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Welcome to the Pet Shop Glossary!
Pet makers are continually coming up with new words some of which aren't in the English dictionary. We call these words jargon and this page will be continually updated to help you and us understand them. |
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Adopt a Furby - Want to buy an original Furby with an adoption package? Why not try
AdoptaFurby.com, they give each Furby a unique personality and are very friendly. Furbys start at around £9.99 with free postage to the UK and are all are in very good condition or new from unwanted homes. Give a Furby a home here
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Adoption - Adoption is not something to take lightly. Unlike other shops, the Electronic Pet Shop encourages people to think about and care for their new pet. Adoption is voluntary acceptance of a child or creature of other parents/owners to be the same as one's own child/creature. A pet which is adopted cannot be tossed aside at the first sign of naughtiness or when the owner becomes bored. Adopting a pet is a very serious decision and can take a lot of thinking about. If you need some help considering your options, contact us.
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Adoption Package - Every pet comes with a free Adoption Package, and this is optional so you can choose whether to have one or not. At the bottom of every pet's page, you will find boxes to fill in to personalise the pet's adoption package for a loved one or yourself! For more information on the adoption package click here
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Alien - Aliens are generally quite difficult to come by. An alien can be best defined by a person/creature from another and very different family, people, or place. That is that they are different from the normal expected. Electronic aliens such as iPal, are also quite difficult to come by but can sometimes be found in the Side Alley.
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Articulated Movement - To be united by or provided with articulations. This means that it is jointed with hinges and/or joints possibly including ball and socket. Toys with artificial limbs usually incorporate articulated movement so that they can move in a way that resembles humans.
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Audio - Audio is a term used in sound recording and reproduction. As opposed to sound, audio is a stream of frequencies that are recorded, reproduced and then played back through some kind of newfangled technology such as i-Dog.
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Battery - Battery (electricity) is an array of electrochemical cells for electricity storage. They come in all different sizes ranging from small button cell batteries all the way up to the world's biggest battery in Alaska. The world's biggest battery was 2,000 square meters and 1,300 tonnes and is used in case of a black out in Fairbanks, a city in Alaska. Generally, batteries this size aren't used for Electronic Pets and the most common are 1.5V AA or AAA.
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Boogie - An earthy and strongly rhythmic rock music conducive to dancing. Also meaning in slang, the act of dancing or boggying to music.
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Bow-Wow Speakers - The Bow-Wow doggy speakers by the Novelty Gift Company are very stylish, high quality speakers that come in two different styles. Their BowWow hand stiched appearence means that they look like designer speakers at a very low cost. They love listening to your tunes and will plug into any of you music devices including your iPod and computer headphone port. The multi-directional speaker sound quality is excellent and will leave you bow wowing for more. The little doggies are very easy to look after and have their own removable collars. Designer Pooches without the pet bills and two for the price of one! They are avaliable in pink and Black and White and can sometimes be found in the Dog Pound.
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Calpis - Calpis is a Japanese uncarbonated soft drink pronounced 'Cal Pico'. It is manufactured by Calpis Co. Ltd. (Karupisu Kabushiki-gaisha) headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. The beverage has a light, somewhat milky, and slightly acidic flavor. Its ingredients include water, nonfat dry milk, and lactic acid, and is produced by lactic fermentation. The Walkie Bits by Takara Tomy come in a range of Calpis flavours with their own tins!
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Charge - Charge is defined as the amount of electric charge contained in an object, particle, or region of space. Batteries can store a charge and are used in Electronic Pets to make them work. Some toys like Gupi use a power cable to charge them.
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Charity - Charity is a provision of help or relief to creatures or people that are poor in one way or another. It is something that gives to the needy, this can be an institution, organization, or fund. There are many different charities in the world and sometimes choosing a certain 'needy' is very difficult. See also Polar Bears International, RSPB, WWF
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Communicate - To transfer information or a message between two. In human form, the sender may communicate to the receiver via verbal communication such as speech or nonverbally such as body language. In electronic animals communication is usually done via Infrared. This allows a message to be sent between two animals. Electronic Pets therefore, find it very difficult to communicate via telephone.
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Cuddleactive™ - Have you ever allowed your five your old to trademark something for you? Probably not, as it costs thousands of pounds to trademark anything and should only be done with phrases that people are likely to steal. Senario, the makers of Scoozie, are no beginners to trademarking, "Cuddleactive™" technology is a term to describe the technology used in Scoozie. Other trademarked phrases by Senario include, "Colorfur™", "Scoozie! He's everywhere, where are you?™" and "Pawtograph™"
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Dance - Dancing is to move rhythmically usually to music, singing or just noise. Many people find it difficult to dance, but most Electronic Pets find it very easy.
