What are some eight-letter mammals?

12 of the 124 mammals in Icillion have exactly 8 letters, for example Elephant, Kangaroo and Squirrel.

Which eight-letter mammals start with A?

A is the most common first letter here, with 2 names, such as Aardvark and Anteater.

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Stuck on a crossword or a word game? 12 mammals have exactly 8 letters, from “Aardvark” to “Squirrel”.

12 of the 124 mammals have exactly 8 letters (10%).
Most start with A (2), K (2) and M (2).
Only names of one word are counted, and only their letters: spaces, hyphens and apostrophes are not.

What are some eight-letter mammals?: 12 of the 124 mammals in Icillion have exactly 8 letters, for example Elephant, Kangaroo and Squirrel.
Which eight-letter mammals start with A?: A is the most common first letter here, with 2 names, such as Aardvark and Anteater.

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