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American Beaver
- Common Name: American Beaver, North American Beaver
- Scientific Name: Castor canadensis
- Diet: Tree bark, leaves, roots, and other wetland plants
- Range: All areas of North America except the dry desert ares of the Southwest United States.
- Size: 3 to 4 feed and 34 to 70 lbs.
- Lifespan: 10 to 12 years
Aracari
- Common Name: Aracari
- Scientific Name: Pteroglossus
- Diet: lorum ipsum
- Range: lorum ipsum
- Size: lorum ipsum
- Lifespan: lorum ipsum
Bonnethead Shark
- Common Name: Bonnethead Shark
- Scientific Name: Sphyrna tiburo
- Diet: Crabs, shrimp, snails, small fish
- Range: Western Atlantic Ocean, eastern Pacific Ocean
- Size: 2 to 3 feet, 13 pounds
- Lifespan: Roughly 12 years
Brown Shark
- Common Name: Brown Shark, Sandbar Shark
- Scientific Name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
- Diet: Smaller fish, including smaller sharks, crustaceans, octopus
- Range: All tropical waters; common along the eastern U.S. coast and into the Gulf of Mexico
- Size: Up to 8 feet and 200 pounds
- Lifespan: 20 years or more
Clownfish
- Common Name: Clownfish
- Scientific Name: Amphiprioninae
- Diet: lorum ipsum
- Range: lorum ipsum
- Size: lorum ipsum
- Lifespan: lorum ipsum
Common Guitarfish
- Common Name: Common guitarfish
- Scientific Name: Rhinobatos rhinobatos
- Diet: Crustaceans and small fish
- Range: Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea
- Size: 3 to 6 feet, 30 to 60 lbs
- Lifespan: 15 to 25 years
Cownose Ray
- Common Name: Cownose Ray
- Scientific Name: Rhinoptera bonasus
- Diet: Clams, oysters
- Range: Tropical waters in the western Atlantic Ocean
- Size: Average wingspan of 3 feet, up to 50 pounds
- Lifespan: Around 15 years
Epaulette Shark
- Common Name: Epaulette Shark
- Scientific Name: Hemiscyllium ocellatum
- Diet: Crustaceans, polychaete worms, small fish
- Range: Southern coast of New Guinea, northern coast of Australia
- Size: 3 feet, 6 pounds
- Lifespan: 20 to 25 years
Gentoo Penguin
- Common Name: Gentoo Penguin
- Scientific Name: Pygoscelis papua
- Diet: Krill, small fish, squid, and other small crustaceans
- Range: Antarctic and subantarctic islands
- Size: 2 to 2.5 feet and 12 to 15 pounds
- Lifespan: 15 to 20 years