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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
Animal Factoids
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
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animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
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Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in the forest. Ape mammal animal close up face
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