Fightin’ Fauna: 6 Animals of War: Quick Facts

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African elephant

Bottlenose dolphin

A common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) sits on a rock holding a long blade of grass in its mouth, with dense green foliage in the background.

domestic pigeon

Green boomslang, Dispholidus typus, coiled on a branch with its mouth open.

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