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Fauna (pl.: faunae or faunas) is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
fauna (noun)
animal life , especially the animals characteristic of a region, period, or special environment - compare flora
Synonyms:
zoology, animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, being, collection, organism
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