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African Elephant

The largest living land animal, recognized by its size, ears, trunk, and social life.

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Bald Eagle

The bald eagle is a large North American bird of prey recognized by the white head and tail of mature adults.

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Blue Whale

A marine mammal and the largest animal known to have lived on Earth.

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Emperor Penguin

The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species and breeds on Antarctic sea ice during the dark, cold winter.

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Giant Panda

The giant panda is a black-and-white bear native to mountain forests in central China and specially adapted to eat bamboo.

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Gorilla

Members of the genus Gorilla — the large African great apes that include eastern and western gorillas and their subspecies.

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Great White Shark

The great white shark is a large, wide-ranging ocean predator found mainly in temperate and subtropical seas around the world.

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Komodo Dragon

The Komodo dragon is the world's largest living lizard, a powerful predator found naturally on a few Indonesian islands.

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Tyrannosaurus Rex

Tyrannosaurus rex was a large carnivorous dinosaur that lived in western North America near the end of the Cretaceous Period.

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Venus Flytrap

The Venus flytrap is a small carnivorous plant native to coastal wetlands in North and South Carolina.

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