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J $100
1998
This Arctic bear may travel 40 miles a day on ice floes
J $500
1989
This animal family includes the largest of the carnivores
DJ $4,000
DD
2021
A highlight at the Musee d'Orsay is "Ours Blanc", a sculpture of this predator of the north
J $100
1995
Its boneless trunk is actually a nose & a really long upper lip
J $600
2014
Babar
J $1,000
2004
John Donne called it "Nature's great masterpiece... the only harmless great thing; the giant of beasts"
J $100
1990
This flying mammal is not blind; some can see almost as well as humans
J $600
2023
"Mouse-like quadrupeds... having the fingers extended to support a thin membrane"
J $1,000
2015
Less than 2 inches in length, the bumblebee species of this is the world's smallest mammal
J $100
1990
The name for this burrowing animal is Spanish for "little armored one"
DJ $600
1991
Holding its breath, this plated mammal can cross a river by walking on the bottom
DJ $1,000
DD
1985
The female of this 9-banded native U.S. animal always gives birth to 4 young of the same sex
J $200
2021
A protein called draculin in the saliva of these animals prevents blood from clotting as they feed
DJ $600
1988
These nocturnal animals form the 2nd largest order of mammals
DJ $1,000
1991
The smallest of these mammals is the Kitti's hog-nosed or bumblebee species
DJ $200
1997
This slow-moving South American mammal eats, sleeps, mates & gives birth while hanging upside down in a tree
J $500
1999
Forest dweller seen here in...no...hurry
DJ $1,000
1989
The World Almanac lists this aptly named animal as moving just a bit faster than a garden snail
DJ $200
1989
A macaw is a bird, & a macaque is one of these
J $500
1996
Found in Africa, the colobus type of this mammal often has distinctive black & white fur
J $1,000
2018
Marcel on "Friends"
J $100
1984
"Sly" creature sought by sportsmen riding to hounds
J $600
2014
Vulpine
DJ $1,600
2004
One type of terrier was specially bred in England to hunt this other member of the dog family
J $200
2022
The pachyderms include this mammal whose skin secretes a moistening reddish fluid, which led folks to believe it sweated blood
DJ $800
2022
Looking "like a small watermelon on little, tiny legs", a baby pygmy one of these made its debut at a Sydney Zoo in 2021
J $1,000
2010
Around 9 pounds at birth, the pygmy species of this African mammal may eventually reach some 600 pounds
J $200
1999
If Romulus did a "Got Milk?" ad, he'd talk about this animal who suckled him & Remus
DJ $600
2001
1-word title of the 1994 film seen here
DJ $1,200
2020
Grey Wind was the name of one of these that belonged to Robb Stark on "Game of Thrones"
J $200
2007
The skate
J $600
2008
The stickleback
J $1,000
2008
The wahoo
J $200
2014
Twitter
J $600
2007
The honeycreeper
DJ $1,200
2013
Don't feed cheese to a titmouse, silly! a titmouse is one of these
DJ $200
1992
The name of this large mammal comes from 2 Greek words meaning "nose-horned"
J $500
1991
Despite their names, the black & white species of this large African animal are similar in color
J $1,200
DD
2002
The 1-horned Indian species of this animal is now found just in Bhutan, Nepal & India's Assam state
J $100
1994
The part of the shell that covers this reptile's back is the carapace; the plastron covers the belly
J $800
2008
Up to 8 feet long & 2,000 pounds, the leatherback is the largest species of this reptile
DJ $1,600
2017
A fossilized one of these reptiles was named for Terry Pratchett--his "Discworld" rides on the back of one
J $200
2011
In Tibet a cross between domestic cattle & this wild ox is called a dzo
J $500
1984
Tibetan ox used to carry travelers and mail
J $1,000
2009
The dried dung of this animal, Bos grunniens, is often the only obtainable fuel in the treeless Tibetan plateaus
J $200
1996
This poisonous lizard was named for the Arizona river valley where it was discovered
DJ $600
1994
The beaded lizard & this close relative are the only 2 poisonous lizards in the world
DJ $1,600
2016
The bite of this lizard is venomous & painful, but thankfully not deadly to humans
J $200
2006
On the squirrel monkey of South America, this may be 16 inches long
DJ $800
2008
Some monkeys use this as a fifth limb; it's prehensile, after all
DJ $1,200
2015
Biologists say snakes do have a distinct one of these, going back from an outlet called the cloaca
J $200
2021
Muskrats & hamsters are both members of this order of animals
J $500
DD
1997
The agouti, about the size of a rabbit but related to the guinea pig, belongs to this order of mammals
J $200
2008
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru.) The endangered pacarana is in this mammal order; its ancestors were the largest that ever lived, reaching the size of a small rhinoceros
J $200
2012
Socks, who is owned by the Brickers in a book by Beverly Cleary
J $500
1997
The Japanese Bobtail, a type of this pet, is considered a good luck symbol
DJ $1,200
2018
The title character in "Tailchaser's Song" is this kind of animal
J $200
2015
The order Lagomorpha is made up of pikas, hares & these
DJ $600
1990
Whippets were bred originally to chase these lagomorphs for sport
DJ $1,000
1991
Popular as pets, domestic ones range from the 2-pound Netherlands dwarf to the 17-pound Flemish white giant
DJ $200
1994
When this African mammal was declared endangered in 1989, a ban was placed on ivory trading
DJ $600
1984
The order they belong to, Proboscidea, is named for their most distinguishing feature
J $1,000
2003
Meaning "intoxicated", musth is when the bulls of the African or Asian species of these go beserk
J $100
1987
Very small for a monster, the Gila monster is actually a venomous species of this
J $500
1995
The aptly named racerunner, a type of this reptile, has been clocked at 18 miles per hour
DJ $1,000
1989
What people in the U.S. call a horned toad isn't a toad but this type of animal
J $100
1996
At 18 feet, the king type of this hooded snake is the longest venomous snake
J $600
2015
In 2014 a deadly albino type of this snake native to India & neighbors was captured roaming a S. Calif. neighborhood
DJ $1,200
2017
When confronted, the hognose snake canplay deadorspread its skinaround its head & neck like a king this snake
J $200
2009
Has webbed feet; lays eggs
DJ $600
1989
Among mammals, only the echidna & this Australian animal lay eggs
DJ $1,500
DD
1995
This mammal whose name is from the Greek for "flatfooted" has webbed feet
J $100
1989
