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  2. Koala - Wikipedia

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    The animals are vulnerable to bushfires due to their slow speed and the flammability of eucalypt trees. [21]: 26 The koala instinctively seeks refuge in the higher branches, where it is vulnerable to heat and fire. Bushfires divide the animal's habitat, which isolates them, decreases their numbers and creates genetic bottlenecks.

  3. Dolphin - Wikipedia

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    A common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the clade Odontoceti (toothed whale).Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the brackish dolphins), and possibly extinct Lipotidae (baiji or Chinese river dolphin).

  4. Wildlife - Wikipedia

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    The increasing demand for wildlife as a source of traditional food in East Asia is decimating populations of sharks, primates, pangolins and other animals, which they believe have aphrodisiac properties. Malaysia is home to a vast array of amazing wildlife. However, illegal hunting and trade poses a threat to Malaysia's natural diversity.

  5. Blue whale - Wikipedia

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    Balaenoptera sibbaldii Sars 1875. The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 t (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed. [a] The blue whale's long and slender body can be of various shades ...

  6. Arctic fox - Wikipedia

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    Arctic fox. The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome. [1][8][9][10] It is well adapted to living in cold environments, and is best known for its thick, warm fur that is also ...

  7. Camel - Wikipedia

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    The Bactrian camel is, as of 2010, reduced to an estimated 1.4 million animals, most of which are domesticated. [42] [157] [165] The Wild Bactrian camel is the only truly wild (as opposed to feral) camel in the world. It is a distinct species that is not ancestral to the domestic Bactrian camel.

  8. Animal - Wikipedia

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    Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described, of which around 1.05 million are insects, over 85,000 are molluscs, and around 65,000 are vertebrates. It has been estimated there are as many as 7.77 million animal species on Earth. Animal body lengths range from 8.5 μm (0.00033 in) to 33.6 m (110 ft).

  9. Narwhal - Wikipedia

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    The narwhal was scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 Systema Naturae. [5] The word "narwhal" comes from the Old Norse nárhval, meaning 'corpse-whale', which possibly refers to the animal's grey, mottled skin [6] [7] and its habit of remaining motionless when at the water's surface, a behaviour known as "logging" that usually happens in the summer. [6]

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