classification: Chordata

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    Bull

    Bos taurus
    8 herbivore2
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    4 POINTS

    Bos taurus has a MOVE of 2. A wild, young, unmarked bull is known as a micky in Australia.
    Cool, Warm
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    A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species Bos taurus (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the female of the species, the cow, the bull has long been an important symbol in many cultures, and plays a significant role in both beef and dairy farming, and in a variety of other cultural activities. The [...]

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    Scarlet Macaw

    Ara macao
    6 herbivore2
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    Ara macao has a FLIGHT of 2.

    Ara macao make very loud, high & sometimes low-pitched, throaty sounds that can be heard from many miles away.

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    The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colorful macaw. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics. Range extends from extreme south-eastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia and Brazil in lowlands up to 500 m (1,640 ft) (at least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft). It has suffered from local extinction through habitat destruction and capture for the parrot trade, but locally [...]

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    African Sacred Ibis

    Threskiornis aethiopicus
    6 carnivore3
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    Threskiornis aethiopicus has a FLIGHT of 2.

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    The African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, southeastern Iraq, and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth. It has also been introduced into France, Italy, Spain, and the United States (S. Florida). The bird nests in tree colonies, often with other [...]

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    Nine-banded Armadillo

    Dasypus novemcinctus
    6 omnivore3
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    Dasypus novemcinctus has a MOVE of 2.

    Unlike some other armadillos, Dasypus novemcinctusi cannot roll itself into a ball.

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    The Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), or the nine-banded long-nosed armadillo (and colloquially as the poor man’s pig orpoverty pig), is a species of armadillo found in North, Central, and South America, making it the most widespread of the armadillos.[2] Its ancestors originated in South America and remained there until 3 million years ago when the formation of the Isthmus of Panama allowed them to [...]

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    Mandarin Duck

    Aix galericulata
    6 herbivore2
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    Aix galericulata has a FLIGHT of 2.

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    The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. It is 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan. The adult male is a striking and unmistakable bird. It has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face and “whiskers”. The breast is purple with two [...]

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    Rock Pigeon

    Columba livia
    5 herbivore2
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    2 POINTS

    Columba livia has a FLIGHT of 3.

    Columba livia is considered to be an INVASIVE species of Aves cards of identical scale and food chain rank.

    Cool, Warm
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    The Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), or Rock Dove, is a member of the bird familyColumbidae (doves and pigeons).[3] In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the “pigeon”. The species includes the domestic pigeon, and escaped domestic pigeons have given rise to the Feral Pigeon.[4] Wild Rock Pigeons are pale grey with two black bars on each wing, [...]

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