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Also Known As	Craspedacusta

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Craspedacusta sowerbyi jellyfish Hydroida Portuguese man-of-war Hydra Chrysaora Cassiopea moon jelly Liriope Obelia box jellyfish lion’s mane jellyfish Do Jellyfish Have Brains?

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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.

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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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