Matthew Syed (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000t48x) said that all primates have a social hierarchy.
Zoological inaccuracies & mistakes
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Elephas Maximus
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In Dumbo there are herons instead of storks, with crane sounds.
When Brown Rats were still spreading through the United Kingdom, some people considered it to be a shame that the Brown Rat was outcompeting and displacing the "indigenous" Black Rat.
I think that the Kiore (Rattus exulans) was also considered by early European settlers to be native to New Zealand but I am not certain of that.
I think that the Kiore (Rattus exulans) was also considered by early European settlers to be native to New Zealand but I am not certain of that.
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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The kiore is an interesting one but I think it is most commonly believed to have arrived with the Maori.
I mean the term "indigenous species" is one that is often open to interpretation but certainly this rodent wasn't present in NZ until the arrival of the Polynesian peoples.
I personally don't think it could be classed as a "native species" but then I know that this might be a culturally significant animal to the Maori so it is a tricky one.
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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This infographic about the drill from New England Primate conservancy uses the scientific name of the bald uakari:
Mmmmmm yeah....
not a good look New England Primate conservancy 
List of 25 Extinct Animals (Mammals, Birds and Insects) with Pictures includes the Caribbean monk seal among the 'top 5 extinct fishes and insects'.
Elephas Maximus
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Russian owl food
On BBC Radio 4's 'Nature Table' (BBC Radio 4 - Nature Table, Series 2, Episode 5), centipedes were considered to be insects
Elephas Maximus
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'Mowgli' sticker book published in 2008, same year as Kung Fu Panda was released.
So Baloo is a panda here, along with African buffaloes & elephant, and a strange spotted antelope.
So Baloo is a panda here, along with African buffaloes & elephant, and a strange spotted antelope.
My fourth grade classroom had a “factual” book on animal fangs that was popular with the other kids. It claimed that “centipedes are the only insects that have fangs”.
felis silvestris
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I have an animal book that classes a red panda in the bear family.
felis silvestris
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That's so inaccurate its quite funny lol
felis silvestris
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How would anyone confuse ball with a panda?????'Mowgli' sticker book published in 2008, same year as Kung Fu Panda was released.
So Baloo is a panda here, along with African buffaloes & elephant, and a strange spotted antelope.
There was a lot of confusion until a few years ago. Some people placed both pandas in the bear family (Ursidae), the raccoon family (Procyonidae) or the panda family (Ailuridae). Unless the Chi-Chi display at London's Natural History Museum has changed in the last year, it still says the giant panda can be classified as a bear or a raccoon.
felis silvestris
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Idiots in a nutshellThis is so ironic a poem should be written about it:
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Is the photo still up on this site, or has it been taken down?
Edit: It even has fossa photos suggested below it
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