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The black footed cat is one of the world’s smallest cats and the smallest wild cat in Africa.

Ferrets are lively, friendly and easily tamed but they require other ferrets as company as they are not solitary animals.

The Fijian banded iguana is seen as a national treasure of Fiji and can be seen on stamps and currency.

Fossas have peculiar brown and opaque eyes and their pupils often reduce to the size of pinpricks.

François langurs are easily recognised by the white streak of hair running from their mouths to their ears and by the pointed crest on their heads.

Fulvous whistling ducks have chestnut tails and wings and a white crescent on their upper tails which is visible during flight.

Greater flamingos spend most of their time by water, filter feeding with their special beaks, and are found in Africa and in parts of Europe.

Rodrigues fruit bats are also known as Rodrigues flying foxes, due to their fox-like facial features.

Tawny frogmouths have large frog-like mouths for catching food.