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Eastern Mud Turtle
A small turtle with a smooth, oval, brown-to-black shell and a hinged plastron that can close partly.
White Stork
A large white stork with black wing tips and a red bill, nesting on rooftops in Europe.
Chow Chow
China's ancient lion-dog—blue-black tongue, dense coat, and a famously aloof manner.
Striped Mud Turtle
A small mud turtle with three distinctive light longitudinal stripes on a dark, smooth shell and a yellowish f…
Black Stork
A shy black stork with white belly and red bill, a rare forest wetland bird.
Thai Bangkaew Dog
A rare, long-coated Thai guardian with a distinctive mask—loyal and watchful.
Yellow Mud Turtle
A small, hardy turtle of semiarid plains with a yellowish head and a smooth, olive-to-brown shell.
Greater Flamingo
A tall pink flamingo with a down-bent bill, feeding by filter-feeding in shallow lakes.
Thai Ridgeback Dog
A primitive Thai hunting dog with a reverse ridge of hair along the back.
Scorpion Mud Turtle
A medium-sized mud turtle with a dark, moderately domed shell and a broad head; males develop a sharp, enlarge…
Andean Flamingo
A pink flamingo with yellow legs, living at high-altitude Andean salt lakes.
Taiwan Dog
Taiwan's native hunting spitz—agile, alert, and adapted to rugged mountain life.
Sonoran Mud Turtle
A small mud turtle found in permanent waters of desert canyons and rivers in the Sonoran region.
Pied Avocet
A black-and-white wader with a long upturned bill, sweeping side to side in shallow water.
Canadian Eskimo Dog
A rare Arctic sled dog of the Inuit—powerful, ancient, and nearly lost.
Common Musk Turtle (Stinkpot)
A small, secretive turtle with a smooth, domed, dark shell and a pointed snout, named for the strong, musky od…
Black-winged Stilt
A striking wader with very long pink legs and a black-and-white body.
East Siberian Laika
A large Russian laika—a versatile hunting and sled spitz of the Siberian taiga.
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
A musk turtle with a distinct, sharp keel running along the midline of its shell, giving a razor-backed profil…
Eurasian Oystercatcher
A black-and-white shorebird with a long orange bill, prying open shellfish.
West Siberian Laika
A popular Russian hunting laika—medium, hardy, and a superb treeing dog.
Loggerhead Musk Turtle
A small musk turtle with a relatively large head (hence 'loggerhead') and a domed, olive-to-brown shell with d…
Bar-tailed Godwit
A long-billed shorebird famous for non-stop flights of over 11,000 km.
Russian-European Laika
A medium Russian laika for forest hunting—balanced, biddable, and enduring.
