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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Animals

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NAME

CLASS

DESCRIPTION (summary)

Rat, Naked Mole
(Heterocephilui gober)

Mammalia

Four protruding teeth on the outside of the lips. Eyes are almost useless. Ears are just holes in the skin. Wrinkled pinkish skin. 3 - ...

Reindeer
(Rangifer tarandus)

Mammalia

This is the only deer in which the female carries antlers. The antlers are long, sweeping beams with forward-pointing brow tines. Males shed their antlers ...

Rhinoceros, Black
(Diceros bicornis michaeli)

Mammalia

Head & body length, 10 to 12 feet. Shoulder height 4.5 to 6 feet. Weight 2,000 to 3,000 lbs. Tail length, about 2.3 feet. Two ...