Meet the world’s animals.

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• Shock-headed Capuchin Cebus cuscinus

  

  This capuchin has a conspicuous dark cap of hair. It lives in forest groups and ranges farther to find food when fruit is scarce.

• Rufous-headed Ground Roller Atelornis crossleyi

  

  The Rufous-headed Ground Roller searches for food on the damp forest floor of eastern Madagascar. Adults show a rufous head and underparts, a green back, and white streaks on the black throat.

• Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana

  

  The northern tamandua ranges from southeastern Mexico through Central America to northern Peru west of the Andes. It is partly arboreal and feeds mainly on ants and termites.

• White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos

  

  This small flycatcher feeds in the understory of Amazonian forest. It is widespread but considered rare in Peru.

• Longman's Beaked Whale Indopacetus pacificus

  

  Longman's beaked whale lives offshore in tropical Indian and Pacific waters. It is difficult to identify at sea, and much of its biology remains poorly known.

• Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx

  

  A locally distributed tapaculo of the Andes from Venezuela to northern Peru. It occurs in cloud, temperate, and elfin forests.

• Silvered Langur Trachypithecus cristatus

  The silvered langur feeds on leaves and fruit in trees; its orange young gradually develop the silver coat of adults.

• Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda

  A green pigeon with a long, pointed tail, found in hill forests and at fruiting trees.

• Ringtail Bassariscus astutus

  A raccoon relative with a long ringed tail that climbs nimbly over rocks.

• Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita

  The Fairy Flycatcher is a small bird of southern Africa. It makes seasonal movements between the southern Karoo and fynbos in summer and thorn scrub farther north in winter.

• Arabian Mouse-tailed Bat Rhinopoma cystops

  This long-tailed bat has also been recorded in southwestern Algeria. About half of its tail lies within the narrow membrane between the hind legs. A survey there found groups in rocky cavities and a cave.

• Western Shriketit Falcunculus leucogaster

  This bird occurs in Western Australia. It runs along trunks and branches, tearing at bark to search for insects.

• Giant Forest Hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

  The giant forest hog is a large pig that lives in African forests. It eats grasses and other plants, and uses its tusks to dig for roots.

• Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans

  The Buff-spotted Flufftail occurs in scattered parts of sub-Saharan Africa, in forests and dense cover. It walks slowly through leaf litter in search of invertebrates. Males have orange-chestnut heads and necks, while females have spotted backs and barred bellies.

• Balabac Chevrotain Tragulus nigricans

  This small mouse-deer lives on Philippine islands and is marked by dark fur and three white throat stripes.

• Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus

  In Peru, the Andean Swift flies over dry Andean slopes and valleys. It has gray-brown upperparts and white neck and rump bands; underpart coloration differs on the eastern slope.

• Vicuña Vicugna vicugna

  A slender wild camelid of high Andean grasslands. It has very fine, soft fleece.

• Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis

  This vivid green bird feeds on fruit in the lower levels of dense forest. It is resident, though it may move with seasonal fruiting.

• Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

  A large rodent of South American watersides. It lives in groups, grazes on land and uses water to rest or escape danger.

• White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru

  The White-eared Puffbird occurs in forest and woodland clearings and dry savanna in South America. It has a brown back and crown, a black-and-white-speckled breast, a black-edged white ear patch, and a red hooked bill with a black tip. It eats insects and other invertebrates.

• Amazon Black Howler Alouatta nigerrima

  This howler monkey has mostly black fur and lives in the south-central Amazon of Brazil. It feeds on leaves and fruit in the trees and lives in groups.

• Flightless Steamer-Duck Tachyeres pteneres

  The Flightless Steamer-Duck is a large duck that cannot fly and lives along coasts and channels. It is mostly gray, with a white belly and orange bill and legs.

• Chinese zokor Eospalax fontanierii

  The Chinese zokor is a subterranean rodent. In the studied subspecies, E. f. baileyi, researchers describe a rounded body, short snout, eyes and tail, and gray-brown fur.

• Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus

  The Chinese Francolin is a ground-dwelling bird often found in cover. It searches for berries, insects and other food in the morning and evening.