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Scientific Name: Vombatus ursinus
Age [Sex]: adult [M]
Locality: Smiggen Holes, Rosciusko National Park.
Higher Geography: Australia, Australia, New South Wales
Collection Date: Jul 1981
Collector Name [Number]: R. Bandar - RB4824
Notes: Wombats use their rodent-like front teeth (incisors) for digging burrows and snipping the grasses, roots, and twigs that they grind with their molars.
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Scientific Name: Aepyceros melampus
Age [Sex]: Adult [M]
Collection Date: Feb 2003
Locality: Fort Beaufort area.
Scientific Name: Ammotragus lervia
Age [Sex]: [F]
Collection Date: 6 Feb 1931
Locality: Teiga
Higher Geography: Africa, Sudan
Eyes positioned on the side of its head allow the elephant to see in many directions, but it still has relatively poor vision. It relies heavily on its senses of smell and touch.
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