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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.
Keywords
- black background
- captivity
- Close-up
- Dominican Republic
- endangered
- federally endangered
- head and shoulders
- Hispaniolan solenodon
- mammal
- one animal
- Parque Zoologico Nacional
- Photo Ark
- rare
- rodent
- Santo Domingo de Guzman
- side view
- solenodon
- Solenodon paradoxus
- studio shot
- Venom
- Venomous
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This photo is part of the Photo Ark.