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Also Known As	vervet monkey • savanna monkey • Chlorocebus

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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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Lion (panthera leo)

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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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

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