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C - Cassowary

The cassowary is a large species of flight-less bird, that is natively found in the forests of Papua New Guinea and on it's surrounding islands. The cassowary is closely related to other large flight-less birds including emus and ostriches and is the third tallest and second heaviest bird in the world behind these two.

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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:03 pm
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D....DODO, WAS A MEDIUM LARGE-SIZE FLIGHTLESS BIRD, FOUND ON THE ISLAND OF MAURITIUS IN THE 1590s . THE MOST DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF
THIS BIRD WAS IT'S LARGE BODY, SMALL WINGS, AND LARGE CURVED BEAK.
I USED THE WORD WAS, BECAUSE THIS BEAUTIFUL, STRANGE LOOKING BIRD
BECAME EXTINCT LESS THAN A CENTURY AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED.

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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:42 pm
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E - An egret is a bird that is any of several herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season.

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F - Flying squirrel - a medium-sized rodent, closely related to the squirrels. Despite the name, flying squirrels cannot actually fly, although they can be airborne for a remarkable length of time. Instead of flying, flying squirrels move through the air by gliding (normally between the trees), with the longest recorded glide of a flying squirrel being nearly 90 meters.

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Giraffe - The skull of a male is continuously laying down bone. Therefore, as the giraffe ages, more bumps appear on his head. A giraffe's tongue can be up to 46 cm long, enabling it to pull leaves off trees. The spots on the coat are like a fingerprint - no two giraffes have the exact same pattern. Giraffes fall into deep sleep, with their necks on the ground, for only five minutes a day; the neck is held vertically otherwise.

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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:46 pm
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H - Hummingbird

There are more than 300 species of hummingbirds. They are the smallest birds in the world and are capable of flying backwards, up, down, and sideways and can also hover. Their feathers are brown or gray in color and are covered with transparent cells that reflect only red, green, or blue.

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I - Indian Peacock - Both sexes of the Indian peacock have a fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, a white patch under the eyes, and a long slender neck. Males are known for their long colorful trains with eyespots. Female peacocks are brown with some metallic green plumage.

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J - Japanese spider crab - the largest living arthropod. Fully grown, it can reach a leg span of almost 4 metres (13 feet), a body size of up to 37 centimetres (15 inches) and a weight of up to 20 kilograms (44 pounds).

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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:21 pm
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K KAKAPO

The kakapo has short wings for it's large size and as it cannot fly, the kakapo mainly uses it's wings to help it balance and to support itself when hopping around in the trees. The kakapo also uses it's wings to help break it's fall when the kakapo leaps onto the ground from the lower branches of the trees.

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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:26 pm
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L - Lilly Trotter (Jacana)

It seems the female is, well shall we say a naughty lady and not faithful to one mate. The breeding season falls between October and April. After her mate builds a nest out of floating vegetation, the female lays four eggs. Males are responsible for incubating the eggs for 25 days while the female moves on to mate with 2-3 other males. The chicks leave the nest within a couple of hours of hatching and are capable of feeding themselves. However, they will remain under their father's protection for three months.

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M MOLLY

The molly is a small-sized tropical fish that is found naturally in the warm and peaceful rivers of Central America

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N The Norwegian forest cat is from northern Europe, and has developed a very thick, fluffy coat to adapt to the cold weather there. They are very large cats that enjoy people's company.
One of my cats, Gambit, is the above, he is big and beautiful.

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O OLM

The olm (also known as the proteus or the cave salamander) is a blind amphibian exclusively found in the underwater caves of southern European lakes and rivers. The olm is also known as the human fish, which refers to the colour of it's skin.

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Pelican - The eastern white pelican has a white body and white upperwing feathers. The underwing feathers are black and white. The eastern white pelican has a large, broad bill with a yellow gular pouch, and its wings have a pinkish tinge during breeding season

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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:13 pm
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Q....THE QUOLL IS A MID-SIZED MARSUPIAL, FOUND IN AUSTRALIA ,NEW GUINEA AND TASMANIA. DUE TO IT'S CAT-LIKE APPEARANCE, THE QUOLL IS
AKA "NATIVE-CAT". THE GESTATION PERIOD FOR THIS ANIMAL IS PRETTY QUICK, LASTING ONLY A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THEY CRAWL INTO THEIR MOTHERS POUCH.

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