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It is an insect, and the first part of its name is the name of another insect. What is it?
They swim around in schools or pods and they are related to whales
This noble creature has the embarrassing inability to get up once it's been flipped onto its back.
I have a mane like a horse but stripes like a zebra. What am I?
What has a brown coat, a long tail, and lives in house or shed but most active while you're in bed?
It rows quickly with four oars but never comes out from under his own roof. What is it?