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1. Its flat body is wider than it is high. It has short legs that bow outward. It has a slightly upturned snout. Its shaggy fur is a grizzled grey to brown. A white stripe from its nose to the back of its neck bisects the shoulders. Short bushy tail.
2. One of the larger members of the rodent family. Its fur is dark brown, and it has a flat, hairless tail. Basically spends its lifetime in or around water. Large incisor teeth grow throughout its lifetime.
3. This is the most common of the wildcats. Its coat is a tawny tan color in the summer, and somewhat gray in winter. The legs have black horizontal bars.
4. This compact, chunky, short-legged animal has yellowish-white fur that is shaggy in winter, and shorter in the summer. Both sexes have a beard and horns.
5. According to folklore, Ben Franklin thought this bird should have been favored over the chosen national symbol of the U.S.A.
6. This is a large warm water animal. It grows to approx. 15 feet in length, and 2000 lbs. Its body is grayish, and almost completely hairless. It has a broad, paddle-shaped tail.
7. This is the largest member of the deer family.
8. Another large rodent, its name is derived from the French.
9. Famous as a national symbol, this animal was recently removed from the endangered species list.
10. This is a large ungainly bird, with a large amount of extra skin hanging under its bill.
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