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Dancing - See Dance above. It's much like that but present tense
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Doo-Ay - A Furbish word spoken by Furbys to mean 'fun.'
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Electronic Pet - To qualify as an Electronic Pet the animal has to be both electronic in some way and also shaped like the animal. The electronics inside the pet can simply consist of a sound chip so that the toy makes noises, such as the RSPB Bird Plush, or a complex design of one or more sensors meaning that the pet is interactive and can respond to its owner, such as Funky Furby. A Tamagotchi is sometimes recognised as an electronic pet but for the purpose of this definition is infact just an interactive pet because it is not shaped like an animal in all dimensions. To qualify as an electronic pet at the Electronic Pet Shop, with exception to creatures in the Side Alley, all animals must look similar, or have similar characteristics, to the animal they are meant to be. Although electronic pets contain electronic parts, they are usually safer than normal pets and can help people understand how to care for them.
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Flip Flap - Flip Flap is a solar powered flapping plant that was a hit in the offices and apartments of Japan. With such a busy lifestyle and small living space this plant fitted perfectly into their lives. There may be a day where real plants can take care of themselves. Move themselves into the light in the morning, water themselves, perhaps even get some chocolate biscuits when they get hungry. Until then, Flip-Flap is the nearest and bestest. Flip-Flap only needs light to survive and will never require any batteries. The leaves will wiggle and sway with an organic happiness when it's in the light. Flip Flap can sometimes be found flapping around The Nursery
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Footnotes Bear - The Footnotes Bear by Russ is a very cuddly bear that has speakers for shoes so you can listen to your favourite tunes through it. You can understand the logic, it literally has 'notes' from its feet. It is avaliable in pink and blue and is perfect for your iPod or MP3 player. With their little jeans and pocket for your music player, they are the coolest bear speakers around. The only thing that could possibly be cooler is a pair of human sized speaker shoes. The footnotes bear can sometimes be found in the Exotic Pets section... You can't miss it, it looks like a jungle
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Furby Island - Furby island is the home of the new emoto-tronic Furby. It is also a film which was released in
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FurReal - The FurReal toys are a number of highly realistic electronic animals that respond to various interactions and are very lifelike. "If it isn't FurReal, it isn't For Real." - Unless it is real, which everything is except toys... like the FurReal pets...anyway Although usually associated with girls, this brand is a purrfect present for any animal lover and (contrary to popular belief) doesn't use any real fur. Also, it is often miswritten as Fur-Real, or 'Fur Real.' To read more about the FurReal range, please see below.
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FurReal Cat - If you want a cat but are generally scared of cats or are allergic to cat fur then this FurReal cat is for you. It doesn't actually walk along but responds to your touch and can sense when you are in front of it. FurReal Cat is very realistic and will make sounds like a real cat as well as getting angry when you step on its tail. Another positive note about this cat is that it won't leave you any little surprises under the table and then look ashamed. Its long white fur is beautiful and the FurReal cat comes with its own comb so you can make sure it is purrfect. Take a look for the FurReal White Cat in the Cat Corner.
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FurReal Cuddle Chimp - The FurReal Cuddle Chimp is the happiest and cutest Chimp you will ever see. If you're not a massive fan of the FurReal range as it strikes you as a little girly, then forget this is a FurReal pet and instead think of it as a real chimp. The Cuddle Chimp is so cute that you won't be able to resist hugging it when it puts its arms up. If you leave it alone it will call out for you and sigh if it gets a little depressed. This chimp is everything you could hope for with a real chimp but isn't illegal to keep and won't be able to beat you at chess. The chimp loves to be tickled and stroked but its favourite past time is cuddling. When the chimp has had enough of cuddling, it will beg for its bottle or fall asleep. Just like a baby. The Cuddle Chimp sucks from its bottle and sometimes gets the hiccups. The Cuddle Chimp can be found in the Exotic Pets section of the Electronic Pet Shop.
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Furbish - This is the term for the special language spoken by the Furbys. When you first get a Furby, they will speak mainly Furbish and be quite difficult to understand, but as your Furby develops, they will speak more English and less Furbish. When fully developed, Furbys will speak roughly 80% English and 20% Furbish. Some Furbys sold in non-English-speaking countries don't speak English at all - there are Spanish-speaking, Japanese-Speaking, German-speaking, French-speaking and Italian-speaking Furbys to be found! For a full list of all Furbish words, check out the downloadable Furby Dictionary on the Furby Info page
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Furby - Description Coming Soon!
