Meet the world’s animals.

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• Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus

  

  The Spotted Shag catches fish in coastal waters around New Zealand. Adults in breeding plumage have spots and a crest.

• Arabian Gazelle Gazella arabica

  A slender gazelle with a white underside, living in deserts and other dry open habitats.

• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

  A duck that tips forward to find food in ponds and wetlands. A male’s bright appearance changes with the season to a browner, female-like plumage.

• Red Hocicudo Oxymycterus rufus

  The Red Hocicudo occurs in grasslands and steppes in Argentina. It has dark-lined brown fur with ochre sides and rump, and feeds on small animals in the soil near waterways.

• Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Pampa pampa

  This small hummingbird form ranges from the Yucatán Peninsula to Belize. Adult males have a shining violet crown and elongated central tail feathers.

• Piute Ground Squirrel Urocitellus mollis

  The Piute ground squirrel ranges around the Great Basin and nearby arid regions. It has an unstriped back and inconspicuous ears and tail.

• Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla

  The Rufous-capped Spinetail occurs in dense thickets and forest edges from eastern Brazil into neighboring countries. It hops on the ground and, when disturbed, flies to the nearest thicket.

• Assam Macaque Macaca assamensis

  Its coat varies from golden brown to dark brown, and the fur on its back is dense. It uses both trees and the ground.

• Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha

  It occurs on New Guinea and in northern and eastern Australia. Checklists differ over which populations belong in this species, and plumage varies across its subspecies. It gleans insects from leaves in forests and wooded habitats.

• Broad-toothed Mastacomys Mastacomys fuscus

  This Australian native rodent has a stout body and broad teeth. It lives in upland grasslands and forests, with a patchy distribution.

• Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii

  A pheasant endemic to China, living in evergreen forest and open woodland. It scratches leaf litter for seeds, berries, leaves, and invertebrates.

• Ryukyu Tube-nosed Bat Murina ryukyuana

  The Ryukyu Tube-nosed Bat lives on Japan's southwestern islands. It has a tubular nose and dark fur, and uses tree cavities or dry leaves as daytime roosts.

• Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua

  A penguin recognized by a red-orange bill and conspicuous white patches above its eyes.

• Tschudi's Tailless Bat Anoura peruana

  This nectar-feeding bat occurs in the Andes. A 2019 study in the La Paz Valley found pollen and fecal evidence suggesting that it feeds on 14 locally native or cultivated plant species. That evidence comes from one Bolivian valley.

• Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris

  Its bill is long and slender with a slight downward curve, and a thin black line passes through the eye. A 2020 report documents a bird in temperate forest in northern Sikkim.

• Banteng Bos javanicus

  A wild cattle species also called tembadau on Borneo. Its appearance differs by sex and age.

• Golden Bowerbird Prionodura newtoniana

  This bowerbird lives in upland tropical rainforest of northeastern Queensland. A Paluma Range study recorded females building nests, incubating eggs, and feeding young.

• Brazilian Marsh Rat Holochilus brasiliensis

  The Brazilian marsh rat lives in wetlands and has webbed hind feet. It eats plant material and is adapted for swimming.

• Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis

  A stout gray shorebird, it breeds in the Arctic and winters farther north than many other shorebirds. It searches for food on rocky shores and mudflats.

• Sri Lankan giant squirrel Ratufa macroura

  A large squirrel of southern India and Sri Lanka, with a grizzled tail marked by pale hairs. It spends almost all its time in trees.

• Sulphur-billed Nuthatch Sitta oenochlamys

  This Philippine endemic nuthatch has violet-blue upperparts and pale orange underparts. It searches trees for insects and spiders.

• Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis

  The blue monkey is a forest-dwelling tree monkey. Adult females studied in Kenya's Kakamega Forest ate much fruit and shifted foods as availability changed.

• Pale-headed Munia Lonchura pallida

  The Pale-headed Munia has a pale head that contrasts with its darker body. It occurs in the lowlands of eastern Indonesia, including dry scrub, grassland, marshes, and farmland.

• Whitehead's Sundaic Maxomys Maxomys whiteheadi

  Whitehead's Sundaic Maxomys ranges from the Malay Peninsula through Sumatra to Borneo. It is mainly nocturnal and terrestrial, and has short spines mixed into the fur on its back.