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Elephant Seal 1
Photo by: Roy Mangersnes
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Elephant Seal 2
Photo by: Mike Baird
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White tailed deer
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Key Deer
Photo by: IanarÈ SÈvi
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Male Lion
Photo by: Wikimedia user Robek
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Baby Lion
Photo by: Flickr user fortherock
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Brad Pitt
Photo by: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Kids
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