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Phoca caspica
Phoca caspica,Caspian ringed seal, Phoca leucopus
The scientific name of the Caspian seal is Phoca caspica, an animal belonging to the genus Phoca of the family Phocidae.Caspian se···
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Ommatophoca rossii
Ommatophoca rossii,Ross seal, Ross seal
The big-eyed seal (scientific name: Ommatophoca rossii) is named because of its relatively large eyes (eye diameter up to 7 cm). I···
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Monachus tropicalis
Monachus tropicalis ,Caribbean monk seal,West Indian monk seal
Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) foreign name Caribbean monk seal, a seal of the genus Phocaeus in the family···
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Monachus schauinslandi
Monachus schauinslandi,Hawaiian monk seal
Hawaiian monk seal (scientific name: Monachus schauinslandi) is the only native seal in Hawaii.Except for the breeding season, Haw···
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Struthio camelus
ostrich、Struthio camelus
The largest bird on earth is the African ostrich, which is also a flightless bird. In biological classification, it is the only sp···
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Lingula
Lingula
The oldest organism on earth is Lingula. Lingula, commonly known as sea bean sprouts, is the genus with the longest survival histo···
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Varanus komodoensis
Varanus komodoensis,dragon、komodo dragon
The largest lizard on earth is the Komodo dragon. The Komodo dragon, scientifically known as Varanus komodoensis (Ouwens, 1912), i···
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swift
swift,Guanyin swallow, swallow, clumsy swallow, house swallow, wild swallow, brown swift, European swift
The fastest animal on earth that can fly long distances is the Spine-tailed Swift. The Spine-tailed Swift is the champion of long-···
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Herpestes urva
Herpestes urva,Crab-eating Mongoose,Mountain badger, brown cat, rock badger
Crab-eating mongoose (Latin name: Herpestes urva) is also known as mountain badger, stone badger, water badger, white badger, bamb···
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Herpestes smithii
Herpestes smithii,Ruddy Mongoose,Red mongoose, Golden palm civet
Ruddy Mongoose (scientific name: Herpestes smithii) is called "mugatiya" in Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. It is generally cons···
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Herpestes edwardsii
Herpestes edwardsii,Indian Gray Mongoose
The gray mongoose, scientifically known as Herpestes edwardsii, is a lone ranger that likes to wander around in the early morning ···
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Helogale parvula,Dwarf mongoose
Helogale parvula
The dwarf mongoose (scientific name Helogale parvula) is a small carnivore in Africa and a snake nemesis.The dwarf mongoose is doc···
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Atilax paludinosus,
Atilax paludinosus,Swamp Mongoose
The swamp mongoose (scientific name Atilax paludinosus) is a medium-sized mongoose.The swamp mongoose is a solitary animal with te···
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Proteles cristatus
Proteles cristatus,Aardwolf, Hyena
Coyote (scientific name: Proteles cristatus) is also known as Aardwolf in English. It has two subspecies.The coyote is small, its ···
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Parahyaena brunnea
Parahyaena brunnea,Brown Hyaena,Brown hyena, beach wolf
Brown hyena (scientific name: Parahyaena brunnea) is also known as Brown Hyaena in English. It has two subspecies.Brown hyenas hav···
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Hyaena hyaena
Hyaena hyaena,Striped Hyaena， Hyène rayée，Hiena Rayada， Daba'a Moukhattat
Striped hyena (scientific name: Hyaena hyaena) English Striped Hyaena, French Hyène rayée, Spanish Hiena Rayada, Arabic Daba'···
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Crocuta crocuta
Crocuta crocuta,Spotted Hyaena,Spotted Hyena
Spotted hyena (scientific name: Crocuta crocuta), also known as spotted hyena, is a member of the genus Crocuta and family Hyaenid···
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Civettictis civetta
Civettictis civetta
The African civet (scientific name: Civettictis civetta) is a civet in tropical Africa.The African civet is the largest representa···
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Teinopalpus aureus
Teinopalpus aureus
As a unique treasure of China, the Golden Swallowtail is known as the "national butterfly" and the "pride of butter···
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Paguma larvata
Paguma larvata,Masked Palm Civet,Civet cat, white nose heart, hairy mouse, white eyebrow, five-faced civet cat, white nose dog, Qingjie, etc.
Paguma larvata (scientific name: Masked Palm Civet) is a carnivorous animal of the family Viverridae and the genus Paguma. It has ···
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Fossa fossana
Fossa fossana,Spotted Fanaloka,Malagasy civet, Malagasy civet, Malagasy civet
The Spotted Fanaloka (scientific name: Fossa fossana) is also called the Spotted Fanaloka, but it is not a cat. It is called the S···
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Eupleres goudotii
Eupleres goudotii,Small-toothed mongoose, sharp-nosed civet, anteater
The small-toothed mongoose (scientific name: Eupleres goudotii), also known as the small-toothed mongoose or sharp-nosed civet, is···
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Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta,Great Egret, Middle Egret, Little Egret, Yellow-billed Egret
Egrets are a general term for medium-sized wading birds of the genus Egretta. There are 13 species of birds in the genus Egretta, ···
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Cryptoprocta ferox
Cryptoprocta ferox,Fossa, Hidden Anal Civet, Hidden Spirit Cat
The mongoose (scientific name: Cryptoprocta ferox) is called Fossa in foreign language, and has no subspecies.The nests of the mon···
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