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This beautiful little bird was discovered on the island of Bali by Baron Rothschild in 1912.

Unlike native Northern Ireland seals, California sea lions have small ear flaps.

Colombian spider monkeys are known as the acrobats of the zoo thanks to their special tails which they use to hold onto branches with.

Coscoroba swans are often mistaken for white geese because of their short necks and the lack of black pigment around their eyes.

Crowned sifaka are members of the lemur family and are found in north-west Madagascar.

Linne’s two-toed sloths are solitary animals with low metabolic rates which allow them to survive on little or poor quality food.

Malayan sun bears are the smallest members of the bear family and are found mainly in the tropical forests of south-east Asia.

Scheepmaker’s crowned pigeons are related to the grey pigeons we see on our streets everyday.

The Shetland pony originates from the island of Shetland, which is found off the coast of Scotland.

The main characteristic that sets them apart from other chickens is the texture of their feathers, they are silk like hence the name.

Sitatungas spend most of their day by the water and only come out onto land at night to feed.

Smooth-coated otters are also known as smooth otters or Indian smooth-coated otters. They are the largest species of otter in Asia.

Male Socorro doves are cinnamon-coloured while females and younger birds are a slightly duller colour.

Southern bald ibises have blue and black plumages, red heads, legs, feet and bills and white faces.

Southern pudu are the smallest members of the true deer family.

Southern screamers act as sentinels and emit screams which can be heard more than three kilometres away if they are approached by hunters.

Sumatran tigers are the smallest of the tiger species exisiting today.

Sunbittern are not social animals and are often difficult to locate in the wild. They are quiet birds but can make quite a mechanical sound.

White-tailed sea eagles are the largest of all European eagles and are broader and more vulture-like than golden eagles.