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Also Known As	Dendraspis • Dendroaspis

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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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Lion (panthera leo)

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

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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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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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