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Dominican Republic: Animal world |
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Mammalia | Birds | Fishes | Reptiles | Miscellaneous |
| Mammalia |
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:the Domestic Horse (Equus caballus, family: Equidae - Horse Family). |
| the Donkey (Equus asinus, family: Equidae - Horse Family): |
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:the Mule (Equus mulus, family: Equidae - Horse Family). |
| the Domestic Cat or House Cat (Felis catus, family: Felidae - Cats): |
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:the Dog (Canis lupus familiaris, family: Canidae - Dog Family), in this case the Cur, you see them everywhere. At night you have to be carefull, because they know how to protect their territory. |
| the cur at Monte Río: |
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:some more doggies at Monte Río. |
| the dog as domestic animal: |
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:the Domestic Pig (Sus domesticus, family: Suidae - Pig Family). |
| the Cow (Bos taurus, family: Bovidae - Cattle, Oxen, Antelopes, Bison, Buffalo, Sheep, Goats or the Hollow-horned Family), this one at Monte Río: |
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:the Domestic Goat (Capra hircus, family: Bovidae - Cattle, Oxen, Antelopes, Bison, Buffalo, Sheep, Goats or the Hollow-horned Family). |
| the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries, family: Bovidae - Cattle, Oxen, Antelopes, Bison, Buffalo, Sheep, Goats or the Hollow-horned Family): |
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:the mice (Mus musculus, family: Muridae - Rats-Mice-Relatives). |
| the Rat (Rattus, family: Muridae - Rats-Mice-Relatives), the kids chase the rat to kill it when it appears in the street: |
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:the Hispaniolan Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium, family: Capromyidae - Hutias), a native rodent, threatened with extinction. |
| the Hispaniolan Giant Shrew (Solenodon paradoxus, family: Solenodontidae - Solenodons), a native animal, unique in America, eat insects, also threatened with extinction: |
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:the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus, family: Trichechidae - Manatees), you can find them in shallow coastal areas and shallow rivers. |
| the Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus, family: Herpestidae - Mongooses), these in a zoo in Los Jovillos, Azua (2009): |
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:the Jamaican, Common or Mexican Fruit Bat (Artibeus jamaicensis, family: Phyllostomatidae - New World Leaf-nosed Bats), at night you can see them fly in and out of the trees. |
| the Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae, family: Balaenopteridae - Rorquals), here in the bay of Samaná, where they pass frequently: |
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:the Guinea Pig or the Cavy (Cavia porcellus, family: Caviidae - the Cavy family) in a zoo in Los Jovillos, Azua. (2009) |
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