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What Do Orangutans Eat?

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Orangutans are a group of great ape species native to Indonesian and Malaysian rainforests. Until approximately 10,000 years ago, they enjoyed a wider range throughout China and Southeast Asia. Today,… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 2 years ago

What Do Bluegill Eat?

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The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is a North American freshwater fish. The species is commonly referred to as copper nose, bream, sunny, or brim. They are the state fish of Illinois… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 2 years ago

What Do Beluga Whales Eat?

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The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is a unique marine mammal that lives in Arctic waters. The species has earned a few common nicknames that relate to their special characteristics: Sea… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 2 years ago

What Do Inchworms Eat?

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Inchworms are the larvae form of the Geometridae moth family. These caterpillars get their name from their peculiar method of moving. They have both front and hind appendages and seem… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 2 years ago

Types of Crane Birds

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Key Points These omnivorous birds can be found in the wetlands of just about every continent with the Arctic and South America being the sole exceptions. Crane birds often have… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 2 years ago

Types of Big Birds

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Key Points Some big birds can weigh as much as a human adult or even two average sized men.Certain of them have powerful legs and clawed feet with which they… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 2 years ago

Types of Working Dogs

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Dogs have been by humanity's side since before the earliest models of civilization, but it can be hard to underestimate the important roles they played in our growth as a… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 2 years ago

What Do Bluebirds Eat?

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Key Points Bluebirds eat Grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, ants, spiders, and other insects.If you want to leave food out for bluebirds, you can feed them meal worms, suet, sunflower hearts, softened… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 2 years ago

Types of Big Dogs

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Key Points Dogs in this category are an excellent example of just how varied and versatile this species is.Some of them look like real life plush toys with their chord-like… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 2 years ago

What Do Cardinals Eat?

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What Do Cardinals Eat? Cardinals eat seeds, fruits, grasshoppers, and spiders. When most people speak colloquially about cardinals, they're referring to one specific type of cardinal: the northern cardinal. Known… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 2 years ago

Types of Herding Dogs

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Key Points: Some herding dogs are capable of herding all kinds of livestock.Others, however, have been specifically bred to handle a certain kind, such as sheep, for example.Certain herding dogs… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 3 years ago

Do Birds Pee?

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Key Points Birds (with a few exceptions) do not have a bladder or a urethra and so are unable to urinate.However they do have kidneys which get rid of excess… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 3 years ago

Are Elephants Mammals?

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Key Points Elephants have a gestational period of 22 months following which they birth their young live. They nurse their young for 6 months. They also have hair on their… Read More

By A-Z Animals Staff 3 years ago