Meet the world’s animals.

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• Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris

  

  A sturdy heron relative that moves quietly through reeds while searching for fish and other prey.

• Grauer's Broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri

  

  This forest bird is bright green and has a broad bill. It occurs in montane forest in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.

• European Tree Frog Hyla arborea

  

  In a survey in western Zealand Flanders, the maximum number of males calling in one night helped estimate the seasonal male population in pools.

• Polar bear Ursus maritimus

  

  A bear that hunts on Arctic sea ice. It feeds mainly on seals and moves between ice and land.

• Troglohyphantes pedemontanus

  

  A small spider of caves in north-western Italy, known from three caves in Piemonte.

• Dassie Rat Petromus typicus

  

  The dassie rat is a rodent that shelters among rock crevices. It has long whiskers and a yellowish nose, and comes out in the morning and late afternoon to seek flowers, seeds, and fruit.

• Ostrich Struthio camelus

  A flightless bird with a long neck and strong legs, living in African grasslands and other open habitats.

• Green turtle Chelonia mydas

  A sea turtle with a small head and hard shell. Adults feed mainly on seagrasses and algae.

• Kea Nestor notabilis

  The Kea is a parrot of the mountains of New Zealand’s South Island. It has olive-green feathers edged in black and orange-red underwings. It eats both plants and animals, and the elevations it uses vary by season.

• African wild dog Lycaon pictus

  A wild canid of African grasslands and open woodland. Its patches of black, white and tan differ between individuals.

• African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis

  In captive trials, tadpole growth and development changed in water treated with pesticides.

• Banded mongoose Mungos mungo

  A group-living mongoose of sub-Saharan Africa.

• Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

  A bird with a raised crest, an orange-beige body, and bold black-and-white wings.

• Hermann's Tortoise Testudo hermanni

  Hermann’s tortoise is a terrestrial turtle found in southern Europe. Its rounded carapace is domed and can range from yellow, olive, or orange to dark brown.

• New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus

  The New Zealand Grebe is an endemic diving bird. In breeding plumage, the neck and breast become rich rufous red.

• Himalayan red panda Ailurus fulgens

  An animal of Himalayan forests that feeds mainly on bamboo leaves. It has a reddish-brown back and a long, ringed tail.

• Common frog Rana temporaria

  A long-legged frog of damp woods and meadows that lays its eggs in water.

• 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.

• White wagtail Motacilla alba

  A bird that walks in search of insects along watersides and farmland in Japan. Birds commonly seen there have white faces with a dark line through the eye.

• Cone-head Chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus

  The veiled chameleon is a large arboreal chameleon with grasping feet and a fully prehensile tail. In an indoor study of nine animals, it used its tail for support when crossing gaps.

• Golden-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

  Male Golden-naped Finches are glossy black with an orange nape and white rump; females are yellowish-brown. They breed in Himalayan forests and are also recorded lower down in winter.

• Domestic Bactrian camel Camelus bactrianus

  A domestic Bactrian camel has two humps. Kept in Central Asia, it is adapted to cold winters and hot summers.

• Cerro Enmedio moss salamander Nototriton lignicola

  A small salamander known from mountains in Honduras. Its recorded range covers a limited part of that mountainous landscape.

• Vaquita Phocoena sinus

  The vaquita is a small porpoise found only in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Its rounded head and dark eye and lip patches help identify it.