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    The crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata), also known as the African crested porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae native to Italy...
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    The unstriped ground squirrel (Xerus rutilus) is a species of rodent (order Rodentia) in the family Sciuridae. It is the only member of the genus Xerus...
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    The grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops) is an Old World monkey with long white tufts of hair along the sides of its face. Some authorities consider this and...
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    The white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) is a species in the mongoose family Herpestidae. It is the only member of the genus Ichneumia. Herpestes...
    10 KB (1,246 words) - 21:49, 8 July 2024
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    Hyraxes (from ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax) 'shrew-mouse'), also called dassies, are small, stout, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are...
    38 KB (3,252 words) - 15:00, 4 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for African civet
    The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands...
    28 KB (2,946 words) - 10:25, 18 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Black-backed jackal
    The black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas), also called the silver-backed jackal, is a medium-sized canine native to eastern and southern Africa. These...
    42 KB (4,089 words) - 13:53, 5 July 2024
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    Local and Indigenous names for Procyon lotor Linguistic group or area Local / Indigenous name Canadian French Raton laveur Choco Touaru Cocopah NYmaṣ Cree...
    123 KB (13,446 words) - 17:03, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for European polecat
    The European polecat (Mustela putorius), also known as the common polecat, black polecat and forest polecat, is a mustelid species native to western Eurasia...
    63 KB (7,283 words) - 16:42, 3 August 2024
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    Local and indigenous names for Canis latrans Linguistic group or area Indigenous name Arikara Stshirits pukatsh Canadian French Coyote Chinook Italipas...
    155 KB (15,985 words) - 17:45, 18 August 2024
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    jackal, wolf jackal, jackal wolf, Egyptian wolf, Egyptian jackal. Local and indigenous names: The African wolf is intermediate in size between the African...
    66 KB (7,035 words) - 18:59, 13 August 2024