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Most of us don’t grasp the variety of animals species that inhabit the Earth today, and some even get surprised as they find out there’s an animal they haven’t heard of before.

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The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the Eupleridae, a family of carnivorans closely related to the mongoose family (Herpestidae).

Domain: Animals; Category: Mammals

Lampreys (sometimes also called lamprey eels) are an order of jawless fish, the adult of which is characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth.

Domain: Animals; Category: Fish

The babirusas, also called pig-deer are members of Babyrousa genus, in the pig family (Suidae) found in Wallacea, or specifically the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru. If a ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Mammals

The dugong is a large marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. The dugong is the only strictly marine herbivorous mammal, as all species of manatee use fresh water to ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Mammals

The gerenuk, Litocranius walleri, also known as the Waller's gazelle, is a long-necked species of antelope found in dry thorn shrubland and desert in the Horn of Africa and the African Great ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Mammals

The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in discontinuous subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Mammals

The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) also known as the sand puppy or desert mole rat, is a burrowing rodent native to parts of East Africa and is the only species currently classified in the ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Mammals

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