Meet the world’s animals.

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• Gray seal Halichoerus grypus

  

  A seal of North Atlantic coasts, with a long, prominent nose especially noticeable in adult males.

• Black-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons

  This wood-quail lives in montane forests of northern Colombia. It is marked by a black forehead and red bill and searches the ground for insects and seeds. It is shy, so its calls may be heard before the bird is seen.

• Harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus

  A seal of cold North Atlantic and Arctic waters. It gathers on pack ice during breeding and molting seasons.

• Domestic horse Equus caballus

  A domestic horse with long legs and a mane. Size and build vary among breeds developed by people.

• Great Skua Stercorarius skua

  The Great Skua is a stout, dark seabird with white flashes on its wings. It sometimes steals food from other birds.

• Garnett's Greater Galago Otolemur garnettii

  Garnett's greater galago is a small nocturnal primate of East African forests. It has short ears and a thick, bushy tail longer than its body. It moves through the middle and upper canopy and eats fruit and insects.

• Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus (Sciurus) vulgaris

  A bushy-tailed squirrel of forests in Europe and northern Asia.

• Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla

  This waterside bird has a black head and back and a long tail with white tips. A Peru-focused species account describes pairs and family groups defending territories along lowland Amazon lakes and rivers.

• Malayan tapir Acrocodia indica

  The Malayan tapir inhabits Southeast Asian tropical forests. Adults have large black-and-white areas on the body.

• Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus

  A dolphin of warm and temperate seas worldwide that feeds mainly on squid.

• Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima

  A stocky wader seen on rocky shores in Britain in winter, with distinctive yellow legs.

• Onager Equus hemionus

  An Asiatic wild ass. The appearance and behavior here describe the Persian onager subspecies in Iran.

• Eurasian golden jackal Canis aureus

  The Eurasian golden jackal is a medium-sized canid found across a broad part of Eurasia.

• Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatus

  A sharpbill of mid-elevation rainforest. Males have a bright vermilion crest, sing high in the canopy, and feed on fruit and animal prey.

• Western long-beaked echidna Zaglossus bruijni

  The western long-beaked echidna is an egg-laying mammal with a long, downward-curving snout. It occurs on New Guinea.

• Honey badger Mellivora capensis

  A robust mustelid found in parts of Africa and Asia.

• 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.

• Coiban Agouti Dasyprocta coibae

  The Coiban agouti is a medium-sized rodent considered endemic to Coiba Island, Panama. A camera-trap study there recorded activity during daylight.

• Bobcat Lynx rufus

  A short-tailed wild cat of North America, with dark spots and stripes on a brownish coat.

• Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

  A black New World vulture found from North to South America. It feeds on carrion and may share food with relatives.

• Southern muriqui Brachyteles arachnoides

  The southern muriqui is a large monkey that lives in remaining Atlantic Forest areas of southeastern Brazil and spends much of its time in trees.

• Gemsbok Oryx gazella

  The gemsbok is an oryx with bold black markings on its face and body.

• White-bellied Whistler Pachycephala leucogastra

  This whistler has a patchy range in New Guinea. The male has a black head and breast band, white throat, and brown-grey back.

• Thumbless Bat Furipterus horrens

  This bat has a very small thumb enclosed by the wing membrane. It roosts in cave colonies and catches moths and other insects at night.