tchagra tchagra

  This southern African bushshrike lives in scrub and at woodland edges and forages near the ground. Its plumage description here is limited to the nominate subspecies.

• Petter's Sportive Lemur Lepilemur petteri

  Petter’s sportive lemur lives in the spiny forests of southwestern Madagascar. Its grayish body, pale rings around the eyes, and whitish underside are described in the original species account.

• Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus

  A whale with a long, slender body and mottled blue-gray skin.

• Crested Jayshrike Platylophus galericulatus

  This bird has a black-and-white body and a long crest that curves forward. It occurs in Southeast Asian forests, often in pairs or small family groups.

• Aye-aye Daubentonia madagascariensis

  A nocturnal lemur of Madagascan forests. Its long thin middle finger helps it locate insects inside wood.

• White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus

  A deer found across much of North America. Its coat is reddish brown in summer and grayish brown in winter.

• Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus

  A brown songbird marked by white around the eye, it forages near the ground in shrubs and bamboo and sings loudly.

• Eastern Barred Bandicoot Perameles gunnii

  The Tasmanian subspecies P. g. gunnii uses areas where grassland and remnant forest occur together. It probes the ground with its long nose for insects and worms.

• Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra

  A mountain animal with horns in both sexes and hooves suited to rocky ground.

• North Island Kokako Callaeas wilsoni

  The North Island Kokako is endemic to New Zealand's North Island, where it lives in native forest. It has blue-gray plumage and blue wattles, and feeds in trees on fruit, leaves, and insects.

• Pacarana Dinomys branickii

  The pacarana is a large rodent of Andean rainforest slopes and valleys from Colombia to Bolivia, with conspicuous pale markings on its back and flanks.

• Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris

  A long-beaked dolphin known for spinning as it leaps out of the water.

• Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris

  A secretive small bird of heathland in southwestern Australia. It searches for small foods while moving on the ground.

• Panther Genet Genetta fieldiana

  The panther genet is a slender genet with a long ringed tail. The strength of its spots varies with habitat.

• Brown Hare Lepus europaeus

  A hare with long ears and powerful hind legs; a British species account records it around grassland and farmland.

• Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

  The Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike is a small black-and-white bird that sallies from a perch to catch insects. It lives in open forest and forest edges, often in pairs or small groups.

• Tapanuli Orangutan Pongo tapanuliensis

  An orangutan of the Tapanuli region in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, where its forest habitat is fragmented; fruit is a major food.