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The ninja turtles call this place home, as do mythical alligators.
It is a cat but not a kitty, You'll never catch on in a city. Its fangs are huge and so its claws, A death machine with paws and jaws. In its own way a royal fellow, Striped with black and clothed in yellow
The strangest creature you'll ever find: Two eyes in front and many many more behind.
When it was young, it had a tail. When it grew up, it had knees
A blackbird similar to, but much bigger than a crow
I can be found in water but never wet