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Blue Whale
With a length of 100ft and a weight of around 200 tons, the blue whale is the largest animal to have ever existed, outsizing even the dinosaurs. Even baby whales, called calves, are born at 25ft long and weigh 3 tons.
Hellbender
Despite their terrifying name, hellbenders aren't scary. They're aquatic salamanders, and they don't bite people unless provoked.
Brown Bear
Distribution: North America and Eurasia
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 25 Years
Romanised Name: Higuma
Diet: Omnivore
Japanese Name: ヒグマ
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Scientific Name: Ursus arctos
Mountain Goat
Mountain goats can be found mostly around the mountainous ranges of North America. Despite their name, mountain goats are not actually part of the goat genus. They are instead more related to serows and gorals.
Serval
Romanised Name: Sābaru
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 12-20 Years
Also known as: Serval Cat
Scientific Name: Leptailurus serval
Japanese Name: サーバル
Diet: Carnivore
Distribution: Central & South Africa
Holstein Friesian Cattle
In the 17th century, migrating Dutch farmers introduced the Holstein Friesian to the US.
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Distribution: Southeastern United States
Japanese Name: ワニガメ
Diet: Omnivore
Scientific Name: Macrochelys temminckii
Romanised Name: Wanigame
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 80 to 120
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.
Guanaco
Distribution: South America
Scientific Name: Lama guanicoe
Japanese Name: グアナコ
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 20–25 years
Diet: Herbivore
Romanised Name: Guanako
Komodo Dragon
The Komodo dragon is a lizard species native to the islands of central Indonesia. They are known as the largest living species of lizards, being able to grow up to 10 feet, or 3 meters in length.