classification: Chordata

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    Eurasian Coot

    Fulica atra
    5 herbivore2
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    Fulica atra has a FLIGHT of 1.

    Fulica atra must be placed adjacent to at least one FRESH WATER containing card.

    Cool, Warm

    The Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra, also known as Coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. The Australian subspecies is known as the Australian Coot. Distribution The Coot breeds across much of the Old World on freshwater lakes and ponds. It occurs and breeds in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. The species has recently expanded its range into New Zealand. It is [...]

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    Gray Wolf

    Canis lupus
    7 carnivore3
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    Canis lupus has a MOVE of 2.

    Highly territorial, Canis lupus packs defend their territory through scent marking, howling, and direct attacks.

    Cold, Cool, Warm

    The grey wolf (Canis lupus), often known simply as the wolf, is the largest wild member of the Canidae family. Though once abundant over much of Eurasia and North America, the grey wolf inhabits a reduced portion of its former range due to widespread destruction of its territory, human encroachment, and the resulting human-wolf encounters that sparked broad extirpation. Even so, [...]

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    Humpback Turretfish

    Tetrosomus gibbosus
    5 carnivore3
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    Tetrosomus gibbosus has a MOVE of 2.

    Cool, Warm
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    Ostraciidae is a family of squared, bony fish belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, closely related to the pufferfishes and filefishes. Fish in the family are known variously as boxfishes, cofferfishes, cowfishes and trunkfishes. Ostraciidae occupy the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, generally at middle latitudes, although the common or buffalo trunkfish (Lactophrys trigonus) which lives mainly in Florida waters may be found as far north as Cape Cod. The cowfish [...]

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    Eurasian Lynx

    Lynx lynx
    7 carnivore3
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    Lynx lynx has a MOVE of 2.

    Lynx lynx adults are mainly nocturnal and live solitary lives.

    Cool, Warm
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    The Eurasian lynx is the biggest of the lynxes, ranging in length from 81 to 129 centimetres (32 to 51 in) and standing about 70 centimetres (28 in) at the shoulder. Males usually weigh from 18 to 30 kilograms (40 to 66 lb) and females weigh 18 kilograms (40 lb) on average.[3] It has powerful legs, with large webbed and [...]

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    Leafy Sea Dragon

    Phycodurus eques
    5 carnivore3
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    Phycodurus eques has a MOVE of 2.


    The leafy sea dragon is the official marine emblem of the state of South Australia.

    Cool, Warm
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    The leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus eques, is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which also includes the seahorses. It is the only member of the genus Phycodurus. It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia. The name is derived from the appearance, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over the body. These protrusions are not used for [...]

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    Ibex

    Capra ibex
    8 herbivore2
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    Capra ibex has a MOVE of 2.

    Evidence of the ibex is widely present in the archaeological record, particularly in the Near East and Mediterranean regions.

    Cold, Cool
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    The Alpine Ibex, Capra ibex, is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. The Spanish Ibex(Capra pyrenaica) and the Middle Eastern Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) are very close relatives of the Alpine Ibex. Male specimens commonly grow to a height of about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) and reach a weight of about 100 kilograms (220 lb). Females are usually [...]

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