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Local animals in this group:
ray-finned fishes
frogs, salamanders, and caecilians
segmented worms
springtails
shrimps, crabs, lobsters, water fleas, and relatives
Chestnut lamprey
Northern brook lamprey
Southern brook lamprey
Silver lamprey
insects
mammals
snails, clams, squids and octopodes
millipedes, centipedes, and relatives
turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
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Body Parts (20)
Body Parts: Wings (16)
Coloration/Patterning (15)
Coloration/Patterning: Cryptic (11)
Ornamentation: Antlers (4)
Ornamentation (4)
Coloration/Patterning: Disruptive Coloration (Spots/Stripes) (3)
Male (2)
Ornamentation: Horns (1)
Body Parts: Fore Feet (1)
Body Parts: Beak (1)
Coloration/Patterning: Aposematic (1)
Body Parts: Glands (1)
Body Parts: Teeth (1)
Communication (1)
Parental Care (1)
Parental Care: Nursing (1)
Adult/Sexually Mature (22)
Larva (3)
Behaviors (2)
Specimen (2936)
Specimen: Skull (1242)
Specimen: Teeth (765)
Specimen: Lower Jaw (690)
Specimen: Skull: Lateral View (399)
Specimen: Skull: Dorsal View (399)
Specimen: Skull: Ventral View (398)
Specimen: Teeth: Upper Tooth Row (393)
Specimen: Teeth: Lower Tooth Row (350)
Specimen: Lower Jaw: Lateral View (347)
Specimen: Lower Jaw: Dorsal View (343)
Annotated (144)
Anatomy (36)
Life Stages And Gender (25)
Specimen: Skull: Basicranial View (17)
Specimen: Teeth: Molars (16)
Specimen: Skull: Frontal View (14)
Specimen: Foot (14)
Specimen: Teeth: Molars: Upper (11)
Specimen: Skull: Alisphenoid Canal (8)
Specimen: Foot: Dorsal View (7)
Specimen: Foot: Ventral View (5)
Specimen: Teeth: Molars: Lower (5)
Specimen: Skull: Palate (3)
Specimen: Teeth: Unicuspids (3)
Specimen: Teeth: Incisors (3)
Specimen: Skull: Basioccipital (2)
Specimen: Skull: Nasal (2)
Specimen: Skull: Bullae (2)
Specimen: Foot: Lateral View (2)
Specimen: Skull: Infraorbital Foramen (1)
Life-Cycle (1)
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honey badger
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honey badger
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honey badger
Mellivora capensis
honey badger
Mellivora capensis
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