Meet the world’s animals.

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• Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi

  

  This small bird lives in Madagascar. A species account lists montane forest as its habitat and describes it searching for small invertebrates on branches. A separate field account records the appearance of recently fledged young.

• Sulawesi Flying Fox Acerodon celebensis

  

  The Sulawesi Flying Fox is a fruit bat found only on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. A small island off eastern Central Sulawesi serves as a daytime roost, and the bats fly to mainland forests at night.

• Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii

  

  The Ibisbill searches for food along stony rivers with its long, down-curved red bill. It may feed alone beside highland rivers and streams.

• Wapiti Cervus canadensis

  

  The wapiti is a large deer found in herds in North America’s Yellowstone region.

• Tooth-billed Hummingbird Androdon aequatorialis

  

  The Tooth-billed Hummingbird is a hummingbird whose bill tips differ between the sexes. It searches for spiders and small insects, with occasional observations of nectar feeding.

• Alpine Musk Deer Moschus chrysogaster

  

  This deer relative lives in Himalayan mountain forests. Males have long upper canine teeth that can show below the mouth.

• Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea

  This whydah occurs in Africa. Breeding males grow long tails and lay eggs in the nests of small finches.

• Muscat Mouse-tailed Bat Rhinopoma muscatellum

  The Muscat Mouse-tailed Bat is a small bat whose tail is longer than its forearm. It feeds over dry, open ground and rests in rocky crevices and caves.

• Yellow-crested cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea

  A white cockatoo from Indonesia, with a yellow crest that can be raised.

• Northern Maned Three-toed Sloth Bradypus torquatus

  The northern maned three-toed sloth occurs in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Sergipe. A field study confirmed that it eats leaves, especially young leaves.

• Spotted Dikkop Burhinus capensis

  The Spotted Dikkop is a ground-dwelling bird with long legs and yellow eyes. It hunts insects by running, stopping, and jabbing at prey with its bill.

• Sun bear Helarctos malayanus

  A small bear of Southeast Asian tropical forests, with short black fur and round ears. Many have a pale chest marking.

• Woodwards' Batis Batis fratrum

  Batis fratrum lives on the coastal plain of southeastern Africa. Males have grey backs and a white wing-bar; females have a narrow pale eyebrow and rufous wing-bar. It searches for insects in forest understory.

• Channel Islands Gray Fox Urocyon littoralis

  This small fox lives only on six of the Channel Islands off California. Each island has its own distinct subspecies.

• Brolga Antigone rubicunda

  A large crane found in Australia, recognised by its red head and black throat pouch. Males and females may dance during courtship.

• Xingu Silky Anteater Cyclopes xinguensis

  The Xingu Silky Anteater is known from dense Amazonian forests in Brazil. Its coat is predominantly gray, with a yellow patch near the base of the tail and a pale yellow underside. Brazil’s species assessment says its species-specific diet and natural history are not known.

• Hispaniolan Spindalis Spindalis dominicensis

  This bird lives in broadleaf and pine forests on Hispaniola. The male has a black head with white stripes and a yellow underside. The female is mainly grayish-olive with darker streaks below.

• Felou Gundi Felovia vae

  The Felou gundi is a West African rodent associated with rocky places. A habitat model found suitable sites more often on steep, rocky ground near water.

• Guianan Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis cantator

  This small antbird, about 12 cm long, occurs on the Guiana Shield. It searches for insects around vine tangles and forest edges.

• Northern Bettong Bettongia tropica

  The northern bettong is a nocturnal marsupial of northeastern Queensland forests. It feeds heavily on underground fungi in the wet season and also uses grass tubers in drier periods.

• Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki

  The Red-throated Bee-eater nests in earthen banks near rivers and catches flying insects in social groups.

• Alpaca Vicugna pacos

  A domestic camelid raised for its fiber in the Andean highlands. It lives in herds and has many coat colors.

• Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

  The hamerkop is an African wetland bird whose flat crest makes its head look like a hammer. Pairs build a large, domed nest.

• Linné’s two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus

  A sloth that hangs from high branches in tropical forests, feeding and resting in the trees.