Animal Kingdom #1 Flashcards

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1
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Classification

A

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species (Animal, Cordate, Mammal, Primate, Hominoidea, Homo Sapiens, Human Being)

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2
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Tallest Animal

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Giraffe

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3
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2nd Tallest Animal

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Elephant

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4
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Fastest Animal

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Cheetah

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5
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2nd Fastest animal

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Pronghorn Antelope

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6
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Fastest 2-footed Animal

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Ostrich

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7
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Longest living animal

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Giant Tortoise

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8
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longest living mammal

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Man

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9
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2nd longest living mammal

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Elephant

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10
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Largest animal

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Blue Whale

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11
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Toothless whale with two blowholes

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Baleen

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12
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Whale with long flippers

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Humpback

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13
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whale with unicorn-like projection

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Narwal

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14
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Orc or orca

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Killer whale

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15
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Deepest-diving whale

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Sperm Whale

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16
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Lowest animal in food chain

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Plankton

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17
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“Sea Cow”

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Manatee

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18
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Manatee Relative

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Dugong

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19
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Sea Lion, Seal, and Walrus family

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Pinniped

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20
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Largest Pinniped

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Elephant Seal

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21
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Male and female Pinniped which have tusks

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Walrus

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22
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Largest Amphibian

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Japanese Salamander

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23
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Number of hearts in an octopus

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Three

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24
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Freshwater crustacean

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Crayfish

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25
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Oyster, clam, and mussel class

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Bivalves

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26
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Freshwater pearl source

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Mussels

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27
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“blue point” bivalve

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Oyster

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28
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“Cherrystone” bivalve

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Mussels

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29
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stone and snow sea creatures

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Crabs

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30
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Animal with largest eye

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Giante Squid

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31
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Sea hedgehod

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Sea urchin

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32
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Crab with one big leg

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Fiddler Crab

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33
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Crab that uses a discarded shell

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Hermit crab

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34
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Crab and scorpion family

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Arthropod

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35
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Cone Gastropod

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Snail

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36
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Best-swimming bear

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Polar Bear

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37
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Larget bear

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Polar and Kodiak Bears

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38
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Smallest bears

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Sun Bear (SE Asia)

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39
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South America’s only bear

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Speckled Bear

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40
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Animals of Australia

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Marsupials

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41
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Eucalyptus-eating marsupial

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Koala (not a bear)

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42
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North America’s only marsupial

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Opossum

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43
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Baby Kangaroo

A

Joey

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44
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Kangaroo’s smaller relative

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Wallaby

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45
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Marsupial with strongest jaws

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Tasmanian Devil

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46
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“Hairy Nosed’ marsupial

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Wombat

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47
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Symbol of the WWF

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(Giant) panda

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48
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North American Panda Relative

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Raccoon

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49
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South American Raccoon relative

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Coati

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50
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Source of Mohair

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Goat

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51
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Camelopard

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Giraffe

52
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Giraff’es smaller African relative

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Okapi

53
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Himalayan Ox

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Yak

54
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Woolly ox of Northern Canada and Greenland

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Musk-ox

55
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Long-horned European number of goat family

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Ibex

56
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Burchell’s animal

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Zebra

57
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Thompson’s animal

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Gazelle

58
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South African gazelle

A

springbok

59
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World’s largest antelope

A

Eland

60
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Gnu aka

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Wildebeast

61
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Ship of the Desert

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Camel

62
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1 humped camel

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Dromedary

63
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2-humped camel

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Bactrian

64
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South America’s largest member of the camel family

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Llama

65
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smallest member of the camel family

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Vicuna (South America)

66
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Llama relative raised for wool

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Alpaca

67
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World’s largest snake

A

python

68
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Western Hemisphere’s largest snake

A

Anaconda

69
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Adder and rattlesnake family

A

viper

70
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Western Hemisphere’s largest pit viper

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Bushmaster

71
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Africa’s most lethal snake

A

Black Momba

72
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Egyptian Cobra

A

Asp

73
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World’s largest poisonous snake

A

King Cobra

74
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Cobra killer

A

Mongoose

75
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Suricate aka

A

Meerkat

76
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Turtle shell

A

Carapace

77
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World’s largest lizard

A

komodo dragon

78
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Western Hemisphere’s largest lizard

A

Iguana

79
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Smalled lizard ith suction cup feet

A

Gecko

80
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Lizard of Galapagos islands

A

Marine Iquana

81
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Venomous lizard of us southwest

A

gila monster

82
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Great Apes

A

Gorillas, Chimps, Orangutans, bonobo

83
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Two types of gorilla

A

Mountain and lowland

84
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Dominant Male Gorilla

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Silverback

85
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Great ape of borneo and sumatra

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Orangutan

86
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Chimp’s close relative

A

Bonobo

87
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Monkey of Madagascar

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Lemur

88
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Tailles macaques of gibralter

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Barbary Apes

89
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Monkey with red nose and blue cheeks

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Mandrill

90
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Borneo Monkey known for unusually large nose

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Proboscis monkey

91
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Asian monkey used in research

A

Rhesus monkey

92
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Monkey that can be heard for several miles

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Howler Monkey

93
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Long-armed monkey with prehensile tail

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Spider monkey

94
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Long-armed ape of southest asia

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Gibbon

95
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Small new-world monkey

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Marmoset

96
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Smalled Monkey

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Pigmy marmoset

97
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Slow, hanging tree-dweller of south america

A

Sloth

98
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Southern American long-snouted mammel

A

Tapir

99
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South American fur-bearing rodent

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Chinchilla

100
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The hippopotamus’ smaller relative

A

Pygmy hippoptamus

101
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only venomous mammel

A

Duck Billed Platypus

102
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egg-laying mammals

A

Duck-billed platypus and spiny anteater

103
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Flying mammal

A

Bat

104
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Blood-sucking bat

A

Vampire Bat

105
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Navigational method of bats

A

echo locations

106
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African cat-like mammal

A

Civet

107
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“Golden” African predator

A

Golden Jackal

108
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Spotted “Laughing” Carnivore

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Hyena

109
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World’s largest rodent

A

Capybara

110
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North America’s Largest Rodent

A

Beaver

111
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“Golden” chubby-cheeked rodent

A

Golden Hamster

112
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Arboreal Rodent

A

Squirrel

113
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Rodent from Mongolia

A

Gerbil

114
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“Suicidal” rodent from Antarctica

A

Lemming

115
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Ermine, Ferret, and Badger Family

A

Weasel

116
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Largest member of deer family

A

Moose

117
Q

Only deer family member with both sexes have horns

A

Caribou

118
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Thompson’s graceful antelope

A

Gazelle

119
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Prairie wolf

A

Coyote

120
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Cow-like

A

Bovine

121
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Goat-like

A

Hircine

122
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Bear-like

A

Caprine or ursine

123
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Fox-like

A

Vulpine

124
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Sheep-like

A

Ovine

125
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Pig-like

A

porcine

126
Q

Caudal Vertebrae in animals

A

Tail