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goats, sheep and llamas

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predators

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cattle

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nibblers

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chickens

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predators

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fish

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chickens

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pigs

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pigs

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bugs

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bugs

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fish

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bugs

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goats, sheep and llamas

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horses, donkeys and mules

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bugs

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