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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
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vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
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vicuña: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Genetics - Phylogeography and Population Genetics of Vicugna vicugna: Evolution in the Arid Andean High Plateau. Mar 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Boise State University - ScholarWorks - Saving the Vicuña: The Political, Biophysical, and Cultural History of Wild Animal Conservation in Peru, 1964–2000 (PDF). Jan 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Animal Welfare and the Sustainable Use of the Vicuña. Oct 16, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Botanical Composition and Diet Quality of the Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna Mol.) in Highland Range of Parinacota, Chile. Jun 05, 2023
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Vicuña. Feb 13, 2022
Article revised and updated. May 05, 2021
Media added. Aug 14, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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