Meet the world’s animals.

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• Stripe-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis cinnamomea

  

  A furnariid of forest understory, edges, and scrubby woodland. Plumage and breast streaking vary geographically.

• Feather-tailed Possum Distoechurus pennatus

  The feathertail possum lives in New Guinea's forests. It has a feather-like fringe on its tail but no membrane for gliding.

• Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus

  The Green Shrike-Vireo ranges from southeastern Mexico to eastern Panama. It occurs in humid forest canopies and second-growth woodland in lowlands and foothills.

• Broad-eared Bat Nyctinomops laticaudatus

  The broad-eared bat has a brown back, a paler underside, and hairless, translucent wing membranes. It catches beetles in flight.

• Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus

  Its grey to brown plumage is finely patterned with black and buff, and its large orange iris is conspicuous. It occurs in varied habitats in Central and South America and feeds on insects, especially around dawn and dusk.

• South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis

  A fur seal of South American waters that spends much of its time at sea and gathers on rocky shores to breed.

• Biak Megapode Megapodius geelvinkianus

  The Biak Megapode is a dark bird of forests around Cenderawasih Bay. It scratches the forest floor with its large feet to find food.

• Southern giraffe Giraffa giraffa

  The southern giraffe occurs in southern Africa and includes the Angolan and South African subspecies.

• Brushland Tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens

  The Brushland Tinamou occurs in the Bolivian Chaco. Its prominent crest and long, decurved bill stand out, and it is quiet and easily overlooked in the austral winter.

• Cape Blesmol Georychus capensis

  The Cape blesmol is a thick-furred underground mammal that feeds on roots, tubers and bulbs below ground.

• Indochinese Bush Lark Plocealauda erythrocephala

  A lark of open, dry country in Indochina. Its short tail and dark streaks on the chest help distinguish it.

• East African Mole Rat Tachyoryctes splendens

  The East African root rat occurs in patches of fertile soil in the northeastern African highlands. It excavates extensive underground burrows and makes nests from plant material and fecal matter.

• Black crowned crane Balearica pavonina

  A crane with a golden crown of stiff feathers. Adults have a dark body and red and white cheek patches.

• Mantled Howler Alouatta palliata

  The mantled howler is a monkey with black fur and, in most individuals, long yellow or brown hairs hanging along the flanks. It feeds on leaves, fruit, and flowers in the forest canopy.

• North Island Kokako Callaeas wilsoni

  The North Island Kokako is endemic to New Zealand's North Island, where it lives in native forest. It has blue-gray plumage and blue wattles, and feeds in trees on fruit, leaves, and insects.

• Selous's Mongoose Paracynictis selousi

  Selous’s mongoose lives in southern African savanna and woodland and is usually solitary and active at night.

• Hume's Treecreeper Certhia manipurensis

  Hume’s Treecreeper has a brown back with pale streaks and spots and an orange-brown rump. In Yunnan, the shanensis form occurs in forest and searches bark for small prey.

• Greater Hedgehog Tenrec Setifer setosus

  The greater hedgehog tenrec is a small mammal from Madagascar with short spines on its back. It is active at night and searches for invertebrates on the ground and in trees.

• Least Auklet Aethia pusilla

  The Least Auklet is a very small seabird that breeds on islands in the Bering Sea and Alaska. It nests in rock crevices and eats small animals from the sea.

• De Winton's Golden Mole Cryptochloris wintoni

  An underground golden mole from sandy ground on South Africa's west coast. It was confirmed alive in 2023 after decades without a record.

• Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia

  The Philippine cockatoo is a white parrot found only in the Philippines. Orange-red feathers beneath the tail, with pale yellow and pink on the cheeks and underwings, help identify it.

• Asian Long-tailed Porcupine Trichys fasciculata

  The Asian long-tailed porcupine is a small porcupine with short spines on its back. It is active at night in the moist forests of Southeast Asia, walking on the ground and climbing trees.

• Ecuadorian Trogon Trogon mesurus

  Oiseaux.net gives the range as Ecuador and northwestern Peru and describes dry forest and lowland tropical forest habitat. It says the bird is usually around 800 m, with records to 2,000 m in southwestern Ecuador.

• Shark Bay Bandicoot Perameles bougainville

  The Shark Bay bandicoot is a small marsupial native to islands off Western Australia. It makes a nest beneath shrubs for daytime shelter.