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snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia)
Observe a predatory lion pride in a typical day of grooming, playing, hunting, eating prey, and sleeping
Alaskan Malamute Ocicat. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis). A male lion Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) African hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus). Pointer Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).
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Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
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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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Also Known As Carnivora

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snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia)
Alaskan Malamute
Ocicat.
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis).
A male lion
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
African hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus).
Pointer
Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).
Southern sea lions (Otaria byronia).
Observe a predatory lion pride in a typical day of grooming, playing, hunting, eating prey, and sleeping
Watch cheetahs playing and grooming one another before hunting gazelles
Watch a North American raccoon sift for aquatic prey, using its keen sense of touch
Is the red panda considered a true panda?
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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
Ultimate Animals Quiz
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
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
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary 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.
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