Meet the world’s animals.

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• Wild Goat Capra aegagrus

  

  The wild goat lives on steep mountain slopes. In Georgia, breeding populations are limited to Tusheti and northern Khevsureti.

• Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus

  

  The Red-rumped Tinkerbird lives in forest from southern Senegal to the western Congo Basin and western Uganda. It uses humid forest and feeds mainly on fruit.

• Karoo Rock Sengi Elephantulus pilicaudus

  

  This sengi is restricted to the Nama-Karoo of South Africa. It has a tuft at the end of its tail, and the species description reports it from rocky habitat.

• Killer whale Orcinus orca

  

  A member of the dolphin family with a black back, white belly and white patches near the eyes.

• Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula

  

  The Plain Chachalaca is a large brown bird with white-tipped tail feathers. It searches for berries and buds in small family groups.

• Day's Shrew Suncus dayi

  

  Day’s shrew is a small shrew from humid montane forests in southern India. Its back is dark brown and its underside has a silvery sheen.

• Leopard Panthera pardus

  A leopard is a cat with flower-shaped rosettes. It may carry prey into trees to keep other predators away.

• Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa

  The Northern Jacana lives in wetlands from Mexico to Panama and on some Caribbean islands. Its long legs and toes help it walk over floating plants.

• Black-and-white ruffed lemur Varecia variegata

  A mainly fruit-eating lemur of eastern Madagascar’s rainforests.

• Domestic dog Canis familiaris

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

• Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger

  It is a nocturnal bird that sits motionless on branches, with plumage that blends into bark. It lives in lowland forests in Sri Lanka.

• Trinidad Dog-like Bat Peropteryx (Peropteryx) trinitatis

  The Trinidad dog-like bat catches flying insects in cluttered vegetation. Records list several roost types, including tree hollows, caves, and houses.

• Domestic cattle Bos taurus

  Cattle are raised as livestock across much of the world. They eat vegetation and bring swallowed food back to the mouth to chew again.

• California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica

  This small gray bird often moves its long, narrow black tail. It lives in scrubby dry habitats from southern California to Baja California, Mexico.

• Western Tarsier Cephalopachus bancanus

  The western tarsier is a small primate that spends the night in trees. It has large eyes and leaps between branches to catch insects and other small animals.

• White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris

  This dolphin lives in the cold North Atlantic and has a short, thick beak with white lips.

• Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana

  A large waterbird with a white body, black flight feathers, and red legs; in Japan it lives around waters and wetlands.

• Highland Streaked Tenrec Hemicentetes nigriceps

  The highland streaked tenrec is a small mammal with black-and-yellow spines along its back. It searches leaf litter for earthworms at night.

• Bobcat Lynx rufus

  A short-tailed wild cat of North America, with dark spots and stripes on a brownish coat.

• Southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri

  A large black hornbill that walks over the ground searching for small animals.

• Ryukyu Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus fuscus

  The Ryukyu Long-fingered Bat has narrow, elongated wings. An Okinawa Prefecture account describes it roosting on the islands and feeding on insects at night.

• 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.

• Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala

  The Red-headed Bullfinch inhabits highland forests of the Himalayas. Males are orange-red from head to breast, while females are mainly yellow-green. It eats seeds in trees.

• Northern California Pocket Gopher Megascapheus laticeps

  Megascapheus laticeps, the Northern California Pocket Gopher, occurs in California and Oregon. Its original description records a broad head and large feet, reddish-yellow-brown fur with dark tips along the back, and a grayish-white tail that is darker above.