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Rock Ptarmigan
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The Japanese name for the rock ptarmigan is "raichō", meaning "thunder bird". They are a protected species nationwide and the official bird of the Gifu, Nagano and Toyama prefectures.-
Island Fox
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 4-6 years
Japanese Name: シマハイイロギツネ
Distribution: Channel Islands
Romanised Name: Shimahaiirogitsune
Conservation Status: Near Threatened
Diet: Omnivore
Scientific Name: Urocyon littoralis
Steller's Sea Cow
Steller's Sea Cow was first discovered in 1741 around the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea which were also their natural habitat. The species is named after the German Naturalist Georg W. Steller which studied the Sea Cows closely.
Japanese Squirrel
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Average Lifespan in the Wild: Unknown
Scientific Name: Sciurus lis
Distribution: Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū
Diet: Herbivore
Romanised Name: Nihonrisu
Japanese Name: ニホンリス
Japanese Cormorant
Japanese Cormorants are birds that live on the Pacific coast of Asia, breeding on the corresponding coasts of Russia, North and South Korea, China, Taiwan and Japan.
Secretarybird
Scientific Name: Sagittarius serpentarius
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 18
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Japanese Name: ヘビクイワシ
Diet: Carnivore
Distribution: Africa
Also known as: Secretary Bird
Romanised Name: Hebikuiwashi
Arctic Wolf
The Arctic Wolf is a subspecies of the gray wolf native to Alaska and the islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. They have two thick layers of white fur, helping them to stay warm even in the cold northern winters.
Mountain Hare
Diet: Herbivore
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 5 years
Romanised Name: Yuki Usagi
Distribution: Eurasia
Also known as: Snow Hare
Scientific Name: Lepus timidus
Japanese Name: ユキウサギ
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Suzaku
Suzaku is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, it represents the fire-element, the direction south, and the season summer correspondingly.
Thus it is sometimes called the Vermilion bird of the South. It is known as Zhu Que in Chinese, Suzaku in Japanese.
Domestic Pig
In many ways, their behaviour appears to be intermediate between that of other even-toed ungulates (such as sheep, camels and giraffes) and of carnivores.