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Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

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Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm

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Also Known As	Ichthyosauria

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Ichthyosaurus Mesozoic Era extinction fossil Eureptilia dinosaur Australopithecus feathered dinosaur pterosaur dinosauromorph Titanoboa sauropterygian plesiosaur saurischian trilobite

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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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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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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.

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