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Also Known As	Aepyornithidae

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Illustration of the extinct elephant bird species Vorombe titan, showing a large, flightless bird with a long neck, robust legs, and brownish feathers, with a size scale indicating height.

Aepyornis skeleton

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Vorombe Aepyornis Mullerornis Aepyornis hildebrandti Vorombe titan Aepyornis maximus Pleistocene Epoch Holocene Epoch extinction fossil Java stingaree Dodo ostrich Icadyptes moa thylacine sea cow Confuciusornis kiwi emu

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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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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