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LION The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member

of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight,[4] it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africaand in Asia (where an endangered remnant population resides in Gir Forest National Park in India) while other types of lions have disappeared from North Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times. TIGER The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to 3.3 m (11 ft) and weighing up to 306 kg (670 lb). Its most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. It has exceptionally stout teeth, and the canines are the longest among living felids with a crown height of as much as 74.5 mm (2.93 in) or even 90 mm (3.5 in).[4] In zoos, tigers have lived for 20 to 26 years, which also seems to be their longevity in the wild. DEER Deer (singular and plural) Species are therein the ruminant mammals that include white-tailed deer, comprise such mule

the familyCervidae.

deer as black-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer (caribou) fallow deer, roe deer, pud and chital. Male deer of all species (except the Chinese water deer) and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year, thereby differing from such permanently horned animals asantelope, which are in the same order as deer and may be superficially similar.

WOLF Wolf (Canis lupus) is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It is the largest member of its family, with males averaging 4345 kg (9599 lb), and females 3638.5 kg (7985 lb). It is similar in general appearance and proportions to a German shepherd, or sled dog, but has a larger head, narrower chest, longer legs, straighter tail, and bigger paws. Its winter fur is long and bushy, and predominantly a mottled gray in colour, although nearly pure white, red, or brown to black also occur. GORILLA Gorillas constitute the eponymous genus Gorilla, size. They are the ground-dwelling,

largest extant genus of primates by

predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. The genus is divided into two species and either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to that of a human, from 9599% depending on what is counted, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the bonobo and common chimpanzee. HIPPOPOTAMUS The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), or hippo, from the ancient

Greek for "river horse" (), is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one other is of only two extant species in hippopotamus). After

the family Hippopotamidae (the

the pygmy

the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl.

PANDA The panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, lit. "black and white cat-foot"),[2] also known as the giant panda to distinguish it from the unrelated red panda, is a bear[3] native to south central China. It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the panda's diet is over 99% bamboo.

BEAR
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. They are caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents ofNorth America, South

America, Europe, and Asia.

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