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Lions, one of the four big cats, are the second-largest living cat after the tiger. In
the wild, they tend to live relatively short lives: males may reach 12-14 years
before natural death occurs, while female lionesses will often only live until 8
years of age. Many lions and lionesses in captivity have been known to live a
full, long life of 20 years or more. Visually, male lions are highly distinctive and
recognized by their large, bushy manes. Of course, the head of a male lion,
mane and all, is one of the most highly recognized animal symbols in human
culture.
MONKEY
PIRAHNA
ANT
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicate and, along with the
related wasps and bees,
belong
to
the
order Hymenoptera.
Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period
between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise
of flowering plants. More than 12,500 of an estimated total of
22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by
their elbowed antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that
forms their slender waists.
PENGUIN
Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group
of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern
Hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the
water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and
their wings have evolved into flippers. Most penguins feed
on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sealife caught while swimming
underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in
the oceans.