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9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals: Media

They’re not all soft and cuddly.

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Striking a pose
The distinctive head of the Beagle.
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lioness with cubs
Lioness with cubs (Panthera leo).
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polar bear
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Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius).
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Vibrissae
Vibrissae of a tiger (Panthera tigris).
Nick Jewell
horse
Sally Anne Thompson/EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica, Inc.
male white-tailed deer
Male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
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African elephant
An African elephant in the Okavango grasslands, Botswana.
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traffic collision
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