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Saker Falcon
A large pale falcon of open grasslands, prized in falconry.
Standard Gray Chinchilla
A soft, dense-furred rodent with a characteristic blue-gray coat, large ears and a bushy tail.
Sphynx
A famous nearly hairless breed with warm, wrinkled skin and large ears; extremely affectionate, outgoing and a…
Rottweiler
The black-and-tan German drover turned world-class guardian: calm, confident, and formidable.
Northern Map Turtle
Named for the fine, map-like lines of yellow tracing the veins of its olive-to-brown carapace.
Northern Goshawk
A powerful forest hawk, slate-gray back, barred breast, agile hunter.
Beige Chinchilla
A color mutation of the chinchilla with a warm beige/tan coat and pink ears.
Donskoy
A hairless breed from Russia (Russian Hairless) with soft elastic wrinkled skin and a gentle, affectionate per…
Saint Bernard
The legendary Swiss Alpine rescue dog: a giant, gentle savior of lost travelers.
False Map Turtle
Closely resembles the map turtle, with map-like yellow markings on a grey-brown shell and a distinct dark spot…
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
A small woodland hawk with barred underparts, quick flier hunting small birds.
White Chinchilla
A white or mosaic-patterned color variety of the chinchilla, often with light eyes.
Peterbald
A hairless breed from Russia with Oriental and Donskoy blood, a slender elegant body and large ears; intellige…
Tibetan Mastiff
A towering, lion-maned guardian from the Himalayas—aloof, nocturnal, and fiercely protective.
Black-knobbed Map Turtle
A small map turtle with a dark shell topped by prominent black knobs (spines) on the midline of the vertebral …
Besra
A small forest hawk of Asia, similar to the sparrowhawk, agile among trees.
Sugar Glider
A small arboreal marsupial with a gliding membrane between wrists and ankles, a soft gray coat and large dark …
Ukrainian Levkoy
A rare hairless breed with inward-folding ears, combining the Donskoy body with Scottish Fold ear shape; docil…
Spanish Mastiff
A giant, long-coated Spanish livestock guardian of the plains—calm, immense, and dependable.
Diamondback Terrapin
The only turtle in North America that lives in brackish, coastal salt-marsh waters.
Golden Eagle
A huge dark-brown eagle with golden nape, top predator soaring over mountains.
African Pygmy Hedgehog
A small domesticated hedgehog with short spines, a rounded body and a docile temperament when tamed.
Bambino
A hairless dwarf breed combining the Sphynx and Munchkin, with a small short-legged body and wrinkled skin; pl…
Pyrenean Mastiff
A gentle Spanish mountain guardian with a massive white coat and a lion-like ruff.
