BudgerigarBirdsIan Martinez · CC BY 3.0THE DISCOVERY LABRecognition begins
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BudgerigarBirdsIan Martinez · CC BY 3.0
Monarch butterflyInsectsRhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0
African bush elephantMammalsGiles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
Komodo dragonReptilesJames Jolokia (james1203) · CC BY 4.0
Blue whaleMarine lifeNOAA Photo Library · Public domain
AxolotlAmphibiansLoKiLeCh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tyrannosaurus rexDinosaursScottRobertAnselmo · CC BY-SA 3.0
DodoExtinctBazzaDaRambler · CC BY 2.0
CockatielBirdsPhoto by: Ganatron – paulweberphoto.com · CC BY-SA 4.0
Blue morpho butterflyInsectsDidier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
Asian elephantMammalsYathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saltwater crocodileReptilesObtained from Molly Ebersold of the St. Augustine Alligator Farm · Public domain
Humpback whaleMarine lifeJuan Cruzado Cortés · CC BY 4.0
Fire salamanderAmphibiansDidier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
VelociraptorDinosaursEduard Solà Vázquez · CC BY 3.0
Woolly mammothExtinctLou.gruber · Public domain
African grey parrotBirdsFlorettesokeng · CC BY-SA 4.0
Common swallowtailInsectsEntomolo · CC BY-SA 4.0
LionMammalsGiles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
American alligatorReptilesUser:Postdlf · CC BY-SA 3.0
OrcaMarine lifeRobert Pittman · Public domain
Red-eyed tree frogAmphibiansRed-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) 3.jpg: Geoff Gallice from Gainesville, FL, USA
derivative work: B kimmel · CC BY 2.0
TriceratopsDinosaursSource: Allie_Caulfield Derivative: User:MathKnight · CC BY-SA 3.0
ThylacineExtinctE.J. Keller · Public domain