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Also Known As	Oryzomys

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Oryzomys yunganus Oryzomys angouya marsh rice rat Thomas’s rice rat Oryzomys megacephalus Oryzomys alfaroi Oryzomys bolivaris rat Sigmodontinae cloud rat rat woodrat American spiny rat blind mole rat African pouched rat chinchilla rat deer mouse kangaroo rat maned rat

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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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