Meet the world’s animals.
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- Killer whale Orcinus orca
Photo: Robert Pittman · Public domain A member of the dolphin family with a black back, white belly and white patches near the eyes.
- Malabar Spiny Dormouse Platacanthomys lasiurus
Its back has broad, flat, stiff spines mixed through the fur, and the tail is brush-tipped. It climbs in forests of southern India and is thought to be mainly active at night.
- Blue-capped Ifrit Ifrita kowaldi
This small bird inhabits mountain forests on New Guinea. Its blue crown stands out, and it searches moss and branches for insects and other small prey.
- 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.
- Herbert's Rock Wallaby Petrogale herberti
Herbert's rock wallaby lives among rocky sites and woodland in southeastern Queensland, Australia. A comparison describes it as grayer and less shaggy-tailed than the brush-tailed rock-wallaby.
- One-colored Becard Pachyramphus homochrous
A medium-sized becard of lowlands and foothills from Venezuela to Peru. Males and females have markedly different plumage.
- Domestic goat Capra hircus
A goat raised by people for milk, fiber and meat. It prefers the company of other goats.
- Mzab Gundi Massoutiera mzabi
This stocky rodent has dense fur and uses rocky crevices in the central Sahara.
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
A white seabird with a red bill; adults have conspicuously long tail streamers.
- Jaguarundi Herpailurus yagouaroundi
A slender cat with a long tail and coat colors ranging from gray to reddish tones.
- 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.
- Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
An Australian bird with shaggy gray-brown feathers and long, powerful legs.
- Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris
A long-beaked dolphin known for spinning as it leaps out of the water.
- Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica
A freshwater dolphin of river systems in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. It has very poor sight and uses echoes from ultrasonic sounds to locate fish and other prey.
- Rufous-naped Whistler Aleadryas rufinucha
This resident bird lives in New Guinea's mountain forests and secondary growth. It searches the ground and lower vegetation for insects, worms, and fruit.
- Coyote Canis latrans
A canid of North and Central America, with a slender muzzle and large erect ears.
- Forrest's Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) forresti
Forrest's pika is recorded at high elevations in Bhutan. A dark patch behind each ear meets across the nape.
- Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix
The Knysna Turaco is an arboreal bird of southern African forests. It moves through the canopy while feeding on fruit.
- Argali Ovis ammon
A wild sheep of Asia’s highlands that moves with the seasons.
- Common Brown Brocket Mazama gouazoubira
This deer uses sparsely vegetated grasslands, savannas, and forest edges in South America. Its coat ranges from gray-brown to brown; the rump and upper tail are typically orange, while the underside of the tail is white. It rests in dense cover by day and emerges into open areas to feed at night.
- Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus
This tinamou has reddish-brown plumage. In the eastern Andes of Peru it uses the undergrowth of humid montane forest and is reported to eat mainly seeds.
- Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
A cheetah is a slender, long-legged cat. It catches prey with fast sprints over short distances.
- White-handed gibbon Hylobates lar
A gibbon of Southeast Asian forests. It swings between branches using its long arms.
- Black-and-yellow Phainoptila Phainoptila melanoxantha
The Black-and-yellow Phainoptila eats fruit in mountain forests, and males and females differ markedly in plumage.
