Meet the world’s animals.

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• Bobcat Lynx rufus

  

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

• Short-tailed Mongoose Urva brachyura

  The short-tailed mongoose occurs on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. It searches the forest floor for prey by day and is generally solitary.

• Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi

  This flycatcher was recorded in the Korup area of southwestern Cameroon. The 1994 study reports it in treefall gaps and small forest clearings, alone or in pairs.

• 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.

• Mzab Gundi Massoutiera mzabi

  This stocky rodent has dense fur and uses rocky crevices in the central Sahara.

• Amazonian Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus

  The current species Trogon rufus is the Amazonian Black-throated Trogon. Males have a green head and breast, a black face and throat, and a yellow belly; females are brown above with a yellow belly.

• Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra

  A dark, round-headed small whale that forms large groups in tropical seas.

• Southern tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla

  An anteater that forages both in trees and on the ground, with a tail that can grip branches.

• Southern Screamer Chauna torquata

  The Southern Screamer is a large South American wetland bird with a black-and-white neck band and long red legs. It feeds on grasses and aquatic plants near shallow water.

• Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

  A wild cat of Europe and Asia, with black ear tufts and a prominent ruff around its cheeks.

• Shield-faced Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros lylei

  This bat has a large noseleaf. Small groups have been found in caves, and records from Vietnam include forest and secondary habitats in limestone country.

• Malaysian Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus

  It has long legs and a long tail and searches for food on the forest floor. It rarely flies and avoids open patches, according to the account.

• European bison Bos bonasus

  The European bison is a large cattle relative living in wooded regions of central and eastern Europe.

• Argentine Plains Viscacha Lagostomus maximus

  This large rodent is marked by a striking black-and-white face. It builds extensive communal burrow systems in grasslands and dry scrub.

• Short-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza campanisona

  A Short-tailed Antthrush of Bolivia’s humid montane forests. It searches for food on the forest floor by turning leaves with its bill.

• Jaguar Panthera onca

  A jaguar is a heavily built large cat of the Americas. It often lives near water and swims well.

• Western Nesomys Nesomys lambertoni

  Lamberton’s forest rat is a rodent recorded in forest on the limestone formations of western Madagascar.

• Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

  The male Satin Bowerbird builds and decorates a stick avenue with blue objects to attract females. Mature males have glossy blue-black plumage.

• Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra

  A mountain animal with horns in both sexes and hooves suited to rocky ground.

• Narrow-striped Boky Mungotictis decemlineata

  The narrow-striped mongoose is a small mongoose of the dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar. Its gray-beige coat has dark stripes along the back and flanks. It often rests in tree holes on wet-season nights and in ground burrows in the dry season.

• Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus

  The Plains-wanderer is a small ground-dwelling bird of scattered grasslands in southeastern Australia. It forages by day for seeds and small ground-dwelling animals.

• Jaguarundi Herpailurus yagouaroundi

  A slender cat with a long tail and coat colors ranging from gray to reddish tones.

• Dusky Caenolestid Caenolestes fuliginosus

  The dusky caenolestid is a small marsupial of the cool, wet highlands of the Andes. It has an elongated face and glossy, silky fur.

• New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae

  The New Zealand Pigeon is a large pigeon endemic to New Zealand. Its green and bronze iridescent body contrasts with a white breast; it mainly eats fruit, with leaves and buds in some seasons.