Zoology quiz

What do these animals have in common, and which one is the odd one out?

Norwegian lemming
Western gorilla
Meerkat
American bison
Loggerhead sea turtle
Mediterranean monk seal
Chicken
Capybara

And, do you know any more like them?
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7 comments:

  1. Todd OakleyNovember 11, 2008 11:44 PM

    All tetrapods (mostly mammals, except 2). More like them: Homo sapiens.

    But I bet that is not what you were getting at.

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  2. Bjørn ØstmanNovember 12, 2008 7:40 AM

    It isn't. And Homo sapiens is nothing like these.

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  3. Chris AdamiNovember 12, 2008 2:37 PM

    Genus name and species name are the same (but Surucata suricatta (Meerkat) has different spellings

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  4. Bjørn ØstmanNovember 30, 2008 9:44 AM

    Red fox, Vulpes vulpes.

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  5. Bjørn ØstmanDecember 01, 2008 6:16 PM

    Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta.

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  6. Bjørn ØstmanDecember 03, 2008 4:21 PM

    A cichlid fish, Pundamilia pundamilia.

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  7. Bjørn ØstmanJanuary 05, 2009 1:24 PM

    Striped Hyena, Hyaena hyaena.

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