Meet the world’s animals.

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• Mainland clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa

  

  A forest cat of mainland Asia, with large cloud-shaped markings edged in black on a pale coat.

• Wallace's Scops Owl Otus silvicola

  

  A small owl of forests on Flores and Sumbawa. Its gray-brown body has ear tufts.

• Przewalski’s horse Equus przewalskii

  

  Historically recorded in the Gobi of southwestern Mongolia and northwestern China, this horse has a stocky body, a large head and an erect mane. Tail-hair analysis of reintroduced horses in Great Gobi B indicated a mainly grass-based diet throughout the year.

• False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens

  

  A dark, slender small whale that hunts fish and squid in warm seas.

• Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus

  

  The Toucan Barbet is stout and medium-sized. Males have a glossy black nuchal tuft that females lack. It occurs in the mountains of southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador and mainly eats fruit. At the study site, territorial groups bred in tree cavities.

• Common Cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus

  

  The common cusimanse is a small mongoose relative of West African forests. It lives in groups and searches among leaf litter and rotting logs for small animals and fruit.

• Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra

  A grassland antelope whose males become darker with age.

• Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus

  This longspur breeds in the Arctic and moves to central North American grasslands for winter.

• Burmeister’s Porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis

  Burmeister’s porpoise lives along the coasts of South America. Small, thorn-like bumps line the front edge of its dorsal fin.

• Domestic dog Canis familiaris

  A domestic dog bred for companionship and many kinds of work. Its appearance varies greatly among breeds.

• Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi

  A sugarbird with a long, curved bill and long tail. It feeds on protea nectar and insects and also pollinates flowers.

• Serotine Bat Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) serotinus

  The serotine is a medium-sized bat found across Europe and east through the Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia, and China. It roosts in crevices and hawks insects over wooded farmland.

• Tiger Panthera tigris

  A tiger is a large striped cat. It usually lives alone and hunts by stalking and ambushing prey.

• New Zealand Plover Charadrius obscurus

  The northern form of this plover lives on New Zealand’s North Island. Its underside changes color with the season, and males tend to be more richly colored than females.

• Russian Desman Desmana moschata

  The Russian desman is a mole relative that lives by water. It has a flexible snout and fully webbed hind feet.

• Chinese White Dolphin Sousa chinensis

  This dolphin lives along coasts of the Indian and western Pacific oceans and also uses estuaries. Hong Kong has carried out long-term monitoring of the Pearl River Estuary population.

• White-winged Potoo Nyctibius leucopterus

  The White-winged Potoo is marked by large white shoulder patches and a small build.

• Lowland Streaked Tenrec Hemicentetes semispinosus

  The lowland streaked tenrec is a small mammal with striking yellow-and-black quills and stripes. It lives in eastern Madagascar’s lowland rainforests.

• Gemsbok Oryx gazella

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

• Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi

  This forest-dwelling bird is endemic to Cuba; its species page says it is most often seen in the eastern half of the island. The crown and back are gray, with yellow on the face and breast.

• Coruro Spalacopus cyanus

  The coruro is a rodent of Chilean grasslands that lives in groups in underground tunnel systems and feeds on plant bulbs.

• Dhole Cuon alpinus

  A wild canid of forests in South and Southeast Asia. Adults have a reddish coat and a dark bushy tail.

• Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae

  With its long neck and yellow bill, it catches fish in water and may spread its wings to dry while perched.

• Panther Genet Genetta fieldiana

  The panther genet is a slender genet with a long ringed tail. The strength of its spots varies with habitat.