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Aoudad or udad is another name for Barbary sheep, a species of bovid related to the goat and sheep. It has powerful horns and a goatlike odour, but is distinguished from goats by its longer tail and the mane of long hair on the throat and upper parts of the forelegs. It is found in North Africa and parts of the Sudan.

Donkey

Yellow Mongoose

The Yellow Mongoose is a sleek, 2 ft long mammal from southern Africa.

Eggar-moth

Large reddish-brown moth with a highly developed hindwing. The length across the wings is 3.8�11.5 cm/1.5�4.5 in.

The walls of the cocoons sometimes have a smooth, shell-like appearance, hence the name.

Hyena

Abert's Squirrel

Abert's squirrels are very patient. They can lie still without twitching a tail hair for up to 2 hours when they are hiding from predators! To learn more about these western cousins of my own little nemesis <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> , check this out:

http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSp...0&recnum=MA0191

Shelley, These squirrels are so darn interesting. The Kaibab Squirrel of the Grand Canyon and the Abert's Squirrel are seen in large numbers near the Grand Canyon. They are quite large squirrels compaired to Alaskan's Red Squirrel. I think the tufted ears make them fun to watch.

Rose

lapwing

The Lapwing is a bird belonging to the plover family, also known as the green plover and, from its call, as the peewit. Bottle-green above and white below, with a long thin crest and rounded wings, it is about 30 cm/1 ft long. It inhabits moorland in Europe and Asia, making a nest scratched out of the ground, and is also often seen on farmland.

The following is an up-to-date, alphabetized list of ANIMALS ALREADY USED in this game for those of you who don't have the time or energy to scroll through twenty pages of posts to check them out <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

A aardvark, aardwolf, Aberdeen terrier, Abert's squirrel, Abyssian cat, Adjutant, African Wild Dog, Akita, albatross, alligator, alpaca, anaconda, anemone, ant, anteater, antelope, ape, argali, armoured catfish, archer fish, armadillo, asp, auk

B Baboon, Baltimore oriole, basilisk, boa constrictor

C

D dab, dachshund, dalmation, dark-eyed junco, dhole, deer, dickcissel, dingo, dolphin, dog, donkey, downy woodpecker, dromedary, dzo, duck

E eagle, earthworm, earwig, Eastern bluebird, Eastern cougar, Eastern meadowlark, Eastern Spadefoot toad, Eastern Quoll, echidna, echinoderm, eel, eft, eggar-moth, egret, eider duck, Ekaltadeta, eland, elephant, elephant shrew, elk, emerald tree boa, Emperor penguin, emu, English Springer Spaniel, ermine, European black slug, European starling

F falcon, finch, fitch

G gallimimus, gavial, gazelle, gecko, genet, gila monster, giraffe, gnu, goat, gopher, gorilla, goshawk, grizzly bear, grouse, guanaco, guinea pig

H hammerhead shark, hamster, hare, harlequin bug, harpy eagle, hart, harvestmen, hedgehog, heron, hummingbird, hyena

I ibex, ibis, iguana, impala,Indian walkingstick, indigo, indigo bunting

J

K kagu, kaka, kangaroo, katydid, kea, kiang, killdeer, king crab, kingfisher, kinkajou, kitten, kiwi, klipspringer, knobbed whelk, koala, koi, kookaburra, Komodo dragon, krill

L ladybug, lammergeier, lanternfish, lapwing, leatherback (sea turtle), lemming, lemon shark, lemur, leopard, Lhasa apso, lion, llama, loon, loris, lovebird, lungfish, lynx

M macrauchenia, marmoset, Moluccan cockatoo, moose, mouse

N nabarlek, naked mole rat, namib beetle, Nanday conure, nandu, narwhal, natterjack, nautilus, nematode, neon tetris, Newfoundland (dog),newt, nighthawk, night heron, nightingale, night jar, Nile crocodile, nilgai, Norwegian Elkhound, numbat, nutcracker, nuthatch, nutria, nyala

O ocelot, octopus, okapi, opossum, orange tabby, Orca whale, Oregon Silverspot Butterfly, ostrich, otter, ovenbird, owl

P pangolin, penguin, platypus

Q

R rabbit, rabbit-eared bandicoot, raccoon, rail, ram, rat, rattlesnake, raven, red ant, red-bellied piranha, redbilled oxpecker, red-eyed tree frog, red fox, red panda, redpoll, red-winged blackbird, red wolf, reindeer, Resplendent Quetzal, rhea, rhinoceros, ring-tailed lemur, Riverine rabbit, roach, roadrunner, robber crab, robin, rottweiler, roseate spoonbill, ruby-throated hummingbird

S salmon, sandpiper, Saint Bernard, scallop, scorpion, sifaka, skunk, snow leopard, sparrow, squirrel, spring peeper, stork, swan

T takahe, tamandua, tamarin (golden lion), tang (fish), tapir, tarantula, tarsier, Tasmanian devil, tayra, termite, tetris, Thompson's gazelle, thorny devil, thrush, tick, tiger, titmouse, toad, tortoise, tortoiseshell cat, toucan, trogon, tuatara, tup, turkey, turtle

U uakari, udad, umbrella cockatoo, upland plover, upland sandpiper, urial

V

W weka, woodlouse

X xema sabinii, xenopus, xerus, x-ray fish

Y yak, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-bellied sea snake, yellow jacket, yellow mealworm, yellow mongoose

Z

gavial

A large reptile related to the crocodile, the gavial grows to about 7 m/23 ft long, and has a very long snout with about 100 teeth in its jaws. Gavials live in rivers in northern India, where they feed on fish and frogs. They have been extensively hunted for their skins, and are now extremely rare.