Encyclopedia Americana says this breed originated in China: Britannica says Thailand
DJ $600
1993
The Tonkinese is a hybrid of the Burmese & this other Asian cat
DJ $800
1993
The Seal-Point was the first variety of this breed to be recognized
J $300
1996
In Sumatra they call this tree-dwelling ape mawas
J $800
2013
Preserving the forest is the best way to care for this Asian arboreal ape that only gives birth every 8 years
DJ $1,600
2008
The name of this red-haired denizen of Borneo's rain forests is Malay for "forest man"
J $400
1990
Related to the boa constrictor, this largest South American snake is also called the water boa
J $500
1998
The Western Hemisphere's largest snake, it's also called a water boa
DJ $1,200
2014
The females of this giant water boa are longer than the males by an average of around 10 feet
J $100
1992
The emperor is the only one of these birds that breeds during the dark polar winter
J $500
1994
The Adelie species of this bird was named for the wife of French explorer Dumont d'Urville
J $200
1998
These birds range in size from the 1-foot blue to the 4-foot emperor
J $200
2009
Dolphins & porpoises belong to a suborder called Odontoceti, which means they have these
J $500
2000
Unlike birds today, the Hesperornis of the Cretaceous period had these, all the better to eat fish with
DJ $1,000
1990
Sloths & anteaters belong to the order Edentata, which means without these
J $100
1996
This continent is home to both pacas & alpacas
J $500
2000
Spectacled bears are the only species found on this continent
DJ $1,000
1997
The spectacled bear, the only bear native to this continent, weighs only 200-300 pounds
J $400
1988
Lemurs, the world's smallest primates, are native to this island off Africa
J $500
1996
The fossa, a type of civet, is the dominant carnivore of this African island, the world's 4th largest
J $1,000
2011
It's not a feline, it's not a reptile, it's thefossa, the largest carnivore of this island off Africa
J $100
1991
The pygmy hippopotamus of this continent is in danger of becoming extinct
J $500
1995
The Cape hunting dog, native to this continent, has only 4 toes on each foot instead of 5
J $200
1998
Odds are that if you're a grazing antelope this continent is home to you
J $100
1984
These rodents first got to America by stowing away on ships
J $600
2015
"Mrs. Frisby and the ____ of Nimh"
DJ $1,600
2012
Ben & Socrates in "Willard"
J $200
2016
The West Indian species of this sea cow is Alabama's official state marine mammal
J $500
1986
Reader's Digest pointed out resemblance of this water creature, aka the sea cow, to G. Cleveland
J $1,000
2024
Aquatic & endangered:EMANATE
J $300
1986
Australia's maned goose operates under an alias; it's really one of these "daffy" creatures
J $600
2004
In Dijon a homard is a lobster & a canard is one of these (if someone throws a homard at you, canard)
DJ $400
2024
Joe Biden quoted his mom with an old favorite: "Joey, if it looks like" this "& walks like" this... "it's" this
J $100
1994
The largest dam built by these rodents was 2,140 feet long, 12 feet high & 20 feet thick
DJ $800
2020
In the 1950s Idaho relocated these amphibious rodents by dropping them (with parachutes) out of airplanes
J $900
DD
1992
The second-largest rodents in the world, they were once widely hunted in North America
J $400
2008
The macaque
J $800
2008
The pangolin
DJ $2,000
2007
The wanderoo
J $300
1986
In olden times, any of these mammals that beached on England's coast were designated "the king's fish"
DJ $600
1993
They're the largest members of an order of mammals called cetaceans
DJ $1,600
2002
Bluefins are tuna; blues & fins are these mammals
J $400
1995
In rare instances, the male of this whale will grow 2 spiral tusks instead of 1
J $500
2001
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the L.A. County Natural History Museum.) This sea mammal, whose skull is seen here, has a spiral tusk that keepsgrowing&growing&growing... &growing&growing
DJ $1,000
1991
Eskimos of Greenland hunt this whale for its single long ivory tusk
J $100
1984
Holstein, Guernsey & Jersey
J $600
2021
"A sacred ____"
J $200
2004
In a children's tale, Jack traded one of these barnyard animals for some magic beans
J $200
2011
E.B. White:"The Trumpet of the ____"
DJ $800
1989
The male of this bird is called a cob, the female, a pen
J $1,000
2014
Swarovski, maker of crystals
J $100
1999
The dwarf variety of this cold-blooded killer is seen here
J $600
2025
Lyle, Lyle
J $200
1987
A song written for but not used in the Disney film "Peter Pan" advised, "never smile at" 1 of these
Should-Know
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J $100
1996
Lizards & these creatures, like pythons & cobras, make up the largest group of reptiles
J $600
2008
Bushmaster, Coral, Hognose
DJ $1,200
2020
"Raiders of the Lost Ark": "___. Why did it have to be ___?"
J $400
1998
You might find a "skulk" of these animals near your henhouse
J $500
1990
2 types of these furry creatures are the Corsac & the kit
DJ $1,200
2013
The largest of bats, genus Pteropus. are called "flying" these
J $100
1987
The 2-humped camel is native to this continent only
J $500
1995
Tree shrews are found in the southeastern rain forests of this continent
DJ $200
1995
The chow probably originated in the northern part of this continent, but no one knows exactly where
J $100
1995
Species of this animal include American black, spectacled & polar
J $600
2014
California's flag has one
J $1,000
2020
On "The Cleveland Show", Tim realized "I'm a" this. "I can kill you, maul you... & I won't even go to jail... 'cause I'm a" this
DJ $200
1989
Like a snake, a hummingbird has a forked one
DJ $800
2016
Anteaters belong to a suborder called vermilingua, which means "worm" this in Latin
J $300
1986
A giraffe grasps its prickly food with this, which is almost 18 inches long
J $100
2001
He told the hare, "You are much faster than I, but as you have seen, slow and steady wins the race"
DJ $800
2024
Adwaita, the oldest recorded land animal at about 250 when he died, was one of these critters
DJ $1,600
2008
A reptile: tortuga
DJ $400
2013
Prairie dogs aren't dogs; they're actually this type of animal
DJ $600
1995
The sewellel or mountain beaver is the most primitive member of this order of mammals
DJ $1,600
2018
The mole rat belongs to this order of gnawing mammals
J $100
1999
This South American native has been domesticated for more than 4,000 years
DJ $600
1985
The largest member of the camel family in South America
DJ $2,000
2010
"Is Your Momma a ____?"
