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Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), an Asian perching duck.

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Also Known As	Cairinini

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North American wood duck

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), an Asian perching duck.

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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

Animal Group Names

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae

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turkey vulture. vulture. Close-up of a head and beak of a Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

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Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) in mid-flight.

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White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) at Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. (birds)

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Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).

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Black-headed gulls perching on a roof with bird droppings, often seen in flocks around London, England, in winter time. The "black head" develops during the breeding season. (black headed, birds, guano, bird poop)

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