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Animals
Reticulated python – the longest snake
Reticulated python (Python reticulatus) Pythons – the world’s longest snakes The reticulated python (Python reticulatus) is a species of python…
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Bald eagle – the national bird of the USA
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) It is pictured on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States. In the…
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Animals
Fin whale – one of the largest whales
Fin whale (Balenoptera physalus) – the greyhound of the sea Fin whale, or alternatively: finback whale, common rorqual, razorback, is…
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Animals
Haast’s eagle – the largest eagle that existed
Haast’s eagle (Harpagornis moorei) Many centuries ago lived a king of the present-day eagles, which however did not survive to…
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Africa
Cobras – dreadful snakes
Cobra – fearsome snake ‘Cobra’ is not the name of the order, family or genus. Cobra is a term for…
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