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Andean bear
Andean bears are also known as spectacled bears due to the light coloured markings around their eyes.
Bali starling
This beautiful little bird was discovered on the island of Bali by Baron Rothschild in 1912.
Barbary lion
Barbary lions are closely related to European and Asian lions and are extinct in the wild.
Black and white Colobus monkey
Black and white Colobus monkeys have small stubs instead of thumbs, allowing them to travel easily through tree branches.
Black and white ruffed lemur
The name ‘lemur’ comes from the Latin word ‘lemures’ and means ‘a ghost wandering at night’.
Black-footed cat
The black footed cat is one of the world’s smallest cats and the smallest wild cat in Africa.
Black-tailed prairie dog
Black-tailed prairie dogs are ground squirrels who live in underground burrows in the short grass plains of America and Canada.
Blue-bellied roller
Out of the four different types of roller, the blue-bellied roller is seen as the most colourful.
Blue-crowned laughing thrush
Blue-crowned laughing thrushes are noisy birds with a wide range of songs and chattering noises.
Blue-eyed cockatoo
Blue-eyed cockatoos are beautiful birds with very striking crests who are found mainly in Papua New Guinea.
Box turtle
Box turtles have a brown shell with orange or yellow patterns and can live until the age of 100.
Cuban tree boa
Cuban tree boas have relatively poor eyesight and rely on their tongues to ‘smell’ the air instead.
Eastern bongo
Eastern bongos have shorter legs than other African antelopes but their body shape and size allows them to move quickly.
Fijian banded iguana
The Fijian banded iguana is seen as a national treasure of Fiji and can be seen on stamps and currency.
Luzon bleeding heart dove
Luzon bleeding heart doves get their unusual name from the splash of vivid red on their white breasts.
Malayan sun bear
Malayan sun bears are the smallest members of the bear family and are found mainly in the tropical forests of south-east Asia.
Mindanao bleeding-heart dove
The Mindanao bleeding-heart dove gets its name from the splash of vivid red on its white breast.
Norfolk black turkey
The black turkey is not bred in America, but is bred extensively in Norfolk and Normandy in France.
Rodrigues fruit bat
Rodrigues fruit bats are also known as Rodrigues flying foxes, due to their fox-like facial features.
Silkie bantam
The main characteristic that sets them apart from other chickens is the texture of their feathers, they are silk like hence the name.
Southern bald ibis
Southern bald ibises have blue and black plumages, red heads, legs, feet and bills and white faces.
White-belted ruffed lemur
The white ruffed belted lemur gets its name from the white band that runs around its body, looking like a belt.
