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Bridled nail-tailed wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata).

See the crawling movements of the fetal Australian tammar wallaby through ultrasound imaging, three days before their birth

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Bridled nail-tailed wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata).

Australia floods of 2010–11

See the crawling movements of the fetal Australian tammar wallaby through ultrasound imaging, three days before their birth

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

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Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) in the outback of Queensland, Australia. Marsupial

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Giraffe standing in grass, Kenya.

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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

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

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)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

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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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