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  1. MonkeyBat

    MonkeyBat Well-Known Member

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    In the live action Aladdin, Abu is a a capuchin and Lago is a macaw
     
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    Did anybody talk about birds in aviaries not belonging in that aviary’s region

    Examples:

    Black Swan in a Congo aviary, Wood Duck in an Asian aviary, Masked Lapwing in a Southeast Asian Aviary
     
  3. Elephas Maximus

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    They're probably imported. In Return of Jafar it's said that Iago was being sold at the bazaar.
     
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    Is that a Galapagos tortoise in Brazil?
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    I'm not sure the specific time period, as far as I know the Americas could have not have been know to the old world yet.
     
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    Same idea here. Depending on the exact version the approximate time changes, in some it wasn't, in some it probably was allread discovered.

    Btw did anyone ever notice the lama in Troy?
     
  7. Elephas Maximus

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    Ichthyosaurus-like dolphin (The book is Russian)
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    Russian edition with bearded dragon on cover. Its venom is very weak and not dangerous, so a more venomous species would fit
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    Oddly enough, a bottlenose dolphin with atavistic hind flippers was found off the coast of Japan in 2006, so it’s not impossible for a dolphin to have hind flippers...
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    Also, that book appears to be French, not Russian.
     
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  10. Elephas Maximus

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    The dolphin on the picture has Ichthyosaurus-like tail. Also it looks like a fish with second dorsal fin because left hind flipper would be hidden behind the body fron this angle.
    The book is written and illustrated by Russians.
     
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    Largemouth/smallmouth bass on 'Fish of Kamchatka' company logo
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    Are there any introduced ones there? I know in Japan and parts of South America they were introduced for sport fishing and multiplied.
     
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    Bass is not introduced in Kamchatka, and this company sells only marine fish
     
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    English animal ABC on children's table, made in Russia.
    Q is for Kiwi
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    “Gray” fox sign for Lehigh Valley Zoo.
    PS: it’s a red fox not a gray...
     
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    Picture please
     
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    TinoPups picture and it’s also ridiculous.
     
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    Are those giraffe, ape and rhino modern or prehistoric species?
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    All marsupials are kangaroos
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    I'm wondering which criteria were used to define 'Curious Animals'
     
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