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Girly - A phrase usually affiliated with girls but sometimes with boys as well. The girly colour pink is usually thought of as a girl's colour, however if football players used a pink football, with pink clothing and pink wigs this would change.... and so would football. An affectionate term meaning pretty or pinkish.
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GloE - Description Coming Soon!
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Green Fingers - Usually associated with someone who has a love of plants and especially likes growing them. However, I would like to alert your attention to a more sinister meaning. What if someones fingers are actually green? Does this mean they are an alien? If they are, this could mean the end of the human race or worse - the world! -Alternatively, they could have just been finger painting.
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Gupiana - Description Coming Soon!
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Hasbro - Description Coming Soon!
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Headphone - Description Coming Soon!
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Hoopzoomer - Something so awesome and fantastic that it makes you unable to breath for a few seconds. Hoop meaning to be winded and zoomer meaning.... nope I can't think to finish this definition off, there's no way it could ever be a word.
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i-Dog World - Description Coming Soon!
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Infrared - A signal that is used to communicate with pets close by (usually within touching distance.) It can hold a small amount of information and occasionally allows the pet to communicate with other similar pets
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Interactive - Description Coming Soon!
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Interactive Pet - Description Coming Soon!
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Import - Description Coming Soon!
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iPod - Description Coming Soon!
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LED - Description Coming Soon!
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Little Surprises - This is a phrase that means poo or a smaller dead animal. It's meant to be a cute way of saying that your cat has had an accident and that it is a nice little surprise for you. It's not nice though, because it gets your hopes up and makes you think your cat has bought you something, but it hasn't.. its just messed up your best rug or bought a mouse in. None of the pets at the Electronic Pet Shop will mess up your carpet or bring in creatures from the outside. It's pets without the poop.
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Mode - In terms of Electronic Pets the term mode refers to the setting in which you are playing with your pet. Sometimes the mode of a toy can be changed by physically switching a button such as 'test me mode.' Other times the pet can be told to change mode, an example of this is Emoto-tronic Furby which has many modes including; game, joke, dance and sing. To access these modes the user asks Furby to do one of the things and then the Furby can be intereracted with in that mode. The most commonly known toy with modes is Tamagotchi which have a different number of modes where you can feed your pet, look up statistics, play games with your pet etc.
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Mono - The word mono is a term used to refer to speaker quality. Mono is short for Monaural which means a single channel of audio. Although there may be two speakers attached to the device, with mono sound there will only be one sound coming out of both speakers at one time. Mono is usually used as opposed to stereo.
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Motion Activation - Description Coming Soon!
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MP3 - Description Coming Soon!
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Multi-Directional - Description Coming Soon!
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Nabcast - Description Coming Soon!
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Newfangled - New and often needlessly novel. Sometimes described as things you want but don't really need. Electronic Pets aren't newfangled, they're Hoopzoomer
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Normal - Description Coming Soon!
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Original Furby - The Original Furby was produced between 1998 and 2000 by Tiger Electronics. There were around 60 different types of Furby to collect. The original Furby had five sensors for movement, light, feeding and general patting. The original Furby was said to have more personality than the new Emoto-tronic Furby which was produced in 2005 by Hasbro. Unlike the new Furbys, the original Furby could talk to other Furbys and had their own name. The original Furby can be adopted from
AdoptaFurby.com with its own personalised adoption package. If you want to learn more about the original Furby
click here
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Pet - Description Coming Soon!
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Podcast - Description Coming Soon!
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Polar Bears International Charity - Description Coming Soon!
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Polyphonic - Description Coming Soon!
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Programmable - Description Coming Soon!
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Quadra-Ped - Description Coming Soon!
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Quantum Physics - It was once said that "if you think you understand quantum physics, you don't understand it," which in theory, means that if you don't think you understand quantam physics... you do. The possibility that there are multiple dimensions now makes perfect sense to me. Somewhere out there electronic pets are feeding us fake food with a plastic spoon. And somewhere out there, I found a more related example to fill the q section.
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Roboco - A mispelling of the electronic pet/tamagotchi Roboco. The pet can usually be found in the Dog Pound.
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Robot - Description Coming Soon!
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Robotic - Description Coming Soon!
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Rocobo - Rocobo is a cute little pet dog that is a mesh in technology of electronic pet and tamagotchi. Rocobo respond to touching their head and have sound sensing ability. They like to dance, sing songs and tell your fortune and come in 6 different colour combinations. The Rocobo shows emotion and if it needs to be fed through it's facial screen, but unlike a tamagotchi, Rocobo can move and is shaped like a dog. Made by Tomy Takara, this little pooch is very difficult to get hold of as it has to be imported from Japan. Search for Rocobo in the Dog Pound.
