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snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia)

Observe a predatory lion pride in a typical day of grooming, playing, hunting, eating prey, and sleeping

Alaskan Malamute

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis).

Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

African hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus).

Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).

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Also Known As	Carnivora

Photos and Videos

snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia)

Alaskan Malamute

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis).

Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

African hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus).

Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).

Southern sea lions (Otaria byronia).

Observe a predatory lion pride in a typical day of grooming, playing, hunting, eating prey, and sleeping

Watch cheetahs playing and grooming one another before hunting gazelles

Watch a North American raccoon sift for aquatic prey, using its keen sense of touch

Is the red panda considered a true panda?

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pinniped Fissipedia Hemicyon seal sabre-toothed cat Enaliarctos earless seal Odobenidae Feloidea Canoidea primate artiodactyl perissodactyl cetacean bat rodent insectivore pangolin sirenian lagomorph

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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

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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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

Animal Group Names

Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.

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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

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Lion (panthera leo)

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animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.

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