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Mammals

Any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals of the class Mammalia, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin and, in the female, milk-producing mammary glands for nourishing the young.

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Antler

Animals; Mammals

The bony growth on the head of animals such as deer. Antlers are often much large than horns, branching out as they grow. In most cases, antlers are shed and re-grown every year in connexion with the ...

Honey badger

Animals; Mammals

Carnivorous mammal from Africa, the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. Jet black except for the grey mantle, separated by a white stripe, extending from the crown to the base of the tail, honey ...

Chupacabras

Animals; Mammals

A chupacabras is an legendary beast/mammal. It's name is derived from the words ''chupar'' ("to suck") and ''cabra'' ("goat"), which comes from the alleged habit of attacking livestock and sucking ...

Bulls

Animals; Mammals

A bull is the adult male of the species Bos taurus (bovid). If the male has been castrated is a steer, not a bull. Bulls are more muscular and aggressive than the female of the species (cows) and ...

Zalophus

Animals; Mammals

Zalophus also known as sea lions belongs to the family otariidae and of order carnivora. Avariety of sea lion are found in Australia.

Nilgai

Animals; Mammals

A large antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus,the male of which is blue-grey with white markings and short horns, the female tawny and without horns.

Killer whales

Animals; Mammals

Killer whales (orcas) are mammals of the family of the dolphins. They live in all the oceans and feed of different mammals, birds, sharks…etc. Killer whales have a very characteristic appearance: ...

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