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Puma (Puma concolor).

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Florida panther (Puma concolor couguar)

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Also Known As	cougar • mountain lion • Mexican lion • catamount • American lion • Felis concolor • Puma concolor • panther

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Puma (Puma concolor).

Florida panther

Florida panther (Puma concolor couguar)

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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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Animal Factoids

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Giraffe standing in grass, Kenya.

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Cougar in woods. Cats, felines, puma.

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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

Lion (panthera leo)

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cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth

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