J $100
2000
At about 9 feet & 1,700 pounds, this large bear shares its name with an Alaskan island
DJ $600
DD
2009
Also a name of an Alaskan island, this bear variety is one of the largest carnivores on Earth
DJ $1,000
DD
2013
3,500 of this subspecies of brown bear live on the Alaska archipelago of the same name
J $800
DD
1992
One species of this long-snouted piglike South American mammal wasn't discovered until the 1820s
DJ $1,000
1988
Related to the horse & rhino, this forest dweller's nose is like a short trunk
DJ $1,600
2024
This piglike mammal has a prehensile snout that it uses to grab leaves while foraging & as a snorkel while swimming
J $100
1990
It's the spotted variety of this African carnivore, not the striped, that's known for its laugh
DJ $200
1996
The Encyclopedia of Mammals says the calls of this African scavenger included whoops, yells & a demented cackle
DJ $400
2007
The laughing type of this doglike carnivore is a predator of big game but also scavanges for food
J $200
2004
Most of a shark's brain is devoted to this sense
J $500
1987
Because the kiwi is nearly blind, it relies mostly on this sense to locate its food
J $200
1999
Salmon depend mainly on this sense to find their native rivers
DJ $400
2016
Lemurs & tarsiers are members of this order of mammals, just like us
J $600
2005
This order of mammals is often divided into prosimians & larger, smarter anthropoids
DJ $1,000
1997
Bush babies are tree-dwelling members of this order that includes human babies
J $400
1996
A white whale & a large white sturgeon prized for its caviar share this name
J $800
2016
Called "canary of the sea" due to its musical stylings, this kind of whale shares its name with a type of sturgeon
DJ $1,000
1996
This white whale of the Arctic Ocean is black or bluish at birth
J $100
1992
The Weddell seal, which can remain underwater for over 40 minutes, is native to this continent
J $100
1987
Bad news; rats now live on all continents, having finally spread to this 1
J $100
1987
An insect related to the housefly, but wingless, is the largest land animal native to this continent
J $100
1995
All varieties of this 8-armed sea creature produce venom but few cause death in humans
DJ $600
1997
This mollusk, also called a devilfish, may inject a poison to paralyze prey
DJ $1,200
2012
Paul the "psychic" this sea creature intrigued World Cup fans in 2010 with his spot-on picks
J $100
2001
The giant moray variety of this critter is seen here
J $500
1995
This fish lives in rivers before traveling up to 3500 miles to the Sargasso Sea to lay eggs
J $100
1996
The conger variety of this fish spawns only once before it dies
J $300
1994
Newts belong to the Salamander family of this class of vertebrates
DJ $600
1990
It's theorized this class of animals evolved as ponds dried up; they learned to also live on land
DJ $1,200
2019
Theaxolotlis a member of this "double-life" class of animals that has more than 6,000 species
J $200
2024
Resembling a ray, the angel type of this lies along sandy bottoms waiting for its prey to pass above
J $600
2024
Maybe a mako:el tiburón
J $1,000
2009
Denis Leary says of firefighters, "You have to be like" this sea creature. "You have to keep moving forward"
J $800
DD
1995
In the Weddell species of this animal, the female is larger than the male
DJ $1,200
2013
An embossed emblem
DJ $1,200
2009
Harp, hooded, elephant
J $200
2007
In a Rudyard Kipling story, one of these animals saves a family from a deadly cobra
J $600
2021
The Indian gray is a type of this mammal that has no problem going after cobras
DJ $1,200
2019
Meerkats are members of this mammal family that's noted for its cobra-killing capabilities
J $200
2017
The bite of this spider named for a town in Italy was once thought to make the victim cry, skip & dance
J $600
2013
A lifespan of 30 years has been recorded for a big, hairy mygalomorph, commonly known as this
DJ $1,200
2019
Thedotted humming frogis in no danger from this spider seen here; they have reached an arrangement
J $100
1992
Dutch colonists in South Africa gave the gnu this name meaning "wild beast"
J $800
2014
What's gnu?EDIBLE STEW
DJ $1,600
2007
What else is gnu, but that the gnu is also called this, from Dutch words
J $200
2015
Elephants are poached for the ivory of these enlarged incisors
DJ $600
1987
The upper incisors of an elephant are commonly called these
DJ $200
1993
Similar to a human baby's teeth, a baby elephant grows "milk" ones of these which fall out by age 2
J $200
2009
Frogs belong to the order Anura, meaning without this body part, something they had only as tadpoles
DJ $200
1990
Some macaques have long ones, some have short ones & the barbary ape doesn't have one at all
DJ $200
1984
Finned on fish, scaly on lizards, nonexistent on humans & manx cats
J $100
1988
These rodents can be classified as ground or flying, or, like Rocky, animated
DJ $1,600
2011
A drey is home to these long-tailed rodents
J $200
1992
Prairie dogs & woodchucks are considered "ground" species of this rodent
DJ $200
1990
These members of the phylum Porifera can be used for cleaning & bathing
J $300
1986
"Soaking up" life around them, these creatures are theoretically immortal
J $400
1997
These marine animals of the phylum Porifera, which means pore-bearing, have no heads or internal organs
J $200
2021
"The best laid schemes of ____ & men"
J $800
2005
1977:Bernard & Bianca, "The Rescuers"
J $1,000
2004
They say piv while stealing havarti & squitt squitt if they get into the provolone
J $300
1998
Pottos & tarsiers are closely related to these small primates from Madagascar
J $500
DD
1995
Found on Madagascar, the indri is the largest surviving member of these primates
DJ $1,000
1993
The aye-aye & the indri are rare members of this primate group found on Madagascar
J $200
2025
While young rabbits are called kits, this slightly larger animal's babies are called leverets
J $500
1998
Young rabbits are bunnies; young ones of these are leverets
DJ $1,000
1997
We're not splitting these, we're collecting them into a group--a husk
J $200
2002
Kid, billy, nanny, herd
J $600
2024
Your nanny could tell you a trip is a group of these
J $200
1988
It takes the wool from as many as 40 of these Kashmir animals to make a cashmere overcoat
J $200
1997
Only gorillas & these other primates walk on their knuckles
J $500
1998
The bonobo is the pygmy one of these great apes
FJ
2001
Animal species that's the subject of the longest consecutive study of any group of wild animals, 40 years
DJ $200
2001
Imitate or mimic
J $800
2018
The Celebes crested macaquehas a tiny tail, so it's sometimes mistakenly called the Celebes this tailless primate
J $2,500
DD
2003
Darwin supporter T.H. Huxley said man shouldn't "be ashamed of having" this large animal "for his grandfather"
J $200
1994
Also called an ant bear, the giant species of this mammal has a sticky tongue over 1 foot long
DJ $600
1986
It can dart its 22-inch tongue into a hill about 160 times a minute
J $1,000
DD
2016
While it feeds mainly on termites & the insect in its name, this toothless mammal also enjoys avocados
J $300
1985
In Europe, this fierce animal is the "glutton", in the Big 10, it's the University of Michigan
J $1,000
2021
Take a Michigander at this mammal, but don't get too close
J $400
1993
A Michigander might know this carnivorous weasel is also called the carcajou
J $300
1995
The giant one of these multi-armed mollusks is the largest of all invertebrates
DJ $600
1991
This mollusk has a long, internal shell called a pen, & like the octopus, can shoot ink
DJ $1,200
2024
The cephalopod called the vampire type of this can live 3,000 feet deep & is a gentle scavenger, not an aggressive biter
