diff --git a/Alligator.java b/Alligator.java
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+++ b/Alligator.java
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+public class Alligator extends Animal {
+    public Alligator(String name, String sound, String foodBehavior) {
+        super(name, sound, foodBehavior);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Animal.java b/Animal.java
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+++ b/Animal.java
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+public class Animal {
+    String name;
+    String sound;
+    String foodBehavior;
+
+    public Animal(String name, String sound, String foodBehavior) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.sound = sound;
+        this.foodBehavior = foodBehavior;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public String getSound() {
+        return sound;
+    }
+
+    public String getBehavior() {
+        return foodBehavior;
+    }
+
+    public void printAnimal() {
+        System.out.println("A " + name + " is a kind of " + foodBehavior);
+        System.out.println("They make a " + sound);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/AnimalProgram.java b/AnimalProgram.java
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+++ b/AnimalProgram.java
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+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class AnimalProgram {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Animal capybara = new Capybara("capybara", "Squeak", "herbivore");
+        Animal lion = new Lion("lion", "Roar!!", "carnivore");
+        Animal alligator = new Alligator("alligator", "Snap!!", "carnivore");
+        Animal hawk = new Hawk("hawk", "Caw!!", "carnivore");
+
+        Scanner scnr = new Scanner(System.in);
+
+        System.out.println("Enter what animal you want to know about:");
+        String animal = scnr.nextLine();
+
+        if (animal.equals(capybara.getName())) {
+            capybara.printAnimal();
+        } else if (animal.equals(lion.getName())) {
+            lion.printAnimal();
+        } else if (animal.equals(alligator.getName())) {
+            alligator.printAnimal();
+        } else if (animal.equals(hawk.getName())) {
+            hawk.printAnimal();
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Capybara.java b/Capybara.java
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+++ b/Capybara.java
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+public class Capybara extends Animal {
+    public Capybara(String name, String sound, String foodBehavior) {
+        super(name, sound, foodBehavior);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Hawk.java b/Hawk.java
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+++ b/Hawk.java
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+public class Hawk extends Animal {
+    public Hawk(String name, String sound, String foodBehavior) {
+        super(name, sound, foodBehavior);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Lion.java b/Lion.java
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+++ b/Lion.java
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+public class Lion extends Animal {
+    public Lion(String name, String sound, String foodBehavior) {
+        super(name, sound, foodBehavior);
+    }
+}
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