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French Angora
A wool breed with long, coarse-textured guard wool, with the face and ears kept shorter than the English type.
Havana Brown
A medium-sized cat with a rich warm-brown short coat, green oval eyes and large forward-tipped ears; intellige…
Belgian Laekenois
The rarest Belgian shepherd, with a wiry fawn coat and a steadfast, protective character.
Goliath / Congo River Frog
A massive river frog of West and Central Africa, among the world's largest frogs, a powerful swimmer.
European Common Frog
A widespread brown-red frog of Europe, hibernating underwater in winter.
Grass Snake
A common harmless snake of Europe with a yellow collar behind the head, often near water.
Many-banded Krait
A distinctly banded krait of southern China, highly venomous and nocturnal.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
A large venomous rattlesnake with diamond markings and a rattling tail, common in the US southwest.
Black-headed Python
A large python with a glossy black head and gray-brown body, using its dark head to absorb heat.
Madagascar Ground Boa
A large constrictor of Madagascar with dark blotches, terrestrial and powerful.
Mediterranean House Gecko
A light-colored gecko with dark banding, introduced to the Americas, active at night.
Green Spiny-tailed Iguana
A greenish iguana with spiny tail scales, agile climber of tropical forests.
Worm Lizard (Amphisbaenian)
A legless, worm-like burrowing reptile with reduced eyes, digging through soil with a hard head.
Angonoka Tortoise (Ploughshare)
One of the rarest tortoises on Earth, with a golden-yellow domed shell and a distinctive 'ploughshare' (gular)…
Monk Parakeet
A bright green parrot with gray face, builds large communal nests, highly intelligent and adaptable.
Chinese Striped Hamster
Body 8–12 cm, with a clear dark dorsal stripe running the full length of the spine over grayish-brown fur.
Giant Angora
A large wool breed developed in the USA, yielding the most wool of all Angora types, with dense long fur and a…
Korat
An ancient Thai breed with a silver-blue short coat, luminous green eyes and a heart-shaped face; gentle, inte…
Border Collie
Widely regarded as the most intelligent of all dogs, the supreme sheepdog and a star of agility and disc sport…
Vietnamese Mossy Frog
A frog with green-and-brown mossy camouflage that blends into wet rocks and tree bark.
Smooth Snake
A rare harmless European snake with smooth scales, found in heathlands.
Eastern Coral Snake
A venomous snake with red, yellow and black bands, secretive burrower in US forests.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
The largest rattlesnake in North America, heavy-bodied with bold diamond pattern.
Woma Python
A hardy desert python of Australia with a banded body and broad head, calm and popular.
