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Inchworm
Inchworms are the larvae of the geometer moth (family Geometridae). The caterpillar gets its name from its unique movement style,…
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Khapra Beetle
Khapra beetles are persistent pests native to South Asia but are now found in various locations worldwide. They eat seeds,…
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Shantungosaurus
The Shantungosaurus was a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaurs that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, approximately 83 to 74 million…
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Meet 8 Endangered Animals That Call Ohio Home
Extinction is a natural process that would happen with or without humans. It has been happening long before humans came…
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Meet the Flying Dinosaur With a Club-Shaped Beak and Razor Sharp Teeth
You’ve seen it in pictures, movies, and illustrations — pictures of giant beasts flying alongside towering dinosaurs in their prehistoric…
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Meet the 1,400 Pound Herbivore That Looked Like a Bear and a Woodchuck
Picture a woodchuck (you may know it as the groundhog). Now imagine it several hundred times bigger than its current…
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Giraffe Horns: What Are They Called and What Is Their Purpose?
If you’re asked what the tallest animal in the world is, you probably won’t think twice before saying it’s the…
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Discover 5 Endangered Snake Species That Call New Jersey Home
Did you know that almost two dozen species of snakes live in New Jersey, some of which can be found…
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Why Do Giraffes Have Long Necks?
Giraffes have so many intriguing features. They have weirdly long bluish-purple tongues and feet as large as a 12-inch diameter…
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What Is Inside a Kangaroo Pouch?
Marsupials are a class of mammals known for their stomach pouches. In fact, the name “marsupial” is from the Latinized…
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10 Amazing Animals That Are Endangered and Living in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania spans the Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic, Appalachian, and Great Lake regions of America. The fifth most populous state in the country…
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Discover 4 Endangered Animals That Call Illinois Home
There are over 5,000 animal species in North America. Unfortunately, many of them are at risk of extinction. Scientists estimate…
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Discover 4 Endangered Creatures That Live in North Carolina
We are in the middle of a major extinction. All around us, several animal species are disappearing thanks to pollution,…
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7 Unbelievable Animals That Hunt By Shooting Their Prey
Shooting is an ancient practice that has endured among humans for millennials. We’ve developed slings, arrows, guns, missiles, and many…
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This Sharp-Toothed Predator Fish Was Bigger Than a Great White
Long ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period, much of the American Midwest was covered by a shallow sea. Scientists today…
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With a 9-Foot Head and 36-Foot Wingspan, This Flying Predator Was Absolutely Stunning
Transylvania is the home of Dracula—the stuff of blood-sucking nightmares. Myth aside, the island, located in present-day Romania, was indeed…
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This Ancient Duck Once Roamed The Earth With Dinosaurs
Birds are among the most dominant groups of animals today. However, the evolutionary history of this unique class of flying…
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This Huge Elephant Once Weighed 22 Tons and Stood Over 15 Feet Tall
Present-day elephants are the biggest land animals. The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) weighs over 10 tons and is up…
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This 8.4-Ton Gator Was Once at the Top of the Food Chain
The sheer savagery of the modern-day food chain may sometimes leave one wondering what things would have looked like millions…
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Palaeoloxodon namadicus
Palaeoloxodon namadicus, also called the Asian straight-tusked elephant, is a species of prehistoric elephant that lived from the Middle to…
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Quetzalcoatlus northropi
The Quetzalcoatlus northropi is an extinct pterosaur (flying reptile) that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous. Although size…
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Barylambda
Barylambda is an extinct genus of unusual-looking mammal that lived in North America during the Late Paleocene Epoch, between 58.7…
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Ornithocheirus
The Ornithocheirus was a pterosaur (flying reptile) that lived during the Albian Stage of the Early Cretaceous Period, about 110…
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Embolotherium
Embolotherium is a genus of heavily built mammals that lived in Mongolia during the late Eocene Epoch. While paleontologists have…
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This Beaked Herbivore Had Two Upside Down Tusks—and Looked Ridiculous
The fossil record has no shortage of ridiculous-looking animals, from elephants with hair all over their body like a Yeti…
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Xiphactinus
The Xiphactinus is an extinct genus of bony fish that lived during the Late Cretaceous. This voracious sea creature lived…
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Eryops
Eryops is a genus of extinct, primitive amphibians that lived in the swamps of the Permian Period (about 299 to…
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Haikouichthys
The Haikouichthys is an extinct animal closely related to present-day hagfishes and lampreys. It was first identified in 1999 and…
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Pachycephalosaurus
Pachycephalosaurus is an extinct, plant-eating dinosaur that lived about 76 million years ago. Its name, Pachycephalosaurus, which translates to the…
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Silurian Period: Facts, Information, and Timeline
About 443.8 million years ago, the planet was undergoing major changes. Global sea levels were rising dramatically due to melting…
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Sivatherium
Sivatherium is an extinct genus of giraffid, a family that includes giraffes and the okapi. It lived between seven million…
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Wiwaxia
Wiwaxia was a soft-bodied marine invertebrate that lived during the Cambrian Period. Covering its soft body is protective carbonaceous scales…
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Vegavis
Vegavis is a genus of extinct birds that lived in present-day Antarctica during the Late Cretaceous Period (Maastrichtian stage) about…
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Discover the Smartest Dinosaur Ever (Jurassic Park Got It Wrong)
Dinosaurs were awe-inspiring creatures. That’s why we’re still fascinated by them to this day. They existed in different sizes and…
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Discover 6 Incredible Devonian Period Animals
The Devonian Period was a geographic period of the Paleozoic Era that occurred from 419.2 million to 358.9 million years…
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Helicoprion
Helicoprion is an extinct genus of shark-like fishes that lived during the Devonian before going extinct in the Early Triassic…
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Scutosaurus
Scutosaurus is a genus of extinct reptiles that existed during the Permian Period. It was a large reptile covered in…
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Hatzegopteryx
Hatzegopteryx is an extinct pterosaur genus that lived during the Maastrichtian epoch. This unusually giant creature is one of the…
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Purussaurus
Purussaurus is one of the largest crocodilians to have ever lived. It is a member of the giant caiman family,…
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Allosaurus
The Allosaurus is a genus of large, theropod dinosaurs that lived during the Jurassic epoch about 155 to 145 million…
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Dunkleosteus
Dunkleosteus is a genus of large, armored fish that lived during the Devonian Period. It is one of the earliest…
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Lystrosaurus
Lystrosaurus is one of the few terrestrial animals that survived one of the most significant extinction events in geologic history—the…
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Cambrian Period: Facts, Information, and Timeline
The name Cambrian was derived from “Cambria,” the classical name for Wales. It was first used by Adam Sedgwick, a…
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Dimetrodon
Dimetrodon is an extinct, mammal-like animal that lived during the Early Permian Period, around 295–272 million years ago. Several ancient animal…
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Deinocheirus
Deinocheirus was a bizarre dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous around 70 million years ago. For up…
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Thylacoleo carnifex
Thylacoleo carnifex is an extinct species of carnivorous marsupials that once lived in Australia. This species existed from the Late…
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Thylacosmilus
Thylacosmilus is a genus of saber-toothed mammals that once lived in South America during the Late Miocene and Pliocene epochs.…
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Shastasaurus
Shastasaurus is a genus of large fish-like reptiles that lived from the Middle to the Late Triassic Period. It is…
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Panthera atrox (American Lion)
Panthera atrox—commonly known as “the American lion”—is an extinct species of lion native to the North American continent. The relationship…
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Magyarosaurus
Sauropod dinosaurs are famous for their long necks and massive size. However, the Magyarosaurus is a typical exception to the…