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The aardvark is a pig-sized burrowing mammal of sub-Saharan Africa.

The aardwolf is the smallest member of the hyena family and eats almost nothing but termites.

Abalones are marine snails with broad muscular feet and flattened shells.

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The Adelie penguin is the most widespread penguin of the Antarctic coast.

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The African buffalo is a heavy wild ox of sub-Saharan Africa that lives in herds of dozens to thousands and must drink every day.

The African bullfrog spends dry periods buried underground and becomes active with rain.

The African bush elephant is the largest land animal alive.

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The African forest elephant moves through the rainforests of western and central Africa.

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Grey parrots are social African birds with grey feathers, a red tail and a strong curved bill.

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The African penguin is the only penguin that breeds on the African continent.

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The African wild dog is a social canid with an irregularly patterned coat.

The African wildcat is a small striped cat of dry Africa and Asia, and the ancestor of every domestic cat.

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Albatrosses are ocean-going seabirds.

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The Aldabra giant tortoise is a large land reptile native to a Seychelles atoll.

The alligator gar is a large North American fish with a broad, tooth-filled snout.

Allosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur of the Late Jurassic.

The alpaca is a domesticated Andean camelid kept for its fleece.

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