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a large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin, using submersion and stealth to approach prey unseen. The crocodile has been extensively hunted for its valuable skin.
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an agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds.
3
a heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
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a large African mammal with a very long neck and forelegs, having a coat patterned with brown patches separated by lighter lines. It is the tallest living animal.
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a grayish-brown American mammal that has a foxlike face with a black mask and a ringed tail.
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a burrowing, gregarious, plant-eating mammal with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.
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a long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite.
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a long-bodied chiefly marine fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, a prominent dorsal fin, and toothlike scales. Most sharks are predatory, although the largest kinds feed on plankton, and some can grow to a large size.
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a hoofed grazing or browsing animal, with branched bony antlers that are shed annually and typically borne only by the male.
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an agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds.
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