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The Animal Alphabet Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/25/2009
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a challenge cache.
The cache IS at the posted coordinates.

You must log, then bookmark all 26 animals in alphabetical order A-Z (non-premium members must email me with the list (and GC codes) and date found). You must have this cache plus all 26 A-Z animals bookmarked "shared" and "public" before you can log this cache. I have already bookmarked and logged all 26 animals so I know it is possible.
The title of the cache doesn’t have to begin with the animal, it just has to be somewhere in the title.
It doesn’t matter where or when any of the caches were found, or in which order.
You may not use the same cache twice (ex. Dog chases cat, cat chases mouse), you must only pick one of the animals to use.
You may also use part of a name (ex. ox in oxbow).
You may use your own cache.

If you are not sure if what you have found is an animal, wikianswers (visit link) is a good place to look. It works best to start the sentence with What are some animals that begin with the letter ?

I would like to give special thanks to a few cachers, who have put out caches for me in order to do this challenge.
J = verano for .....Junco (visit link)
N = Crag Climber for .....Sandy River Trivia – Nutria Style (visit link)
V = wearn3 for taking over ……Falcons Fly here, Do Vultures? (visit link)
X = Crag Climber for ….. Attack of the Xiphias (visit link)
Y = amygems for ……Yakkity Yak Don’t Talk Back to the Yak (visit link)
Z = Nogs for taking over.....Come Catch a Zander (visit link)
( I have also put out a new cache I = Iwanna Iguana)

FTF will get an unactivated Signal coin (because Signal is a frog)

The coords I took are +/- 23ft
The terrain is closer to a short 2.5 or 3, but I added a little for the difficulty of getting all the other caches.
The find should be pretty easy, the 5 difficulty is for finding all the animals.
Feel free to trade animal swag since this is an animal cache.

*Please be careful when replacing the cache back in the ammo can*

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx va gur oheag frpgvba bs gur zhygv gehax gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)