J $300
1992
The scientific name of this largest deer is from a Greek word meaning "elk"
DJ $600
1985
Called elk in Europe & Asia, & this in North America, it's the largest living deer
J $400
2024
The antlers on this deer, Alaska's state land mammal, can grow up to an inch a day
J $400
1997
The siamang of Sumatra & Malaysia is the largest type of this smallest ape
J $500
1994
This smallest of the apes inhabits the forests of Southeast Asia
J $600
2007
A swinging ape:BIG NOB
DJ $200
1992
At over 200 lbs., alligator snappers are among the largest freshwater ones of these reptiles
DJ $600
1996
The marine types of these have flattish carapaces & their limbs have evolved into flippers
DJ $200
1984
The only reptiles with shells
J $200
1997
The "rainbow" on this fish is a band of red on each of its sides
J $1,000
2002
The cutthroat species of this fish gets its name from a red-orange slash on each side of its lower jaw
J $300
1996
When the brook species of this fish mates with the brown, it produces the tiger type
J $100
2000
The eastern diamondback species of this snake is the heaviest of all poisonous snakes
J $1,000
2012
The Rawhide Steakhouse in Chandler, Arizona serves this snake battered & fried with ranch dip dressing
J $200
1988
This type of snake comes in pygmy, prairie & horned varieties
DJ $200
2000
Give a squeal if you know that these mammals are used with dogs to hunt down truffles
J $600
2004
Albanian ones say hunk hunk; maybe it's the smell that makes French ones saygroin groinwhile truffle hunting
DJ $1,200
2012
Porcus
J $200
1988
Of the 18 species of this bird, only the emperor & Adelie live in Antarctica
DJ $800
2008
Most of these flightless birds live near Antarctica, but the jackass species is found off South Africa
DJ $1,000
1992
These flightless birds use their wings to swim over 15 mph
J $400
2016
Including the giant & sea species, they're the most aquatic members of the weasel family
J $1,000
DD
1994
They're the most aquatic members of the weasel family
J $400
1997
They're the only truly amphibious members of the weasel family
J $100
2001
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew is at Sea World in San Diego.) Here comes the Asian small-clawed type of this, which is smaller than the river type of North America
J $500
1998
The river, not the sea type of this critter, is seen here:
DJ $2,000
2010
Tim Matheson's aquatic name in "Animal House"
DJ $200
1989
These large red-haired apes are native only to the islands of Sumatra & Borneo
J $500
1995
The young of these reddish apes of Asia have white rings around their eyes
J $400
2011
The heaviest tree dwellers on earth are these animals of Sumatra & Borneo that can weigh up to 300 pounds
DJ $200
1996
Komodo dragons, which belong to the monitor family of these, have been known to kill human beings
J $200
1994
Types of this animal include skinks, geckos & the six-lined racerunner
J $200
1991
Measuring over 15 feet, the Salvadori monitor is the longest one of these
J $100
1991
Ranging from Burma to the East Indies, this cobra is the longest of all venomous snakes
J $500
1990
The hamadryad, the longest poisonous snake, is also known by this name
J $400
2020
This largest cobra is the only species in the genus Ophiophagus, which means "snake eater"
J $100
1995
The male Markhor, a wild goat, is distinguished by a spiral-shaped pair of these that can reach 63 inches in length
J $100
1991
Gemsboks have straight, rapier-like ones which can reach a length of four feet
J $200
2000
The rhinoceros iguana of Haiti is so named because it has 3 of these on its face
J $300
1997
The ornate chorus species of these tailless amphibians are less than 2" in length
J $600
2022
You can own as many of these as you like in Calif. & enter them in a Calaveras jumping contest, but if one dies, you can't eat it
J $1,000
2008
Green tree, Leopard, Bull
J $100
1993
A dolphin named Susie played this title role
J $800
2009
The voice of this character was actually the call of a kookaburra on fast forward
J $200
1985
This dolphin was played by Mitzi, the 1st one trained to work in water with people
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The bears Rupert & Paddington originated in this country
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The Bedlington terrier is named for a coal-mining area in this country
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The bulldog is a symbol of this country where it was developed
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Though a group of these on water is a paddling, a group on land isn't a waddling
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Bufflehead, Eider, Teal
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At the tip of the Mississippi flyway, Louisiana attracts pintail, teal & mallard types of this bird
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Fruit & lizards (yum!) are favorite foods of the coati, also known by this longer name
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The coati, a South American relative of the raccoon, is also known by this longer name
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A member of the raccoon family, the coati is also known by this longer name
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You can find "blind" these in the waters of caves in Kentucky & an "electric" kind in the Nile
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Nev & Kamie help people figure out if their online loves are real on this MTV show
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The bullhead, a type of this fish, has hornlike barbels near its mouth that look like whiskers
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Just thinking about a "grist" of these insects gives me hives
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Scientists are scrambling to find out the cause of colony collapse disorder, which is occurring with this insect
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While an aviary houses birds, an apiary houses these
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Common name of North America's Taxidea taxus, it also means "harass"
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Nag or pester persistently
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Nickname for someone from Oshkosh, or to harass or urge persistently
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Bandicoot
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Smelt
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Tuco-tuco
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Known scientifically as Felis pardalis, there are only about 100 of these cats left in Texas
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Not a "lot" of this cat, Felis pardalis, can be spotted in the wild
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Called "the leopard cat of America", if taken young, itcan be tamed:
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Also called the Egyptian cobra, it was the kiss of death for Cleopatra
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Also known as an Egyptian cobra
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2015
3-letter term for naja haje, an Egyptian snake which was sometimes used to commit suicide
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In 2006 the Riverbanks Zoo in S.C. exhibited a rare white (but not albino) one of these crocodilians
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Its name comes from the Spanish el lagarto, meaning "lizard"
