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American Moose - Alces americanus
The American moose (Alces americanus) is the largest member of the deer family. Moose have a large, heavy body and long legs. They have a long head, flexible upper lip and nose, and large ears.

Eland antelope - Tragelaphus oryx
Eland antelope - Tragelaphus oryx

Przewalski's Wild Horse - Equus caballus przewalskii
Przewalski's wild horse (Equus caballus przewalskii) is a stout, pony-like horse that stands about 122cm (4ft) at the shoulders and weighs between 200kg-300kg (440lbs-660lbs).

Odd-toed Ungulates - Order Perissodactyla
The odd-toed ungulates (Order Perissodactyla) include horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs. Odd-toed ungulates (perissodactyls) are hoofed mammals with feet that are symmetrical around a plane of symmetry that runs through their third toe.

Caribou - Rangifer tarandus
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), also known commonly as reindeer, are members of the deer family that inhabit boreal forests and tundra of North America, Siberia, and Europe.

Somali Wild Ass (Equus asinus somalicus)
The African wild ass (Equus asinus somalicus) is a subspecies of donkey (Equus asinus). The African wild ass grows to 125cm-145cm (4.2ft-5.5ft) at the shoulder and has a light grey to fawn color coat of short, sleek fur. The have large head, long ears, and their tail resembles that of a cow, with a tuft of longer black fur at the end.

Burchell's Zebra - Equus burchellii
Burchell's zebras (Equus burchellii) are odd-toed ungulates that belong to the horse family (Family Equidae). They have black and white stripes that cover their body and a black and white mane of stiff hair that stands up along the back of their neck. They grow to a mass of 290kg-340kg (638lbs-748 lbs) and are on average 1.4m at shoulder height.

Pronghorn - Antilocapra americana
Pronghorns are deer-like mammals that have light-brown fur on their body, a white belly, a white rump, and black markings on their face and neck.

Even-toed Ungulates - Order Artiodactyla
The even-toed ungulates (Order Artiodactyla) include camels, giraffes, cattle, pigs, hippoptamuses, deer, pronghorn, and peccaries. Even-toed ungulates (artiodactyls) are hoofed mammals with feet that are symmetrical around a plane of symmetry that runs between their third and fourth toes.

Giraffe - Giraffa camelopardalis
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are hoofed mammals with long legs and a long neck. Their skin is a patchwork of dark chestnut spots separated by thin cream colored lines.

Tapirs - Family Tapiridae
Tapirs (Family Tapiridae) are a family of hoofed mammals that inhabit the forests of South and Central America and Souteast Asia. These piglike mammals spend a great deal of their time in water where they enjoy safety from predators such as jaguars.

White Rhinoceros - Ceratotherium simum
The white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), also known as the square-lipped rhinoceros, is a large herbivore and one of five living species of rhinoceroses.

Black Rhinoceros - Diceros bicornis
The critically endangered black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) inhabits eastern and southern Africa. The black rhinoceros has poor eyesight but acute hearing and sense of smell. It has a hooked upper lip that enables it to grasp vegetation and strip leaves from stems and branches.

American Bison - Bison bison
American bison (Bison bison) are among the largest members of the Family Bovidae, the group of animals that also includes domestic cattle, sheep, and goats as well as wild species such as antelope, and mountain goats.

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