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    "name": "Corn Snake",
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    "name": "Crowned Eagle",
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    "name": "Eastern Brown Snake",
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    "name": "Eclectus Parrot",
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    "name": "Elephant Seal",
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    "name": "Ethiopian Wolf",
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    "name": "Eurasian Eagle-Owl",
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    "name": "Giant Otter",
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      "small caimans"
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    "name": "Goblin Shark",
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    "name": "Goldfish",
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    "name": "Goliath Grouper",
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    "name": "Goliath Tigerfish",
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    "name": "Greenland Shark",
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    "name": "Guinea Pig",
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        "Very low body mass",
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    "name": "Ocean Sunfish",
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      "squid and crustaceans"
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        "No weapons",
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    "name": "Oceanic Whitetip Shark",
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    "name": "Philippine Eagle",
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    "name": "Portuguese Man o' War",
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    "name": "Pygmy Hippopotamus",
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    "name": "Rabbit",
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    "name": "Red Deer",
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    "name": "Red-eared Slider",
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    "name": "Rosy-faced Lovebird",
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    "name": "Rottweiler",
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    "name": "Syrian Hamster",
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    "name": "Thresher Shark",
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    "name": "Tibetan Mastiff",
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    "name": "Titan Beetle",
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    "name": "Vampire Bat",
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    "name": "Yellow-naped Amazon",
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