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This largest of Louisiana's reptiles can attain a length of 16 feet
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Stinging insect that’s a tarantula’s worst enemy
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The mud dauber is classified as a solitary type of this insect
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In a vespiary you'll find these insects
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2014
Rocky of Rocky & Bullwinkle fame
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2007
We hope the endangered Carolina Northern "flying" species of this rodent keeps on flying
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A fanged mammal from the age of the dinosaurs has been widely called a sabertooth this, like Scrat in the "Ice Age" movies
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What do you get when you cross a female horse with a male donkey? This 4-letter hybrid
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In 1995 Missouri designated this stubborn equine its state animal
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1949:"Francis"
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It is defined as a rodent mammal, Cavia porcellus, & as a person or thing used in an experiment
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This South American rodent is not from the African place in its name, nor will you hear it go "oink"
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Experimental animal whose name has come to mean the subject of any experiment
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This bird is often pictured with an olive branch in its mouth
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Columbine, like the rock or the mourning
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Columbine
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The robber species of this crustacean will drown in water
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Like the shellfish for which they are named, these spiders are known to walk sideways & backwards
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The claws on the giant Japanese spider species of this crustacean may span 12 feet
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Number of knees on a gnu
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Bears usually give birth to this many cubs, which stage-bear moms might push to get into Doublemint ads
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Number of horns on the common African black rhino
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This African mammal has been described as "rather hideous" & "an extremely ugly wild pig"
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This African mammal is named for the distinctive features seen here in close-up:
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Of the average man, mouse or warthog, the one who can run fastest at its top speed
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Considered among the first animals used in husbandry, they're divided into types by wool texture
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The domestic one of these evolved from the mouflon & urial
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A reserve in Cyprus has been established to save the Mediterranean mouflon, a wild type of this
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Rudyard Kipling called this animal's hump "An ugly lump which well you may see at the zoo"
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"Strain at a gnat and swallow a ____"
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In Ray Stevens' "Ahab the Arab", Clyde was one of these
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This striped mammal belongs to the genus Equus
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The plains variety of this animal has gray markings that are known as shadow stripes
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Largest species of this Afr. animal is named for 19th c. Fr. president Francois Paul Jules Grevy
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A person who acts snobbish might be told to get off his "high" one of these
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Developed in France, the Percheron is a breed of this animal
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Caballine
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The lion is the chief predator of this tallest of all animals
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World's tallest animal
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There were more than 200 million live views online during the 16-month pregnancy of April, one of these
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To haul itself onto the ice, this aquatic mammal often uses its long tusks as hooks
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The bulls of this tusked aquatic mammal also known as the morse may weigh over 3,000 pounds
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1989
Animal who wanted to talk "of shoes and ships and sealing wax--of cabbages and kings"
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Squealer, this type of "Animal Farm" animal, gets so fat he can barely see
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El puerco
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In 1846 Joseph Leidy found & identified in this farm animal Trichina spiralis, a parasite that can be transmitted to humans
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While the lion may be taller, this is the largest cat in terms of weight
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Set in India & the basis for a 2021 film:"The White ____"
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Mom & balm
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This "King of Beasts" has golden eyes that work well in the dark
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Echidna, who was half woman & half serpent, had many beastly children, including this Nemean beast
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It's ein löwe; it has eine mähne
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While it doesn't breathe fire, this largest lizard does kill its prey with its deadly saliva
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In 1992 babies of this largest lizard hatched for the first time outside of Indonesia at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo
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This lizard was discovered in 1910 by Lt. Van Hensbroek on the Indonesian island for which it's named
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This animal got its name because it was originally thought to be a hybrid of a lion & a panther
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The "clouded" variety of this big cat hunts almost entirely in the trees & eats monkeys
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A black panther is really the black version of this cat
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Barnyard bovid:TOGA
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It really gets me that una capra is one of these farm animals
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Mohair comes from the angora species of this mammal
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1974:"Benji"
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Un cane is this; ready for walkies?
