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7-letter Animals that contain L

Animals with exactly 7 letters that contain L — full profile for each.

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List of 7-letter Animals that contain L

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    Axolotl

    Ambystoma mexicanum

    The Mexican salamander that never grows up — an aquatic salamander that retains its larval features throughout adult life (a condition called neoteny), keeping its external gills as feathery plumes; it can regenerate entire limbs, spinal cord segments, and even parts of the heart and brain; critically endangered in the wild but kept by millions as a pet.

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    Buffalo

    Syncerus caffer (Cape); Bubalus bubalis (water); Bison bison (American "buffalo")

    A general name for several large bovines — the African Cape buffalo (one of the most dangerous animals in Africa), the Asian water buffalo (essential to rice farming), and the American "buffalo" (actually a bison).

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    Caracal

    Caracal caracal

    A sleek, medium-sized wild cat of Africa and Asia with extraordinary tufted black ears and the most impressive leaping ability of any cat its size — capable of batting down multiple birds from a flock simultaneously.

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    Dolphin

    Tursiops truncatus

    A highly intelligent marine mammal found in oceans worldwide, famous for its sophisticated social behavior, problem-solving ability, and signature whistle communication.

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    Gazelle

    Gazella (genus)

    A swift, slender African and Asian antelope — about a dozen species ranging across savannas, deserts, and open grasslands, prized prey for cheetahs and lions, and a model of running efficiency.

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    Gorilla

    Gorilla beringei (eastern); Gorilla gorilla (western)

    The largest living primate — gentle vegetarian forest dwellers of Central Africa, organized in family groups led by silverback males, with tragic conservation crises across all four subspecies.

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    Leopard

    Panthera pardus

    The most adaptable big cat — found from African savannas to Russian taiga to urban Mumbai — with rosette-spotted fur, a powerful bite, and remarkable ability to haul prey twice its weight up trees.

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    Lobster

    Homarus americanus (American); Homarus gammarus (European)

    A large marine crustacean — once a poor person's food in colonial New England, now an iconic luxury seafood and the foundation of major Maritime fisheries on both sides of the North Atlantic.

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    Narwhal

    Monodon monoceros

    An Arctic whale with a single long spiraled tusk — actually a tooth — that gives it the popular name "unicorn of the sea," found only in the high Arctic.

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    Quetzal

    Pharomachrus mocinno

    Central America's most spectacular bird — the resplendent quetzal's emerald green tail feathers can reach 65 cm and were considered more valuable than gold by the Maya and Aztec civilisations; it is the national bird of Guatemala, depicted on the flag and currency, and remains a symbol of freedom as it refuses to survive long in captivity.

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    Sea Lion

    Zalophus californianus (California); Otariidae family

    An eared seal — distinguishable from true seals by external ear flaps and front-flipper-driven swimming — with vocal "barking" colonies on rocky coasts and a long history of training for circuses, naval programs, and aquariums.

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    Wallaby

    Macropus and Wallabia genera

    A small to medium kangaroo relative — there's no clear biological distinction between kangaroo and wallaby; "wallaby" generally means smaller species — found across Australia, New Guinea, and as introduced populations in New Zealand, Britain, and Hawaii.

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