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    Rooster

    Gallus gallus
    6 herbivore2
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    • Gallus gallus has a MOVE of 2.


    • Roosters can and will crow at any time of the day.

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    Fir0002/Flagstaffotos www.flagstaffotos.com.au

    A rooster, also known as a cockerel, or a cock[1] is a male chicken (Gallus gallus) with the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year’s age are called cockerels. The oldest term is “cock,” from Old English coc. The term “rooster” originates from the United States,[2] while in the United Kingdom and Ireland[3] the older term “cockerel” [...]

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    Killer Whale (Orca)

    Orcinus orca
    9 carnivore4
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    • Orcinus orca has a MOVE of 2.


    • Haida mythology tells of killer whales living in houses and towns under the sea.

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    U.S. NOAA www.noaa.gov/

    The killer whale (Orcinus orca), commonly referred to as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas. Killer whales as a species have a diverse diet, although individual [...]

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    Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

    Hapalochlaena lunulata
    5 carnivore3
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    •Hapalochlaena lunulata has a MOVE of 2.


    • Hapalochlaena lunulata has brilliant blue rings which darken and glow when it is angry.

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    Angell Williams www.flickr.com/photos/53357045@N02/

    The Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is one of three (or perhaps four) species of blue-ringed octopuses. Unlike its southern brethren, the Blue-lined and Southern Blue-ringed octopuses that are found only in Australian waters, the range of the Greater Blue-ringed Octopus spans the tropical western Pacific Ocean. The blue-ringed octopuses (genus Hapalochlaena) are three (or perhaps four) octopus [...]

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    Komodo Dragon

    Varanus komodoensis
    7 carnivore3
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    • Varanus komodoensis has a MOVE of 2.

    • The Komodo Dragon is the world's largest lizard species.
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    The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang.[3] A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae), it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to an average length of 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 ft) and weighing [...]

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    Blue Whale

    Balaenoptera musculus
    9 carnivore3
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    • Balaenoptera musculus has a MOVE of 2, and requires a KRILL species card for diet.


    • Balaenoptera musculus is largest animal that lives or has ever lived on planet Earth.

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    The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales (called Mysticeti).[3] At perhaps over 33 metres (108 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons)[4] or more in weight, it is the largest animal ever known to have existed.[5] Long and slender, the blue whale’s body can be various shades of bluish-grey dorsally and somewhat [...]

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    Great Cormorant

    Phalacrocorax carbo
    6 carnivore3
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    • Phalacrocorax carbo has a FLIGHT of 2.


    • The name cormorant comes from the Latin 'corvus marinus', which means 'sea crow'

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    JJ Harrison en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison

    The Great Cormorant is a large black bird, but there is a wide variation in size in the species wide range. Weight is reported from 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs)[1] to 5.3 kg (11.7 lbs),[2] with a typical range from 2.6 to 3.7 kg (5.7-8.2 lbs).[3] Length can vary from 70 to 102 cm (28–40 in) and wingspan from 121 to 160 cm (48–63 in). It [...]

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