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pangolin - The pangolin is a long-tailed, sticky-tongued mammal that feeds at night, sleeps during the day, and rolls into a tightly packed ball when threatened. The tongue of a pangolin can be extended about 2 feet, and has muscular roots that attach to the animal's pelvis! Pangolins completely lack teeth, and the lower jaw is a small bone that is shape like a blade. Some pangolins live in trees but most are ground dwellers.
Pangolins are currently on the endangered list because they are being hunted for their scales.

Nyala

Antelope found in the thick bush of southern Africa. About 1 m/3 ft at the shoulder, it is greyish-brown with thin vertical white stripes. Males have horns up to 80 cm/2.6 ft long.

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Argali

A variety of wild sheep found on the steppes of Siberia and other parts of Asia.

Ibis!

I have a photo of an ibis pecking at my leg in the bird sanctuary at the zoo in Munich, Germany! It is one weird-looking bird!!

Scallop

A marine bivalve mollusc with a fan-shaped shell.

Penguin (is it really possible that we've missed this one?!?! Maybe there just haven't been that many opportunities to use the letter *p*)

natterjack -

Toad Bufo calamita found in Europe and Britain. It is smaller than the common toad, with shortened hind limbs and short, almost webless, toes; it is yellowish-brown, with a yellow line down its back. It moves by walking or by short runs instead of hopping. The male has a vocal throat sac which, when distended, is larger than the head.

Kiang

Type of Asiatic wild [censored] that lives in cold (below �40�C/�40�F in winter), high altitude (above 4,000 m/23,280 ft) deserts. Kiangs may be subspecies of the Asiatic wild [censored] Equus hemionus, or different species E. kiang There are three varieties: southern, western, and eastern. All are endangered and until recently the southern kiang was believed to be extinct.

gnu

Another name for the wildebeest.