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Otter Fact Sheet

  Otters: Carnivorous mammals in the weasel family. Kingdom: | Animalia Class: | Mammalia Order: | Carnivora Family: | Mustelidae Subfamily: | Lutrinae There are 13 otter species, ranging from the small-clawed otter ...

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Wombat Fact Sheet

  Wombat: A short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupial that is native to Australia. Kingdom: Animalia Class: Mammalia Subclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Family: Vombatidae There are three species of wombats: ...

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Sea Lion Fact Sheet

  Sea lion: A marine mammal in the scientific group pinniped, meaning “wing foot” or “feather foot.” Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Carnivora Clade: | Pinnipedia ...

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Killer Whale Fact Sheet

  Killer Whale or orca (Orcinus orca): the largest member of the Delphinidae family, or dolphin. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Artiodactyla Family:| Delphinidae Genus: | Orcinus ...

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A Wild Animal Curator Comes Home

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, WCS and Nature are bringing you nine stories in the fields of nature and conservation. There is ...

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