Meet the world’s animals.

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• Humboldt's White-fronted Capuchin Cebus albifrons

  

  The white-fronted capuchin occurs in northern South America. Its pale facial fur and brown crown stand out, while its species boundary remains debated.

• Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus

  

  The Peruvian Pelican is a large pelican of the Pacific coast along the Humboldt Current. It catches fish near the surface and also uses areas around fishing ports.

• Pampas Deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus

  

  A slender, long-legged deer of South American grasslands. In Argentina, current populations remain in limited areas.

• Black Bee-eater Merops gularis

  

  This African bee-eater lives in forests and at forest edges. It can look black from a distance, but red and blue stand out in good light.

• Northern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina brevicaudus

  

  This short-tailed shrew ranges from southern Canada into eastern and central parts of the United States. It is most numerous in damp woods and wetlands and makes runways close to the ground.

• Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea

  

  The Pygmy Nuthatch is a small bird of pine forests in western North America. It has a gray back and pale underside and searches tree trunks and branches in flocks.

• Guianan Red Howler Alouatta macconnelli

  Its back is bright orange to golden, and its tail is dark red. This howler monkey is centered in forests north of the Amazon, including the Guianas.

• Eastern Crested Berrypecker Paramythia montium

  The Eastern Crested Berrypecker lives in moist montane forest in the eastern New Guinea highlands. It has a black crest and face, a blue-gray tail, and yellowish areas on the lower belly.

• Malagasy Civet Fossa fossana

  The Malagasy civet is a small carnivore with rows of spots along its back. At night it searches for small animals on the ground and in low trees.

• Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus

  The Brown Skua is a large seabird that breeds on islands south of New Zealand and may pursue other seabirds at sea.

• Common Cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus

  The common cusimanse is a small mongoose relative of West African forests. It lives in groups and searches among leaf litter and rotting logs for small animals and fruit.

• White-crowned Penduline Tit Remiz coronatus

  This small bird is marked by a white crown and a dark facial band. It breeds in Central Asia and moves south for winter.

• Common tree shrew Tupaia glis

  This small mammal has a long, tapering muzzle and a bushy tail. During the day it searches for fruit and insects on the ground and among low shrubs.

• Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans

  Its green plumage is marked by violet ear feathers and a blue belly patch. It guards flower-rich feeding areas, and males perform acrobatic courtship flights between trees.

• African Civet Civettictis civetta

  A member of the civet family found in central and southern Africa.

• New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis

  The New Zealand Kaka is a forest parrot that searches for food in trees.

• Common Shaggy Bat Centronycteris maximiliani

  This bat is recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and the Guianas. In Pará, Brazil, a female was captured at a tree cavity used as a day roost.

• Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris

  The Alpine Accentor is a small bird seen near alpine rocks and snowfields. In the Japanese account, its head and chest are gray-black, its flanks are reddish brown, and its back is finely mottled.

• Long-tailed Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus formosus

  The long-tailed pocket mouse is a small rodent of dry areas in the western United States and northern Mexico. It carries seeds and other food in cheek pouches.

• Red-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum geelvinkianum

  The Red-capped Flowerpecker is a small bird of New Guinea and adjacent islands. Males often show red on the crown and rump, and it eats fruit and seeds.

• Massoia's Lutrine Opossum Lutreolina massoia

  This opossum lives in the South American Yungas montane forests. It is active at dusk and night, eats small mammals, fish, invertebrates, bird eggs, and fruit, and can climb and swim well.

• Rufous Potoo Phyllaemulor bracteatus

  The Rufous Potoo is a nocturnal bird with deep rufous plumage and conspicuous white spots. By day it can look like a dead leaf while perched on a branch.

• Maroon Langur Presbytis rubicunda

  The maroon langur is a leaf monkey of Borneo and the Karimata Islands. Its coat ranges from reddish brown to golden, and it feeds on forest plants.

• Bamboo Antshrike Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae

  The Bamboo Antshrike is a bamboo specialist of southwestern Amazonia. Males are barred black and white, while females have orange-buff underparts.