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Yellow-headed sideneck turtle (
Podocnemis unifilis
)
The yellow-headed sideneck turtle gets its name from yellow spots on the olive green to brown head, which are most obvious in young...
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Yellow-headed temple turtle (
Hieremys annandalii
)
This large, aquatic turtle is named after the distinct yellow bands that decorate its head, and the custom of placing these turtles...
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Yellowbelly mud turtle (
Pelusios castanoides
)
This medium-sized turtle has a long, elongated upper shell (carapace), which is yellowish, olive or black in East African and...
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The red panda inhabits mountainous forests thick with bamboo, the main component of its diet.
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The Chinese giant salamander can grow up to 1.8m, and is found in China's mountain streams.
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Wild Bactrian camels are well adapted to the harsh desert climate of the Gashun Gobi Desert.
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Laysan ducks have a novel way of catching flies, running through swarms with their bills open.
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Flocks of red knots winter on large tidal mudflats, rocky shores and beaches.
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Black lechwe are found in large, loose herds in which no strict social system exists.
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Atlantic herring are often found in vast shoals, covering several square kilometres of water.
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The African river-martin, the most primitive living swallow, is usually observed in large flocks.
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The black-necked crane breeds and overwinters on China's high plateaus.
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Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys feed primarily on the lichens growing in the forest of the Yunling Mountains.
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