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African Elephants

African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look somewhat like the continent of Africa. (Asian elephants have smaller, rounded ears.)

Abyssinian

The Abyssinian Cat is thought to be one of the oldest breeds of domestic Cat in the world, as the first domestication of the Abyssinian Cat occurred in Ancient Egyptian times. It is thought that Abyssinian Cats were bought and sold on the banks of the River Nile by traders, where the African Wild Cats (the ancestors of all domestic Cats) lived in their native habitats. Abyssinian Cats are most easily identified by their "ticked" fur which gives their coat a mottled appearance.

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Leopard Seal

Coastal Dolphins

Orangutans

Butterfly

Weasel

Chamois

Jaguar

Kakapo

Flamingos

Falcon

Stag Beetle

Border Terrier

Horn Shark

Bandicoot

Echidna

Moray Eel

Guanacos

Magpie

Bichon Frise

Black Russian Terrier

Millipede

Catfish

Yak

Arctic Fox

Avocet

Duck

Snow Leopards

Gerbil

Zebra Shark

Spectacled bear

Tigers

Scarlet Macaws

Dhole

Beaver

Siamese Crocodiles

Llama

The llama is thought to have originated in North America around 40 million years ago and the llama is believed to have then migrated to South America and Asia around 3 million years ago, before the American and Asian continents finally separated at Alaska. The llama is thought to have become extinct from North America during the ice age.
Today the llama is most commonly found in the Andes mountain region of South America where the llama was kept as a pack animal by the ancient Inca people. Llamas are used for meat, wool, skin and for transporting heavy loads (a little like donkeys).
The llama is thought to have evolved from the old world camel-like animals that inhabited the regi