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Meerkat

This 'kat is no mere cat, or a cat at all. Meerkats practice sustainable foraging! Mobs, or groups of meerkats, forage...

A lizard sometimes called the 'monkey-tailed skink' 'Prehensile' means "to seize or grasp". Long, muscular tails -...

Home on the range A symbol of the American West, black-tailed prairie dogs are charismatic members of the rodent...

The fastest primates in the world Living among cheetahs, lions, leopards, and hyenas, these monkeys need to be fast!...

Black with white or white with black stripes? The largest species of zebra, they get their name from Jules Grévy, a...

Pretty radical raptors... Stellar even! This eagle was named for Georg Wilhelm Steller, a noted 18th-century European...

Bet you can tell the difference! This African antelope exhibits one of the most extreme examples of sexual dimorphism,...

Largest terrestrial [land] tortoises While they spend most of their time on land, they are also great swimmers!

Not always so slow! Two-toed sloths have one of the slowest metabolisms of any mammal, which is why they are famously...

A distinguished avian Inca terns are known for their long white mustaches that extend from the sides of their faces....

What big teeth you have! Distinguished by their large tusks that are used for defensive purposes. Warthogs also have...

One of the largest rodents on the planet A porcupine’s impressive striped quills are modified hardened hairs that grow...