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Antelope
Antilopinae and Bovidae (subfamilies; not a single species)
A diverse group of fast, lightweight horned ungulates spanning over 90 species across Africa, Asia, and the Americas — many of the world's fastest land mammals.
This page lists animals that end with E. 21 animals are detailed below. Each entry below is a doorway into a full profile — not just a name on a list.
List of Animals That End With E
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Aye-Aye
Daubentonia madagascariensis
The most unusual primate on Earth — a nocturnal Madagascan lemur that uses a highly elongated, skeletal middle finger to tap on tree bark, listen for hollow chambers containing grubs, then gnaw through and extract the larvae; it fills the ecological niche of woodpeckers on an island where woodpeckers do not exist.
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Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Humanity's closest living relative — sharing 98.7% of our DNA — a great ape of African forests with sophisticated tool use, complex social politics, and documented warfare between communities.
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Coyote
Canis latrans
A medium-sized wild canid that has thrived as humans have transformed North America — expanding from prairie origins to colonize all 49 mainland US states, suburbs, and major cities.
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Crocodile
Crocodylus (genus, multiple species)
A large semi-aquatic reptilian predator that has changed remarkably little in 200 million years — the world's most powerful biting jaw and an apex predator of tropical rivers and estuaries.
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Dhole
Cuon alpinus
Asia's wild dog — a highly social, pack-hunting canid of South and Southeast Asian forests that kills prey far larger than itself through cooperative strategy; dholes can drive tigers and leopards from their kills, communicate with extraordinary calls including whistles and clucks, and their packs may number over 30 individuals.
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Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos (golden); Haliaeetus leucocephalus (bald — see Birds entry)
A general name for the largest birds of prey in the family Accipitridae — including the bald, golden, harpy, and Philippine eagles — apex predators with extraordinary vision and as many cultural symbolic meanings as cultures themselves.
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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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Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
The tallest living land animal, with an extraordinarily long neck and legs and a patchwork coat unique to each individual.
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Hare
Lepus (genus)
A larger, faster cousin of the rabbit — distinguished by long legs, larger ears, solitary habits, and the dramatic spring boxing matches between competing males.
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Horse
Equus ferus caballus
A large hoofed mammal domesticated 5,500 years ago on the Eurasian steppe — central to human history as transport, agriculture, warfare, and sport, with hundreds of breeds adapted to specific tasks.
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Manatee
Trichechus (genus)
A massive, slow-moving aquatic herbivore — the "sea cow" of warm coastal waters — vegetarian, gentle, and inexplicably evolutionary close relatives of elephants.
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Mole
Talpidae (family)
A small underground mammal with paddle-like front feet for digging — found across most of the northern hemisphere, dug-into-the-ground specialists with extraordinarily refined sense of touch and a near-permanent underground existence.
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Mongoose
Herpestidae (family)
A diverse African and Asian mammal family famous for snake-fighting prowess — about 35 species ranging from solitary forest dwellers to highly social pack animals like meerkats.
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Moose
Alces alces
The largest living deer species — North American and Eurasian, browsing on aquatic plants and tree bark, capable of being unexpectedly aggressive and outweighing most cars they collide with.
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Mouse
Mus musculus (house mouse)
One of the most successful mammals on Earth — house mice have followed humans worldwide, while wild mice species number in the dozens, serving as both pest, prey, and the most-used laboratory animal in modern biology.
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Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum (North American); Hystrix cristata (African)
A medium-large rodent armed with up to 30,000 barbed quills — solitary, slow-moving, and surprisingly difficult to predate due to a defense that has stopped lions, leopards, and pumas.
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Snake
Serpentes (suborder)
A legless reptile of nearly every habitat on Earth — over 3,800 species ranging from the 10 cm thread snake to the 6 m anaconda, with sophisticated venom systems and an extraordinary ability to swallow prey larger than their heads.
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Turtle
Testudines (order)
An ancient reptile order with a protective bony shell — over 350 species ranging from tiny musk turtles to massive sea turtles, with some species living over 150 years.
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Whale
Cetacea (infraorder); Balaenoptera musculus (blue whale, largest)
The largest animals ever to live on Earth — ocean-dwelling mammals descended from hoofed land ancestors, with the blue whale's heart the size of a small car and the sperm whale's brain the largest ever.
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Wolverine
Gulo gulo
The largest terrestrial member of the weasel family — a stocky, ferocious scavenger of northern forests and tundra with disproportionate strength, known to drive wolves and cougars off kills many times its own size.
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