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The video thumbnail images includes a split image of a lion and an orange cat are shown against a vintage map.

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A seized rattlesnake kept at a shelter in Scottsdale, Ariz., where exotic pet importation is a chronic problem.

Young boy feeding a carrot to a pet rabbit.

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Also Known As	companion animal

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children with a pet dog

boy holding a pet cat

red-masked parakeet

A seized rattlesnake kept at a shelter in Scottsdale, Ariz., where exotic pet importation is a chronic problem.

Young boy feeding a carrot to a pet rabbit.

The video thumbnail images includes a split image of a lion and an orange cat are shown against a vintage map.

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The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is seen in Switzerland on December 2024

Animal Factoids

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

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

Animal Group Names

Hedgehogs. Insectivores. Erinaceus europaeus. Spines. Quills. Close-up of a hedgehog rolled up.

Unconventional Pets Quiz

Lion (panthera leo)

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