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Spiny Softshell Turtle
A distinctive softshell with a flattened, leathery shell edged with small spines, and a long tubular snout.
Purple Swamphen
A vivid blue-purple rail with a red bill and long toes, walking on floating plants.
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
A wiry, fawn-colored French basset—small, tough, and full of terrier-like fire.
Smooth Softshell Turtle
A flat, leathery-shelled softshell with a smooth, unspined rear margin and a plain olive or grey shell.
Water Rail
A secretive brown rail with a red bill, skulking in dense marsh vegetation.
Billy
A large, white French pack hound—elegant, fast, and rare.
Chinese Softshell Turtle
A widespread, edible softshell turtle with a flattened, leathery olive-to-grey shell and a long snout with tub…
European Herring Gull
A large gray-backed gull with white head and pink legs, noisy and adaptable.
Poitevin
A tall, lean French scenthound—built for speed in the chase.
Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
One of the largest freshwater turtles in the world, with a massive, flattened, leathery grey shell and a wide …
Great Black-backed Gull
The largest gull, with a black back and heavy bill, a powerful predator.
Porcelaine
A white, glossy French hound named for its porcelain-like coat—rare and melodious.
Euphrates Softshell Turtle
A large softshell turtle of the Tigris and Euphrates river systems, with a flattened, leathery, olive-brown sh…
Black-headed Gull
A small graceful gull with a brown summer hood and red bill and legs.
Polish Hound
A robust Polish scent hound—versatile, deep-voiced, and at home in the forest.
African Softshell Turtle
One of the largest softshell turtles, with a broad, flattened, leathery olive-to-grey shell and a wide head wi…
Arctic Tern
A small tern famous for the longest migration of any bird, from Arctic to Antarctic.
American Foxhound
The all-American pack hound—taller and faster than the English, bred for endless chases.
Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle
One of the largest freshwater turtles in the world, with a massively flattened, leathery shell and an extremel…
Common Tern
A graceful white tern with a black cap and deeply forked tail, diving for fish.
English Foxhound
The classic British pack hound—sturdy, tireless, and bred to run all day.
Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle
A giant softshell with an exceptionally long, narrow head and a huge, flattened, leathery shell that can excee…
Black-browed Albatross
A large seabird with long narrow wings, dark eyebrow and a huge wingspan, soaring over oceans.
Black and Tan Coonhound
An American coonhound with a Bloodhound nose—tenacious tracker of raccoons by night.
