Mammals
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Polar bear – the king of the north
Polar bear, white bear (Ursus maritimus) The polar bear is the largest species of bear. Even the mighty North American grizzlies or…
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Kodiak – the largest brown bear
Kodiak bear – an island giant If he wanted, he could sow terror among the inhabitants of the Kodiak villages.…
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Pygmy hippopotamus – night loner
The pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis / Hexaprotodon liberiensis) While the common hippo has been known to Europeans since ancient times,…
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Thylacosmilus – a predatory marsupial from South America
Thylacosmilus It could be said that Thylacosmilus was South American Smilodon. The differences between this carnivorous marsupial and the saber-toothed…
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Hippopotamus – the river horse
The hippopotamus, hippo The name hippopotamus comes from the Greek language, where the individual components mean: ‘ιπποπότόμος (hippopotamos, hippos -‘…
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