Meet the world’s animals.

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• Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

  

  In the Singapore population, males have a blue body and conspicuous black nape; females are duller.

• Dun Tube-nosed Bat Murina recondita

  A small tube-nosed bat collected in Taiwan. Its original description reports forest-associated records, mostly below 1,400 m elevation.

• Garden Warbler Sylvia borin

  The Garden Warbler breeds in Europe and migrates south of the Sahara for winter. Its upperparts are brown and its underside is pale.

• Bengal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus entellus

  A large monkey found mainly in the northern Indian plains south of the Ganges and north of the Godavari.

• Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis

  This large swallow flies over savanna and open woodland. It has rusty-red underparts and a pale throat, and is resident in much of its range.

• Godman's Long-tailed Bat Choeroniscus godmani

  Godman's long-tailed bat belongs to a nectar-feeding genus and is described as the smallest species in Choeroniscus.

• Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum

  This warbler is known for frequently bobbing its tail. Eastern birds are more yellow, while western birds are generally paler.

• Seurat’s Spiny Mouse Acomys (Acomys) seurati

  Seurat’s spiny mouse lives in rocky desert in southern Algeria. It rests beneath rocks or in crevices by day and is active at night.

• White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus

  The white-throated toucan is a toucan with a strikingly large bill. It eats fruit and spends time in pairs or flocks in the canopy.

• Little Ground Squirrel Spermophilus pygmaeus

  The little ground squirrel is a small ground squirrel of flat steppes and semi-deserts, ranging from the lower Dnieper to Betpak-Dala in Kazakhstan.

• Lantz's Brush-warbler Nesillas lantzii

  This brush-warbler occurs in southwestern Madagascar from sea level to about 500 m. It has a long graduated tail and searches for insects by day, alone or in pairs.

• Marsh Rice Rat Oryzomys palustris

  This semiaquatic rat uses wetlands and watersides. The balance of plant and animal foods in its diet varies by region.

• Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus

  A common sparrow of dry grassland and woodland in southern Africa. It mainly eats seeds, but also takes insects, fruit and nectar.

• Dama gazelle Nanger dama

  A gazelle that feeds on shrubs and grasses in arid country.

• Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi

  Crossley’s Vanga has different male and female plumage and searches for small prey on the forest floor.

• Small Woolly Bat Kerivoula intermedia

  This woolly bat was surveyed in lowland tropical rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia. A morphological comparison says it is slightly larger than the closely related Kerivoula minuta, with size serving as a main distinction.

• Point-tailed Palmcreeper Berlepschia rikeri

  This ovenbird occurs in palm groves of northern and central South America and searches among palm fronds for arthropods.

• Roloway Monkey Cercopithecus roloway

  The Roloway monkey lives in groups in mature forests of West Africa. Its gray coat, red rump patch, pale chest fur, and long beard stand out.

• Superb Pitta Pitta superba

  This pitta is endemic to Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Its glossy black plumage has bright red feathers beneath the tail and pale blue on the upperwing. A 1990 survey observed it calling from forest perches.

• Sundevall's Jird Meriones (Pallasiomys) crassus

  This jird has a sandy back with black spots and a white underside. It often leaves its burrow in the evening to feed on seeds and vegetation.

• Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa

  The Fairy Gerygone is a small bird about 10–12 cm long. It uses humid forest, riparian woodland and mangroves, gleaning invertebrates from foliage by day.

• Uinta Ground Squirrel Urocitellus armatus

  The Uinta ground squirrel digs burrows in meadows and pastures in the western United States. It is active by day and hibernates in the cold season.

• Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus

  The Bridled Tern is widespread across tropical and subtropical seas. It forages at patches of floating seaweed and may rest on floating objects at sea.

• Northern Mole Vole Ellobius (Ellobius) talpinus

  The northern mole vole is a burrowing rodent whose coat color varies among populations studied in different regions.