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Also Known As	Xenarthra

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A tamandua, or lesser anteater, extends its long tongue. Overlaid text reads "16 inch TONGUE" with an arrow pointing to the tongue. Forest background.

Observe the three-toed sloth eating foliage and moving about in its natural habitat, the tropical forest canopy

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Cingulata Pilosa sloth armadillo anteater ground sloth glyptodont peludo two-toed sloth three-toed sloth primate artiodactyl perissodactyl cetacean bat carnivore rodent insectivore sirenian lagomorph

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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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

Animal Group Names

Lion (panthera leo)

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The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is seen in Switzerland on December 2024

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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

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