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"Lad: A ____"
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This big marine mammal has been known to emit a plaintive cry when times are tough
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1990
Surprisingly, the white, or beluga, species of this mammal can be found in the St. Lawrence River
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In 2021 scientists identified a new species of this based on a 16-foot female that had been washed ashore
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Distinguished from leopards by its spots within spots, it's largest wildcat in W. Hemisphere
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It's the largest cat native to Latin America where it's known as "el tigre"
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The largest wild cat in Mexico, its scientific name is panthera onca
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Morgan, Belgian, Clydesdale
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The Levi's logo features 2 of these animals trying to pull apart a pair of jeans
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Hippophobia (don't say hippos)
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Tomato juice is the traditional deodorant for the foul-smelling spray of this black & white mammal
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Plastered, blotto, "drunk as" this mammal, Mephitis mephitis
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As a warning, it will stamp its front feet & growl before spraying
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Minos' wife mated with 1 of these animals to conceive the Minotaur
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Merrill Lynch
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Elmer's glue
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The longest known snake isn't the anaconda, but the reticulated variety of this
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Indian, African rock & reticulated are 3 types of this snake
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Everyone loves to vacation in F-L-A, including the nearly 19-foot Burmese this found in Miami-Dade in 2013
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1998
It's New York State's "City of Good Neighbors", not its "City of Good Bison"
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2013
An obstinacy is a group of these plains bovines, no matter where they roam
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Domestic cattle crossed with these mammals produce offspring called cattalo
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A game from Rovio:Angry ____
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The prehistoric Archaeopteryx is considered a transitional form between reptiles & this animal class
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The syrinx, a complex vocal organ, allows some of these animals to make 2 sounds at the same time
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The tiger swallowtail & zebra swallowtail are species of this insect
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2014
MSN(the Microsoft Network)
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A pretty flutterer:la mariposa
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1989
Don't worry; when they mate, the female can relax or flatten her quills
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National Geographic calls it "the prickliest of rodents"
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A sharp dresser:UPPER ICON
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Snowflake, the world's first known albino one of these animals, was discovered in 1966
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This big ape sometimes joins the indigenous military to harass the enemy
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Inspiring a recent movie, "The One and Only Ivan"
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It means to twist, like a road through the mountains
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An African species of this reptile in the genus Dasypeltis feeds entirely on birds' eggs
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A krait
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1990
Both New York & Oregon have this "eager" aquatic mammal as their state animal
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Canada's national animals are a horse & this one whose pelt played an important part in its history
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You might say "Do I detect vanilla with hints of oak?" near mound deposits laced with whiffs of castoreum from this mammal
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1986
The LAFD said, "Have you ever seen a... skeleton of this animal in a tree?", so they don't rescue them anymore
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Philosophically speaking, "All" of these "are gray in the dark"
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Ailurophobia
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Used in medical research which established Rh factor, their export is now banned by India
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A monkey's uncle could tell you that blood's Rh factor is named for these research monkeys
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Sharing about 93% of their DNA with humans, these monkeys, native to Asia, have long been used in medical research
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1986
Bird that lays the biggest eggs
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This bird's scientific name is Struthio camelus because it somewhat resembles a camel
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Of living birds, its eggs are the largest, weighing about 3 pounds on the average
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A jelly holds this animal's eggs together & dissolves when the tadpoles hatch
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1989
The world's most potent venom is secreted from the skin of one of these amphibians
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Kellogg's Honey Smacks--Dig'Em is his name
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The green anole is often mislabeled in pet stores as this color-changing lizard
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Though native to Africa, the Jackson's this variety of lizard has become invasive in Hawaii due to exotic pet trade
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Unlike most lizards, this color-changing lizard has feet that grasp like hands rather than cling with claws
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Like this similarly named mammal, the aardwolf eats mainly termites
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This African "earth pig" is the only member of the order Tubulidentata
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The primary diet of this "earth pig" is ants & termites, but it will eat an occasional mouse
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Hares living in cold regions are usually brown in the summer & this color in winter
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In one of the "Canterbury Tales", Chaucer says crows were originally this color
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If a weasel pops by for lunch in the cold winter, you'll notice its coat is this color
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1998
In the mountain "mist" of central & w. Africa you can still find a few of these endangered mammals
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2009
Adult males are called silverbacks
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1988
From the age of three months to three years, these largest primates often ride piggyback
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Unlike most other mammals, these "ships of the desert" have oval red blood corpuscles
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(Sarah gives the clue from L.A.'s Page Museum.) You think some strange things roam L.A.'s streets today? Well, in the last ice age there were these"ships of the desert"
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Used in trips across the desert, a group of them can be called a caravan or a train
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1987
Its stomach is only a slender tube, so a true vampire bat can't digest any food but this
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Under stress, some species of the horned lizard squirt this from their eyes
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As you might guess, a vampire bat's entire diet consists of this
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With its black spots, this fastest land mammal may be mistaken for a leopard
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Also known as hunting leopards, these speedy cats have black marks on their faces that look like tear streaks
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Those aren't racing stripes; a mutation in the king type of this African cat blends the spots around its spine to look like stripes
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The L.A. Times says the Norwegian variety of this animal came to Los Angeles via rail, the black variety via ship
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2012
My 2020 vision tells me that 2020 is the year of this, be it sewer or kangaroo
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To tease the hair in order to give it volume
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2000
In an Aesop fable, he talks a lion out of eating him & later repays the favor
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2010
"If You Give a ____ a Cookie"
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2006
Rodent name of the lethal but loyal friend to Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins
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The harbor & elephant types of these sea animals have small ear openings but no external ears
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Weddell these, which live farther south than any other mammal, are named for an explorer who once hunted them
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The cape fur type of this breeds at colonies on the coast of South Africa
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1999
People of this Zodiac sign represented by a lion can be brave, noble & ferocious
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2000
The lion's genus & species is sometimes given by this 3-letter word repeated
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1987
If you know your horoscope, you know this is the name of MGM's trademark
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Most tigers have yellow eyes, but the eyes of the rare white tiger are this color
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1995
In a condition called heterochromia iridis, one of the cat's eyes remains this color from birth
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Spider blood is this color because oxygen is carried by hemocyanin, not hemoglobin
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You know the drill, it's the colorful monkey species seen here
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The name of this colorful baboon relative sounds like it could be a synonym for a guy with a jackhammer
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This shy & reclusive monkey seenherelives in equatorial rain forest & is known for its colorful face
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1989
This relative of the llama & the alpaca was hunted to near extinction for its wool
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1997
The blood of this smallest member of the camel family has adapted to high altitudes
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2008
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru.) The soft, lustrous fleece of this animal was once reserved for nobility; coats made of it later had a vogue as a status symbol in North America
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1995
These small, pug-nosed dogs are known as Pekes for short
