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Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Swallowtail butterfly

Swallowtail butterflies (Papilio).

Startle markings of a mature swallowtail butterfly larva (Papilio).

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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

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Also Known As	Papilioninae

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Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Swallowtail butterfly

Swallowtail butterflies (Papilio).

Startle markings of a mature swallowtail butterfly larva (Papilio).

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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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Lion (panthera leo)

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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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