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Many examples of animal names in the German language are delightfully literal—the platypus is schnabeltier (“beak animal”), the sloth is faultier (“lazy animal”), the slug is nacktschnecke (“naked snail”), and the bat is fledermaus (“flutter mouse”).

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Did You Know?

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