Meet the world’s animals.

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• Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra

  

  A grassland antelope whose males become darker with age.

• Lowland paca Cuniculus paca

  

  A spotted forest rodent that feeds on fallen fruit.

• Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae

  

  The Long-tailed Broadbill is a forest bird with a black head, vivid green body, and long blue tail. It has a broad, flattened bill and searches for insects in groups.

• Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba

  

  An offshore dolphin with striking stripes running from the eyes along the sides of its body.

• Banded linsang Prionodon linsang

  

  A slender animal with dark bands, found in Southeast Asian forests. It uses both trees and the ground and hunts alone.

• Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens

  

  The Chirping Cisticola is a small bird of wetlands and flooded grassland in south-central Africa. It has a greyish-brown back, brown head and grey throat.

• Eurasian elk Alces alces

  A Eurasian elk is a deer with long legs and a large muzzle. It uses forests and waterside habitats in places such as northern Europe.

• Eastern gorilla Gorilla beringei

  A large ape with black fur that travels through forests in groups.

• Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis

  This bird uses saline and alkaline lakes and coasts in Patagonia. It has a rounded head, red eyes and pink legs. Some move from inland breeding grounds to the coast in winter.

• 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.

• Pronghorn Antilocapra americana

  Pronghorns live in the grasslands and dry country of western North America.

• Bali Myna Leucopsar rothschildi

  The Bali Myna is a white starling native to Bali, recognizable by its blue facial skin and white crest.

• Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata

  A whale with a pointed head and a curved dorsal fin set well back on its body.

• Wolverine Gulo gulo

  A mustelid of cold northern regions, with a robust body, a large head and small rounded ears.

• Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus

  A white seabird with a red bill; adults have conspicuously long tail streamers.

• African wolf Canis lupaster

  Animals recorded in Senegal had a sturdy build and broad head. Across its range, the African wolf occupies North Africa, the Sahel, and neighboring regions, and its varied diet includes small animals and fruit as well as larger herbivores.

• Rock hyrax Procavia capensis

  A mammal of rocky habitats in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It shelters in crevices and eats grasses and leaves.

• Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala

  The Arabian Partridge is native to the Arabian Peninsula and has been reported around Abha and Tanomah in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

• Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus

  A cheetah is a slender, long-legged cat. It catches prey with fast sprints over short distances.

• Malayan tapir Acrocodia indica

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

• Japanese bush warbler Horornis diphone

  A small bird of satoyama woods, low hills and thickets, known for its spring song.

• African buffalo Syncerus caffer

  A large wild bovine of sub-Saharan Africa, usually found near water. Body size, coat color, and horn shape vary among its subspecies.

• Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus

  The southern brown bandicoot is a ground-dwelling marsupial. This entry follows the source’s account of the eastern subspecies.

• African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis

  This wetland bird has long legs, a red bill and frontal shield, and a blue-violet body. It feeds on plant material in slow-moving waters with tall aquatic vegetation.