Meet the world’s animals.

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• Pine Marten Martes martes

  

  A forest-dwelling marten from Europe that climbs well.

• Lesser Bulldog Bat Noctilio (Dirias) albiventris

  A bat of waterside habitats. Males tend to be bright red and females dull brown, and it searches for insects near the water's surface at night.

• Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae

  An Australian bird with shaggy gray-brown feathers and long, powerful legs.

• Gemsbok Oryx gazella

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

• Simon's Spiny-rat Proechimys simonsi

  Simon’s spiny-rat is a large rodent with an elongated body, long face and ears, long hind feet, and a long tail. A Peruvian reserve study found only two individuals, both in undisturbed forest.

• Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui

  This medium-sized tern has a white head and body with a gray back. It catches fish and lives around marshes and shallow waters in South America.

• Domestic horse Equus caballus

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

• Western Jumping Mouse Zapus princeps

  The western jumping mouse lives in western North America and hops on large hind feet. Its active season is short, and it hibernates through winter.

• Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata

  This large ground-dwelling bird has a red bill and legs and a prominent crest. In Argentina it runs through woodland and savanna and gives loud calls answered by other birds.

• Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra

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

• Malagasy Civet Fossa fossana

  The Malagasy civet is a small carnivore with rows of spots along its back. At night it searches for small animals on the ground and in low trees.

• White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons

  The White-fronted Falconet is a tiny falcon about 15 cm long. The male has a white forehead, while the female's is buff.

• Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus

  A forest bear of Asia with a pale crescent- or V-shaped chest marking on its dark body.

• Coppery Brush-tailed Possum Trichosurus johnstonii

  Johnston's brushtail possum has coppery-red fur and a cream-colored underside. It lives in forests of northeastern Australia and is mainly active in trees at night.

• Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii

  The Ibisbill searches for food along stony rivers with its long, down-curved red bill. It may feed alone beside highland rivers and streams.

• Cape Hare Lepus capensis

  The Arabian hare is recorded around AlUla in north-western Saudi Arabia. In this region, its grayish coat and black ear tips are noted.

• Haitian solenodon Solenodon paradoxus

  The Haitian Solenodon is a nocturnal mammal that probes the forest floor with its long, mobile snout. It searches for insects and other small animals in Hispaniola’s forests.

• Angola Batis Batis minulla

  This small batis occurs mainly in western Central Africa. Males have a black facial mask and breast band, while females have a rufous breast band; the species uses forest and woodland.

• Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus

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

• African forest elephant Loxodonta cyclotis

  The African forest elephant lives in dense tropical forests of western and central Africa.

• Dwarf Cassowary Casuarius bennetti

  The Dwarf Cassowary is a flightless bird of New Guinea. In a field study in Papua New Guinea’s mountains, fruit made up most of its diet throughout the year.

• Jaguarundi Herpailurus yagouaroundi

  A slender cat with a long tail and coat colors ranging from gray to reddish tones.

• Fulvous Pocket Gopher Megascapheus fulvus

  This pocket gopher ranges across the western and southwestern United States and Mexico. A specimen obtained by its describer near San Francisco Mountain had reddish-brown upperparts, a whitish underside, and long, flattened foreclaws.

• White-necked Picathartes Picathartes gymnocephalus

  The White-necked Picathartes is a forest bird known for nesting at rocky sites. A Cornell Living Bird field account describes nest sites and ground foraging around Bonkro, Ghana.