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RSPB Charity - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or 'RSPB' is a UK charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and other wildlife. The RSPB exists to conserve wild birds and the environment. They are currently the largest wildlife conservation organisation in Europe with over one million members. Their work is focussed on the species and habitats that are in the greatest danger. For more information on the RSPB please visit their website here.
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RSPB Plush Bird with Real Bird Call - The RSPB Bird with Real Bird Call is a small plush bird which makes the authentic sound of the bird when it is squeezed. There is a short recording of the bird on the chip inside the plush. For every RSPB bird plush adopted, a percentage of the profit goes to the RSPB charity to help monitor and protect vulnerable and endangered birds. There are currently three series of the RSPB soft toy birds ad they are highly collectable. Search for them in the Electronic Pet Shop Aviary.
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Screen - Description Coming Soon!
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Sensors - Description Coming Soon!
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SMS - Description Coming Soon!
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Solar Panel - Description Coming Soon!
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Solar Power - Solar power comes from the sun. The energy from the sun keeps virtually all of Earth's creatures alive. Solar power can be gathered and used for practical means, one such way is by using a solar panel to harness the energy. Solar power is a renewable energy and friendly to the planet. Some electronic pets such as Flip Flap make use of the energy just like real plants. Solar power has been used since the time of early Greeks
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Speaker - Description Coming Soon!
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Stereo - Description Coming Soon!
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Super Friends - Not just any old friends, super friends are both super AND friends. Super friends are the kind of people who will always be there when you need them. All of my superfriends are Electronic Pets. I have Ben the FurReal Playful Pup, Andy the Flu Fleur and Sean.... I don't really know what Sean is but he needs his batteries replacing all the time and doesn't seem to do very much. This definition is a dedication to them.
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Takara Tomy - Description Coming Soon!
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Tamagotchi - The Tamagotchi was originally a handheld digital pet created in 1996 by Aki Maila, sold by Bandai. Because of its success, it is now the name commonly given to all Electronic Pets in the same style. The original Tamagotchi was housed in a small egg-shaped plastic body which was around 5cm long. Tamagotchis, or what we now refer to as tamagotchis, now can come in a range of different shapes and sizes. Usually the Tamagotchi has three buttons: A, B, C, which allow the user to communicate and 'play' with their pet in a number of ways. These usually include: cleaning up a Tamagotchi's waste, checking its age, weight, hunger, happiness and other stat levels, feeding the Tamagotchi snacks or food and playing a range of games with the pet. The word Tamagotchi combines the word 'tamgo,' which means 'egg' in japanese, and the english word 'watch.' After importing the 'Tamagotch' to the western world, the name was then changed to Tamagotchi, for ease of use. The Electronic Pet Shop does not have a specific area where you can adopt Tamagotchis, however take a look at the little dog, Rocobo, which is very similar to a Tamagotchi, imported from Japan and can be sometimes found in the Dog Pound.
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Teddy Bear - Description Coming Soon!
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Teksta - Description Coming Soon!
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Tiger Electronics - Description Coming Soon!
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Tomy - Description Coming Soon!
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Toy Shops - Toy Shops can be found all over the country. Why not pop into one and buy a dominoe?
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4 UK Shopping - Our shop is listed in 4 UK Shopping
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VMS Technology - Description Coming Soon!
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Walkie Bits - Walkie Bits are a series of tiny interactive turtles made by Takara Tomy and imported from Japan. Walkie Bits are currently the smallest programmable pet in the world and voted best invention of 2005 by Time magazine. The turtle has four modes in which you can play with it; Walk, race, sing and rhythm. In rhythm mode the turtle can be programmed to repeat any tune and race mode allows you to race your turtle against other Walkie Bits or... a real turtle! Each Walkie Bits comes with its own personalised tin that the turtle fits into perfectly because of the vacuum pack plastic inside. Collect them all and then race them like you've never raced turtles before... Search for Walkie Bits here
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Wi-Fi - Description Coming Soon!
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WowWee Robotics - Description Coming Soon!
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WWF - The WWF, World Wildlife Fund or World Wide Fund for Nature was founded in September 1961 because of fears that habitat destruction and hunting might bring about extinction of much of Africa's wildlife. The WWF Charity is the world's largest conservation organisation working in over 90 countries, educating people about issues concerning the survival of species and habitats. The group says its mission is "to halt and reverse the destruction of our natural environment". The logo for WWF is a panda and was originally drawn by Sir Peter Scott, one of the founders of the WWF. To read more about the WWF or donate to them visit their website here.
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Xoonbora - An animal from south east asia that is completely made up. It doesn't exist and probably never will. If it did exist its favourite food would be fruitcake and it would be one of the few animals that began with an X
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