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Also Known As	water turkey • anhing • Anhingidae • anhinga • snakebird

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Snakebird (Anhinga anhinga)

Illustration of an anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), a slender, long-necked bird with dark plumage, white streaks on its wings, and a pointed yellow bill, perched on a branch.

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Anhinga melanogaster Anhinga anhinga Anhinga rufa Anhinga novaehollandiae Pelecani Suliformes booby pelican frigate bird cormorant

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Lion (panthera leo)

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

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

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Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus).

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