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Alligators live in freshwater environments, such as ponds, marshes, wetlands, rivers, and swamps.

American alligators live in south-eastern areas of the United States such as Florida and Louisiana.

Alligators have a powerful bite but the muscles that open the jaw are relatively weak.

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Bears have an excellent sense of smell, better than dogs or possibly any other mammal.

Brown bears are omnivores, which means they eat just about anything. 

Brown bears dig cozy caves with their long claws.

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Domestic cats love to play, this is especially true with kittens who love to chase toys and play fight. Play fighting among kittens may be a way for them to practice and learn skills for hunting and fighting.

Cats have powerful night vision, allowing them to see at light levels six times lower than what a human needs in order to see.

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The name dinosaur means 'frighteningly big lizard'.

Scientists now think that even large dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex may have had feathers!

When dinosaur bones were first found hundreds of years ago by the Chinese, they thought they were the bones of giant dragons.

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Elephants are the largest land animals in the world.

Elephants can live to be over 70.

Elephants have a highly developed brain and the largest of all the land mammals. The brain is 3 or 4 times larger than that of humans although smaller as a proportion of body weight.weight.years old.t

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Flamingos are found around the world from the Caribbean and South America to Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

The pink, orange or red color of a flamingo's feathers is caused by carotenoid pigments in their food. A wild flamingo's diet includes shrimp, plankton, algae and crustaceans skimmed from different water sources.

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Giraffes are found in the dry savannas of Africa, where they roam among the open plains and woodlands.

They may eat a lot, giraffes don’t drink much water. This is because they get most of their water from their leafy meals, and only need to drink once every few days.

Their long tongues also help them pull down leaves growing way up high.

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Hippopotamuses are found in Africa.

The name hippopotamus means 'river horse' and is often shortened to hippo.

Although hippos might look a little chubby, they can easily outrun a human.

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Iguanas are the largest lizards in America.

Iguana has strong jaws with sharp teeth. They have very long and sharp tail that is usually half of the body size.

Iguana can punch its enemy with tail.

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The jaguar is the third-largest living feline species, after the tiger and lion.

The mighty jaguar once roamed from Argentina in South America all the way up to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. 

The dark spots on their coats are unlike any other cat spots.

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Kangaroos are marsupial animals that are found in Australia as well as New Guinea.

There are four different kangaroo species, the red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, western grey kangaroo and antilopine kangaroo.

Kangaroos can hop around quickly on two legs or walk around slowly on all four.

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The Black and White Ruffed Lemur is one of the largest lemurs.

The ring tailed lemur is used as a symbol for Madagascar and for endangered animals on the island, because it’s so well-known.

Ring tailed lemurs mostly eat fruit and leaves. They really like the leaves of the tamarind tree.

They do climb but tend to spend more time in the mid canopy than the very top of the trees like ruffed lemurs.

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Moose are the largest of all the deer species.

Moose are found throughout northern North America.

Moose are herbivores. They eat twigs, bark, roots and the shoots of woody plants.

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Newts have the ability to regenerate limbs, eyes, spinal cords, hearts, intestines, and upper and lower jaws!

This amphibian stands out from the crowd with its bright colors, especially the variations of yellow, red and orange found on different types. 

A newt is a type of salamander.

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There are around 200 different owl species.

Owls are active at night (nocturnal).

A group of owls is called a parliament.

Most owls hunt insects, small mammals and other birds.

Some owl species hunt fish.

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Atlantic puffins have black and white feathers and a large parrot-like beak. 

Puffins spend most of their lives out at sea, resting on the waves when not swimming.

Puffins are carnivores and live off small fish such as herring, hake and sand eels.

They are small seabirds measuring around 25cm in length.