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The earliest known record of this once- royal dog dates back to the Tang Dynasty of the 8th century
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The Chinese killed most of these small "sacred dogs" when the British stormed Peking in 1860
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Often bright green & squawky, true "lovebirds" belong to this bird family
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Unlike the raptor, this pet bird isn't predatory
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2019
Psittacosis, AKA this bird "fever", can also spread to people from ducks & pigeons
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In a boon to lab research, in 1956 it was found that this "golden" rodent could be infected with the common cold
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2003
The golden type of this, now a common pet, was thought to be extinct until around 1930
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1997
Native to Asia Minor, the "golden" type of this chubby-cheeked rodent is a popular pet
J $100
1987
Of 30,000 known species, only Argyroneta aquatica truly lives in this type of environment
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1986
The only time horses shouldn't have access to this is when they're hot from exercise
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Basilisks are also called "Jesus Christ Lizards" because of their ability to run on the surface of this
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1989
Varieties of this cat include the stumpy & the rumpy; the rumpy has no tail
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The Cymric is essentially a long-haired version of this tailless cat
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1993
A variation of this tailless cat is the Cymric
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1986
If you let them, these insects "wood" eat your house
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Anteaters feed mainly on ants & these other insects
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2011
An "explosion of" these insects that feed on cellulose & lignin, key ingredients in all wood & wood products
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2004
Among these creatures, males of the black species share egg-warming duties but trumpeter males don't
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Cygnet, cob, pen, whiteness
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Found throughout North America, the whistling type of this has the most feathers of any bird, over 25,000
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Pacific varieties of this fish like the coho spawn only once & then die
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When this fish first leaves fresh water for the sea, it's called a smolt
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In Sept. 2010 the FDA held hearings over approving genetically altered these fish for human consumption
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In addition to Europe & Asia, brown bears are still widely found on this continent
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1991
Despite its name, the pronghorn antelope, native to this continent, is not a true antelope
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1986
The largest meat-eating land animals are native to this continent
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1985
Mouselike migrating animals once believed to commit suicide by drowning
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These Arctic rodents famous for their mass migrations are a favorite food of the snowy owl
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A faked segment in a Disney documentary helped perpetuate the myth that these rodents commit suicide
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Asia's only lions live in Gir Forest, about 200 miles northwest of Bombay in this country
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Only about 200 lions still live in the wild in Asia, in the Gir Forest of this country
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Most lions live in Africa, but several hundred Asiatic lions also live in this country's Gir National Park
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Under artificial conditions, animals may slip out-of-phase & enter this state during spring or summer
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This winter sleep-like state in some animals is thought to be caused by a chem. imbalance in their blood
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A 2021 study showed black bears shut down genes involved in the breakdown of bone during this period
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1990
It's the only U.S. state where alligators & crocodiles are found together naturally
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Only U.S. state to which both alligators & crocodiles are native
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The American Greyhound Operators Assoc. was founded in this state in 1947
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A river, a city & a hound all bear the name of this member of the deer family
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There's a national refuge specifically for herds of these animals near Jackson, Wyoming
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Wapiti is a Native American term for this second-largest deer of the Americas
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George C. Scott playing Dr. Terrell, taught this animal to speak English
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1989
In Jan. 1988 a group of these chased away a shark that was attacking a surfer off Australia
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2015
"The Island of the Blue ____"
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In 1978, the 1st giant panda conceived by artificial insemination was born in this Asian country
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It's the leading horse-raising country in the world
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Lion dances are entertainment during this country's New Year's Day celebrations--in 2009, January 26
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These crustaceans are the most successful "foulers" of ships' hulls
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1986
The "acorn" variety attach themselves to whales as well as whaling boats
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1991
In his "Monograph on the Cirripedia", Charles Darwin told the hull truth about these sea creatures
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This long-haired ruminant is named for the strong odor it emits
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2023
We hate to let a season pass with no mention of Alex Trebek's favorite animal, this 750-lb. Arctic ruminant with curved horns
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1991
This ox, one of the northernmost hoofed animals, is named for the odor it emits
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1989
The mule deer is so named because of these large features
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Known only since the early 1960s, the domestic Scottish fold is named for these folded features
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On sea lions, these sense organs are external, while on true seals, they're indented
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Squirm out of, as an obligation
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1999
The stoat
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1984
When husbands "pop" for an ermine coat, they're actually buying this fur
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1995
This equine mammal is a favorite prey of the African lion
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2008
Even though they're striped, thousands of these can be spotted migrating with their gnu friends
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1993
The quagga, a type of this striped equine became extinct by 1900
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1998
Bears' dormancy in this season isn't true hibernation, as their body temperature doesn't drop
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2001
Put on some soft howling music during this season of the year when wolves mate
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1984
Because they're born in this season, they can nurse while their mother sleeps
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1987
The largest living feline is this types of tiger found in the Soviet Far East
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2003
Now endangered, this largest variety of tiger bears the name of a large Russian region
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2012
An estimated 350 to 400 of this type of tiger, aka the amur, live in the wild, primarily in the birch forests of eastern Russia
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1986
Rhinos cover themselves with mud to keep cool because they lack these glands
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1987
An elephant needs water & mud to cool itself, since its skin lacks these
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2020
Pigs wallow in the mud to cool themselves because they don't have functional ones of these glands in their skin
J $100
1994
Slither on over to Sweetwater, Texas if you want to see a "round-up" of these snakes
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1989
In Texas & Oklahoma "roundups" are held to get rid of these snakes
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1988
In the U.S., "roundups" of these snakes result in their widespread extermination
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1997
In a matter of minutes, a school of these South American fish can reduce a large mammal to a skeleton
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1997
The silver dollar fish resembles this feared fish of the Amazon basin but is strictly herbivorous
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1998
In 1961 a federal law banned the importation of this South American fish into the U.S.
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1996
Collisions with boats are the largest identifiable cause of death of these gentle Florida sea cows
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1990
These mammals are classed as Sirenia since they reminded sailors of mermaids--sirens of the sea
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1994
Dugongs & these mammals are the only members of the order Sirenia
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1988
Some snails breathe with gills while others breathe by use of these
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1986
When oxygen in water gets too low, the African bircher fish surfaces to use these, not its gills
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1989
The dusky salamander must keep its skin moist to absorb oxygen since it lacks these organs
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1990
Ancient kings & queens of this country wore false beards as a symbol of royalty
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Bubastis, one of the major cities of this civilization, was dedicated to Bast, the cat goddess
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About 4,000 B.C., the saluki & pharaoh hound were first bred in this country
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1987
Winnie-the-Pooh's donkey pal
FJ
2022
This children's book character, introduced in 1926 & a friend of the title creature, gets his name from the sound he might make
FJ
2016
In a 1926 book, he "is in a very sad condition, because it's his birthday, & nobody has taken any notice of it, & he's very gloomy"
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1997
These swift felines of Africa & Asia are also known as "hunting leopards"
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A coalition of these super-speedy spotted cats, Acinonyx jubatus
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1985
Fastest land animals, they've been clocked at 70 m.p.h.
