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Photo Galleries: Animals

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Photo: Close-up of an African lion

Big Cats

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Animal Mothers and Babies

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Photo: Meller's chameleon on a branch

Chameleons

Photo: Two Tasmanian devils

Tasmanian Devil

Image: A bacculite

Sea Monsters

Photo: Great white shark with fur seals

Great White Sharks

Photo: Close-up of a lion's eyes

Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo

Photo: Humpback whale breaching

Whales

Photo: Hawksbill sea turtle

Sea Turtles

Photo: Emperor penguin baby

Penguins

Photo: Baby mountain gorilla

Virunga Gorillas

Photo: Hawaiian monk seal rests on the sand

Seals and Sea Lions

Photo: Mother polar bear coaxes her cub up a snow bank

Polar Bears

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Camels

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