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Illustration of a chestnut-collared swift (Cypseloides rutilus) in flight, showing its dark brown body and wings with a distinctive reddish-brown collar around its neck. Body plans of swifts.
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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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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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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
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turkey vulture. vulture. Close-up of a head and beak of a Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
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Could You Survive? Iguaçu Falls
The rise of waters in the Iguaçu River turns into dramatic waterfalls.
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Chestnut-collared swift (Cypseloides rutilus)
Painting by H. Jon Janosik/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Body plans of swifts.
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