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The largest South American bird, rheas are flightless and resemble ostriches.
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The largest South American bird, rheas are flightless and resemble ostriches.
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True to their name, red-bellied piranhas have red undersides. Their bodies are gray and flecked with bright, silver scales. Native to the Amazon River basin, these fish are important scavengers. They tend to travel in schools of 20 or more.
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Tree shrews look remarkably similar to squirrels. They are native to Southeast Asia and are the only members of their taxonomic order.
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This small, fairly common songbird travels between cool, boggy northern forests and warm southern regions each year. Unlike many of their warbler cousins, they are often seen foraging on the ground, not in trees, while bobbing their tail.
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Native to the Americas, the barred parakeet (also known as the lineolated parakeet) is a small, green member of the parrot family. It lives year-round in the humid tropical highland forests near the equator. Their small, green bodies make them quite difficult to spot in their native forested habitat, so they are more often heard flying overhead rather than seen.
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With ruddy coats and tufted ears, caracals are incredibly striking animals. They are also the heaviest of the small African cats. These agile hunters range along the African continent, up into the Arabian Peninsula through northwest India.
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The green aracari is a tropical bird named for its dark green back, wing and tail feathers. Its large bill is bright red, yellow and blue with a serrated edge.
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King vultures are one of the largest New World vulture, second only to condors. They range from Mexico to Argentina and feed on carrion.
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The Gaboon viper is the largest viper in Africa. Its coloration and broad head, which mimics a fallen leaf, camouflages it among leaf litter on the forest floor. Though venomous, this snake has a calm nature and rarely bites humans.
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