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I'm not a pet with long floppy ears I just share their name when a ship disappears. What am I?
I'm known for being stubborn and saying 'hee-haw.' What am I?
With four oars it swims but it is always at home. Its back is like armor, tougher than chrome. What is it?
I am small and green and hop around. I start my life with a tail but lose it as I grow. What am I?
It's black and every time it speaks it says its name.
I am the fountain from which no one can drink. For many I am considered a necessary link. Like gold to all I am sought for, but my continued death brings wealth for all to want more.