J $300
1991
Shaw wrote a play about this Roman slave who removed a thorn from a lion's paw
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For the stage there are kids' versions & a 1913 adult version of the story of this guy & a grateful lion
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2022
In a Roman story, this hero pulls a thorn from a lion's paw & is repaid for his kindness by not being eaten later in the arena
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2006
The pygmy variety of this small South American monkey is seen here
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2001
The pygmy variety of this small South American monkey is barely 6 inches long
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2024
The pygmy type of this small monkey lives in the rainforests of South America
J $300
1984
Bear with a dangerous reputation & Dan “Haggerty’s Adams”
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2016
School kids in Montana chose this fierce brown bear to be the state's official animal
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1996
It's also known as a silvertip bear
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2008
Seen here, this alligator relative is found in Central & South America
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The Amazon's largest predator, the black this alligator relative was hunted almost to extinction for its valuable hide
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When the American alligator became protected, this South American crocodilian was imported to sell to tourists
Astronomy / Space
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1989
Most frogs have external eardrums located behind these bulging features
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An adult dragonfly has 2 huge compound ones that cover most of its head
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In most sharks a white protective membrane covers these organs when they bite their victims
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Fossil records show bears may be an offshoot of this family, now popular house pets
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1995
A colony of 400 million of these animals in Texas once covered 25,000 square miles
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Scooby-Doo, Goofy & Pluto are cartoon versions
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Of the more than 65 species of this marsupial, only the Virginia or common plays dead
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Throw that baby shower quick! Of mammals, this American marsupial has the shortest gestation, 12-13 days
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Didelphis virginiana: a species of this New World marsupial
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The reebok isn't a sneaker, but, like the impala, one of-these swift African animals
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While on safari in Africa, your guide may point out a dik-dik, a small one of these animals
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The sable type of this fast African animal has a black coat & long, curved horns
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Buckskin was originally made from the mule & white-tailed species of this ungulate
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A hunter's favorite:el venado
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When the King James Bible refers to the "hart" as clean, it means these forest dwellers
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The banded anteater, a marsupial, is native only to this continent
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A popular housepet, the birds seenhereoriginally came from this continent
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(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the penguin habitat.)The smallest of all penguins, the little blue is the only one native to this continent where it is sometimes called the fairy penguin
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The extinct saber-toothed Thylacosmilus was a member of this pouched order of mammals
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Like Tasmanian Devils, bandicoots belong to this order of mammals
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Numbats & wombats belong to this order of mammals
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Newly born calves of this "colorful" mammal can measure 28 feet in length & weigh up to 3 tons
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Weighing 1½ tons per foot, this mammal generates up to 500 H.P. with its tail
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Ocean dwellers with colorful names on the endangered list include the green turtle & this most massive animal
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Beware of dog, especially this wild predator of Australia
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The wallaby is one of the chief foods of this Australian wild dog
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Also called a warrigal, this wild dog is one of the few nonmarsupial mammals of Australia
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The peach type of this insect attacks peaches, plums & other fruit, but not clothing
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After its final change, an inchworm becomes one of these
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You may recognize the death's-head hawk this from its star turn in "The Silence of the Lambs"
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These marsupials can hop as fast as 30 mph & leap over 6-foot-high objects
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Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster
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1978:"Matilda"
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A moon jelly is a luminescent type of this aquatic animal
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Floating in the waters off Majorca, you might find thefried egg this--we don't suggest it for breakfast
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One of the world's deadliest animals is the sea wasp, a type of this with up to 60 tentacles; its venom can kill up to 60 people
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These range in size from the 3-foot-long sun to the over 9-foot long Alaska brown
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The current menagerie in the Nabisco box has 2 of these (perhaps ursa major & ursa minor)
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Black, brown, spectacled
Should-Know
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A coydog is a mix of a dog & one of these
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Unlike wolves, this "prairie wolf" has expanded its range in this century
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Bret Harte wrote of this scavenger: "Blown out of the prairie in twilight & dew, half bold & half timid, yet lazy all through"
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If Michael Jackson can't make a personal appearance, he may send Bubbles, one of these
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It's the animal that's most closely related to humans
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Bonzo, one of Ronald Reagan's co-stars
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A marsupial:BY A WALL
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1993
The hare type of this small member of the kangaroo family resembles a hare in its speed & habits
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Thiskangaroo cousin only grows to about 2 1/2 feet high
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This marsh-dwellling rodent is named for its odor
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1995
This aquatic rodent is named for the odor that it emits
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We're sure you'll just love this rodent seen here
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The gestation period of this American marsupial can be as short as a record 8 days
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The Yapok of South America, a species of this mammal, is the only marsupial that can live in water
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It's the only animal native to the U.S. that has a baby called a joey
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1993
When these marsupials are babies, they eat eucalyptus leaves that have been predigested by their mothers
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2004
Of the genus Phascolarctos, it's 23-33" tall with a stout gray or brown body, a big round nose & strong claws
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Often mistakenly called a bear, this Aussie marsupial stays in the pouch for 7 months, then spends the next 6 on Mom's back
Other
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The silky & Yorkshire are toy breeds of this dog
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The Airedale, which developed in England from the Otterhound, is the largest of this group of breeds
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Literally "Earth dog" in French, a breed such as Airedale or Yorkshire
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Red sorrel
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Haricot
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Kudzu
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The long-coat variety of this breed, the smallest in the world, probably originated in the U.S.
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This smallest of all dogs comes in all canine colors
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Ay, this tiny dog is named for Mexico's largest state in area
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This country's neighbors to the east include Iran, Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
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1991
Long-haired, white Angora cats originated in this country
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Poult, tom, hen, rafter
Math / Physics
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1987
Lyndon, Maine was renamed for this North American reindeer once found in the area
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This deer's name is from a Canadian Indian word for "snow shoveler" because it paws for food in the snow
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Alaska pipelines were constructed so as to allow this arctic deer unimpeded passage to feeding grounds
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In the zodiac it represents Aries
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"Sheepish" word meaning to force something into or through
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To crash into with great force, as when battering down a door
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Named for its yelping & barking, this ground squirrel lives in burrows in the West
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This two-word "canine" seenhereis actually a burrowing rodent that belongs to the squirrel family
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Lewis & Clark gave this non-canine rodent its name and even brought one back to give to Thomas Jefferson
Medicine / Health
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This dog's name refers to its impressive pedigree; it really should be called "blooded"
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This was the first dog breed to collect admissible evidence for American courts of law
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Also known as St. Hubert's hound, this dog's more familiar name comes from its purebred ancestry
Earth Science
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Meerschaum
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Chert
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Feldspar
Botany / Plants
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