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Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier is an American ratting dog that shares its personality traits, coat colors, and breed origin with…
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Muskrat
The muskrat is a feisty rodent that splits its time between water and land. With its webbed feet and big…
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Saiga
“The Saiga is called the large-nosed antelope.” Thriving in the harsh dry grasslands of Central Asia, this unique-looking antelope is…
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Swedish Vallhund
Once nearly wiped out and now celebrated as an ancient Viking herding breed, this small but fierce cow dog carries…
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Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
“Mexican free-tailed bats can fly 47 mph” One colony can contain millions of Mexican free-tailed bats. They are carnivores eating…
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Northern Inuit Dog
Northern Inuit dogs were bred from dogs such as Siberian Huskies, German Shepherds, and Alaskan Malamutes to resemble a wolf…
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Vaquita
Discovered less than a century ago and found nowhere else on Earth, this tiny porpoise now teeters on the absolute…
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American Alsatian
The American Alsatian was developed in California in the 1980s to be a great companion dog that looks like the…
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Utonagan
Bred to look like a wolf but act like a devoted family companion, this 1980s hybrid carries a striking appearance…
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Saarloos Wolfdog
The Saarloos Wolfdog breed was developed in the 1930s when Leendert Saarloos mated a German Shepherd with a captive European…
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Great Pyrenees
France once crowned this fluffy white mountain giant as a royal guard, yet centuries later the breed teetered on the…
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Tamaskan
A group of British breeders undertook a project in the 1980s to develop a new dog breed with a wolf-like…
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False Killer Whale
The false killer whale is a fast and agile swimmer, a peak predator, and a highly intelligent and social animal.…
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British Timber
It carries the striking look of a wolf and the loyalty of a family dog, but this breed only came…
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Alpaca
The alpaca is a camelid mammal native to South America. Closely related to its larger cousin, the llama, the two…
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Canadian Eskimo Dog
Once a fierce Arctic hunter capable of taking down polar bears and hauling sleds across frozen tundra, this ancient breed…
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Samoyed
Samoyeds are a basal breed and are part of the Spitz dog group. Samoyeds have very thick white fur that…
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Bowhead Whale
Lurking beneath Arctic ice, this massive creature carries secrets that have forced scientists to rethink everything they assumed about the…
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Narwhal
A creature that dies within months of captivity, carries 10 million nerve endings in a single tooth, and may live…
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Pangolin
“The Pangolin is the most trafficked mammal on the planet.” The pangolin isn’t an ordinary animal by any means. They…
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Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
The golden-crowned flying fox has a wingspan of up to five-and-a-half feet. This bat lives in the jungles of the…
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Shiba Inu
This ancient Japanese breed nearly vanished from existence during World War II, and the quirky, stubborn personality that survived makes…
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Ermine
Despite its small size, the ermine has a reputation as a fierce and territorial carnivore that can take on animals…
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Maned Wolf
“The Maned Wolf is the largest canid in South America.” The Maned Wolf is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and…
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Honey Badger
Honey badgers are the world’s most fearless animals. Capybaras win the award for the world’s friendliest animal, but on the…
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Dingo
The dingo is the only canine species native to Australia. Doting parents but fierce predators, dingoes are animals that are…
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Hyena
Hyenas are animals that are biologically closer to cats than dogs. Humans tend to make snap judgments about these animals. We…
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Aurochs
The aurochs were a species of wild bovines that once roamed a vast swath of territory throughout Europe, Asia, and…
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Harbor Porpoise
A porpoise can swim as fast as 34 mph! There are seven species of porpoise and they are often mistaken for…
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Jerboa
A jerboa’s tail is usually longer than its head and body combined. The jerboa is a small, hopping rodent that…
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Xerus
A Xerus uses its fluffy tail as shade from the sunlight in Africa. The Xerus is commonly known as the…
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Jackal
These wily canines run at 40 mph, mate for life, and hold family conversations in a private language no other…
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Dugong
The dugong is one of the few herbivorous marine mammals still remaining in the world. This species is a familiar…
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Tuatara
One of the tuatara’s nicknames among scientists is “living fossil” because of its lack of evolutionary change. Because of the…
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Giraffe
Classification and Evolution The Giraffe is a long-necked, hoofed mammal that is natively found grazing in the open woodlands of…
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Elephant Seal
Elephant seals can dive more than 5,000 feet into the ocean and can hold their breath for two hours. The trunk-like nose…
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Siberian Tiger
A regal symbol of strength, power, and fortitude, the Siberian tiger is one of the fiercest predators in the world.…
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Crab-Eating Macaque
The crab-eating macaque is one of the most widespread primate species in the world. A familiar sight throughout the wildernesses…
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Bengal Tiger
Bengal tigers are the national animal of both Bangladesh and India. One of the most beautiful and iconic animals to walk…
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Elephant Shrew
You would never guess it by looking at them, but elephant shrews are more closely related to elephants than shrews. …
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Malayan Tiger
Malayan tigers can reach running speeds of up to 40 mph and this critically endangered species is also known to…
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Leopard Seal
Clumsy on land but graceful in the sea, the leopard seal is a finely skilled predator that thrives in the…
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Donkey
Stubborn, slow, and simple are words people reach for when describing donkeys, but every one of those assumptions turns out…
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White-Faced Capuchin
The white-faced capuchin monkey barks and coughs to alert other monkeys of a predator in the area. White-faced capuchins live…
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Mountain Gorilla
Big yet gentle, fierce yet compassionate, the mountain gorilla is an interesting contrast of extremes. Deep within the cloud forests…
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Wallaby
The main distinction between wallabies and kangaroos is that kangaroos are significantly larger than most wallabies. Like kangaroos, wallabies are marsupials…
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Opossum
Opossums hold the distinction of being the only marsupial that lives in the United States and Canada! Throughout much of…
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Flying Squirrel
A flying squirrel has the power to glide 300 feet through the air. Despite its name, a flying squirrel doesn’t…
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Antelope
“The antelope is one of the fastest land animals in the world” With its elegant, bounding leap, the antelope is…
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Arctic Fox
Surviving at minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit is just the beginning for one of the planet's most cunningly adapted predators. What…