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This animal has a very long neck to reach leaves high in trees.
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This colorful bird shows off a huge, beautiful tail full of feathers.
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This graceful white bird glides gently across the water.
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This slow-moving animal can live to be over one hundred years old.
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This fluffy animal from South America can spit when it feels grumpy.
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This bird has big, round eyes and stays awake mostly at night.
OWLThis desert animal stores fat in the humps on its back.
CAMELThis small animal stands on its back legs and looks around for its friends.
MEERKATThis bird has sharp eyes and can see things far away while flying high.
EAGLEThis gray, fuzzy animal from Australia sleeps in trees most of the day.
KOALAThis little lizard can stick to walls and ceilings with its feet.
GECKOThis smart, gray animal lives in the ocean and loves to jump.
DOLPHINThis big animal has two long tusks and loves to nap on ice.
WALRUSThis playful animal loves to float on its back in the water.
OTTERThis animal looks like a horse with black and white stripes.
ZEBRAThis playful animal loves to swing from branch to branch with its long arms.
MONKEYThis big cat with a fluffy mane is known as the king of the jungle.
LIONThis bird honks loudly and often flies south for the winter.
GOOSEThis enormous bird can soar high in the sky on its huge wings.
CONDORThis bird has webbed feet and loves to swim in ponds.
DUCKThis shaggy animal with long horns lives high up in snowy mountains.
YAKThis black and white bear loves to munch on bamboo all day.
PANDAThis small, round animal is covered in tiny, soft spikes.
HEDGEHOGThis big, strong animal has curved horns and shaggy fur.
BUFFALOThis soft, fluffy animal is famous for its warm, cozy wool.
ALPACAThis furry animal from Madagascar has a long, striped tail.
LEMURThis huge gray animal loves to cool off by staying in rivers all day.
HIPPOThis orange cat has black stripes all over its fur.
TIGERThis animal has a hard shell on its back that it can hide inside.
TURTLEThis bird soars high in the sky looking for food far below.
VULTUREThis is the only mammal that can truly fly.
BATThis big, shaggy animal with horns roams the American plains.
BISONThis long animal has no legs and slithers along the ground.
SNAKEThis gentle forest animal has thin legs and a white tail.
DEERThis animal has big front teeth and builds dams out of sticks.
BEAVERThis huge, gentle ape has very strong arms and lives in family groups.
GORILLAThis round, furry animal from Australia loves to dig long tunnels underground.
WOMBATThis wild animal that looks like a dog often howls at the moon.
WOLFThis is the biggest animal that has ever lived on Earth.
WHALEThis furry animal has long ears and loves to hop around.
RABBITThis colorful bird can learn to copy words that people say.
PARROTThis huge gray animal has a long trunk and big flappy ears.
ELEPHANTThis clever ape is closely related to humans and loves to use tools.
CHIMPThis is the biggest bird in the world, but it cannot fly.
OSTRICHThis ocean animal has many sharp teeth and swims very fast.
SHARKThis animal has a long snout and a super long tongue for a snack of ants.
ANTEATERThis lizard can be bright green and has little spikes down its back.
IGUANAThis small, furry animal loves to collect and bury acorns.
SQUIRRELThis gray animal has one or two horns on its nose.
RHINOThis colorful bird has a huge, colorful beak.
TOUCANThis huge animal has wide, flat antlers on its head.
MOOSEThis animal has black and white stripes on its face and digs burrows.
BADGERThis tall bird has long legs and a long beak.
STORKThis big spotted cat is a powerful swimmer that lives in rainforests.
JAGUARThis animal makes a sound like laughing.
HYENAThis spotted cat is the fastest runner of all the land animals.
CHEETAHThis animal has a short, stretchy snout and loves to swim.
TAPIRThis black and white bird cannot fly, but it is a great swimmer.
PENGUINThis big cat has dark spots and loves to nap up in tree branches.
LEOPARDThis small, clever animal has a bushy tail and pointy ears.
FOXThis tall pink bird likes to stand on just one leg.
FLAMINGOThis small green animal hops and loves to live near water.
FROGThis bird has a big pouch under its beak for scooping up fish.
PELICANThis big, furry animal loves to eat honey and fish.
BEARThis animal moves very, very slowly and hangs upside down in trees.
SLOTHThis animal has a black mask around its eyes and rings on its tail.
RACCOONThis Australian animal hops on strong back legs and carries babies in a pouch.
KANGAROOThis animal has flippers and loves to swim and bark.
SEALThis tall bird from Australia cannot fly, but it can run fast.
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