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Characters drawn from real rare animals with unique looks or special features
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Moffy
Angora rabbit
Moffy
| Hair length | about 15cm |
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| Weight | about 3kg |
| Origin | Turkey |
The fluffy puffball-like creature is a rabbit originating from Angora region.
Their color variation ranges from white, brown, gray, black.
They are peaceful and patient, and they rarely move at all.
Their color variation ranges from white, brown, gray, black.
They are peaceful and patient, and they rarely move at all.
Kinka
Kinkajou
Kinka
| Length | about 40 to 60 cm |
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| Weight | about 2 to 4 kg |
| Origin | Central America |
Kinkajou looks like a monkey but this somewhat strange and lovely creature is a kind of raccoon.
It has a looong tail and a looong tongue and loves fruits.
It is also known as a honey bear because it loves honey as well.
It has a looong tail and a looong tongue and loves fruits.
It is also known as a honey bear because it loves honey as well.
Chitchats
Honduran white bat
Chitchats
| Length | about 5 cm |
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| Weight | about 5 g |
| Origin | Costa Rica |
The Honduran white bat is the only white bat in the world.
It looks so cute that it is called "a fluff ball of a jungle." Many females huddle together and live in a group.
It looks so cute that it is called "a fluff ball of a jungle." Many females huddle together and live in a group.
Shoebilly
Shoebill
Shoebilly
| Length | about 120 to 145 cm |
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| Weight | about 5 kg |
| Origin | Africa |
A shoebill stays still most of the time and aims at its prey for a long time without a single move.
To digest food, a shoebill spends a few hours and 30% of the whole energy it consumes in a day.
It likes solitude and prefers to be left alone.
To digest food, a shoebill spends a few hours and 30% of the whole energy it consumes in a day.
It likes solitude and prefers to be left alone.
Nosy Molly
Star-nosed mole
Nosy Molly
| Length | about 12 cm |
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| Weight | about 40 to 85 gram |
| Origin | America |
Its flower-like nose is a super sensitive touch organ, consisting of 22 bosses.
The nose substitutes the atrophied eyes and star-nosed mole can move more actively than common moles.
It has a big appetite.
The nose substitutes the atrophied eyes and star-nosed mole can move more actively than common moles.
It has a big appetite.
Fairyette
Pink fairy armadillo
Fairyette
| Length | about 10 cm |
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| Weight | about 0.1 kg |
| Origin | Argentina |
It is called Pink fairy armadillo, the smallest species of armadillo.
As its name of fairy shows, it is very difficult to find pink fairy armadillo and its biology is still unknown due to lack of information.
As its name of fairy shows, it is very difficult to find pink fairy armadillo and its biology is still unknown due to lack of information.
Platty
Platypus
Platty
| Length | maximum about 60 cm |
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| Weight | about 1 to 3 kg |
| Origin | Australia |
Scholarly speaking, a platypus is a very rare species, having all the genes of mammal, bird and reptile and is called "a living fossil." Although it is a mammal, it bears eggs, which is a very rare case for mammals.
Maskey
White-faced saki
Maskey
| Length | about 35 cm |
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| Weight | about 2 kg |
| Origin | Brazil |
It is a sort of saki, a monkey with a very mysterious look.
A male has a white face with funny expression and a long and bushy tail.
It lives on trees and scarcely comes down to the ground.
A male has a white face with funny expression and a long and bushy tail.
It lives on trees and scarcely comes down to the ground.
Master Tamarin
Emperor Tamarin
Master Tamarin
| Length | about 25 cm (excluding its tail) |
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| Weight | about 300 to 400 grams |
| Origin | Peru |
Emperor Tamarin is a Cebidae, found in the tropical forests including the Amazon and it has peculiar long and white whiskers around its mouth.
It can move up trees vertically, using its sharp nails.
It can move up trees vertically, using its sharp nails.
Mr. Tibet
Tibetan sand fox
Mr. Tibet
| Length | about 50 to 70 cm |
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| Weight | about 3 to 6 kg |
| Origin | Highlands in Tibet |
The Tibetan sand fox has a peculiar square face with a cool expression.
Just looking at its head, it looks strong to its enemies.
It was photographed for the first time in 2006.
Just looking at its head, it looks strong to its enemies.
It was photographed for the first time in 2006.
Frog-P
Croaking Frog
Frog-P
| Length | about 5 cm |
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| Origin | South Africa |
It is a round-shaped frog living in deserts and croaks chirpily in a peculiar and high-frequency voice.
It digs holes in the sand with its rear legs and lives underground.
It digs holes in the sand with its rear legs and lives underground.
Parady
Bird-of-Paradise
Parady
| Length | about 24 cm |
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| Origin | New Guinea Island |
It is a Paradisaeidae and when a male gets matured he has beautiful decorative feathers.
The variety of male courting dances during the breeding season is famous.
With its feathers spread, sometimes it looks like a face and sometimes it doesn't.
The variety of male courting dances during the breeding season is famous.
With its feathers spread, sometimes it looks like a face and sometimes it doesn't.
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