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Also Known As sea elephant • Mirounga

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elephant sea bull
elephant seal
Watch as a southern elephant seal pup is startled on the Argentinian coast and hear its snarl
The comeback of elephant seals on Guadalupe Island
View elephant seals on Argentina's southern coast and Magellan penguins on the country's Valdes Peninsula
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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
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
Animal Factoids
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
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animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World