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tundra biome musk oxen Arctic fox wolverine Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis). Polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus). Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).
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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.
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tundra biome
musk oxen
Arctic fox
wolverine
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis).
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus).
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus).
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).
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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.
Ecosystems
Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.
Ecosystems