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Ringed Kingfisher
North America's largest kingfisher rows underwater with its wings, occasionally snatches hummingbirds from the air, and announces its territory with…
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Deathwatch Beetle
The deathwatch beetle is a wood-boring insect that can infest wooden buildings and become an annoying pest. It can feed…
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Nicobar pigeon
The closest living relative of the dodo carries gem-quality stones inside its body, grunts like a pig to scare off…
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Song Thrush
Poets have immortalized its voice, but the bird inspiring those verses also smashes snails on rocks, outwits parasitic cuckoos, and…
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Blackpoll Warbler
A Blackpoll Warbler is a songbird. It is an insectivore, eating mosquitoes, spiders, caterpillars, and other insects, and occasionally supplementing…
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Gnat
The term gnat generally refers to a group of small flies that bite and annoy humans (although it can also…
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What Do Fennec Foxes Eat?
The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is a small canine native to the Sahara Desert and surrounding areas. They are the…
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Woodrat
“The woodrat is the collector of bright and shiny objects.” The woodrat, also called the packrat or the trade rat,…
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Fruit Fly
“The fruit fly has a lifespan of 25-50 days.” Fruit flies are among the most common household pests in the…
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Seagull
Seagulls can drink saltwater, remember foraging strategies across generations, and live nearly five decades, yet most people dismiss them as…
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Discover the Largest Terrier Ever (It Weighed Over 100 Pounds!)
The Terrier comprises a wide range of dog breeds that were originally developed to hunt vermin. The name comes from…
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Great Crested Flycatcher
The great crested flycatcher is a fascinating and elegant songbird with a big crest on its head and a luxurious…
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Song Sparrow
One of North America's most abundant backyard birds hides surprising secrets, from regional singing accents passed down like family traditions…
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Cuckoo
The cuckoo family of birds is interesting for many reasons. While some of the facts about the bird are exaggerated,…
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Bobolink
Its scientific name brands it a long-clawed devourer of rice, but this scrappy little blackbird lives a far stranger life…
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Mississippi Kite
They are among the most common birds of prey in the southern United States. Entire groups of these birds can…
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Sable Black German Shepherd
One of the most interesting facts is that the German Shepherd was created from crosses of several European herding dogs…
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Huskita
Huskitas, also called the Siberian Akita, are a mix of the Siberian Husky of Russia and the Akita Inu of…
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Amazon Parrot
These bold, brilliantly colored birds can outlive their owners and mimic human speech, yet many of their most fascinating behaviors…
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Scrotum Frog
“The rare South American frog with the unfortunate name, loose skin, and impressive size.” First, you will want to know…
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Nicknames for Birds (Names for Birds)
What are some nicknames for birds? These names range from the ordinary that you would expect for birds to the…
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Hardhead Catfish
A father that refuses to eat for a month while sheltering his young in his mouth, armed with venom-laced spines…
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Woodlouse Spider
The Woodlouse spider is found throughout the world. They live in Australia, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Africa.…
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Tiger Beetle
“The oldest fossilized tiger beetles date back some 125 million years in a region that’s now called Inner Mongolia.” The…
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Peacock Butterfly
“A 2005 scientific experiment revealed that not all predators are scared away by this butterfly’s eyespots.” When you look at…
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Treeing Tennessee Brindle
The Treeing Tennessee Brindle is a medium-sized cur-type breed that is a mix of hunting and treeing dogs, including the…
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Mexican Mole Lizard
“A species of lizard that looks like a worm” Mexican mole lizards are also called five-toed worm lizards. They are…
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Lowchen
Despite being treasured throughout Continental Europe for generations, the Lowchen earned the designation of the rarest breed in existence for…
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Hokkaido
With a beautiful coat of many colors, the Hokkaido’s intelligence and affection for its family make it an excellent companion.…
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Lapponian Herder
Bred for centuries by the Sami people to wrangle semi-domesticated reindeer across the Arctic tundra, this rare Scandinavian herder brings…
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False Widow Spider
With a similar dark, globular body for identification, the false widow spider is often mistaken for the black widow. While…
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Norwegian Lundehund
Hidden on a tiny Norwegian island and shaped by centuries of isolation, this six-toed spitz breed developed physical abilities no…
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Darwin’s fox
“Darwin’s Fox is one of the world’s littlest foxes” There are two populations of Darwin’s fox. The location of the…
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Barbet
Dating back to the 16th century France, the Barbet was bred to retrieve ducks and other waterfowl on hunting trips.…
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Moscow Watchdog
The Moscow watchdog (Moskovskaya Storozhevaya Sobaka) is a giant Russian guard dog that was developed in the late 1940s and…
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Mantella Frog
Mantella frogs are some of the most vibrantly colored, toxic, and tiny frogs in the world. Mantella frogs are a…
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Crabeater Seal
The crabeater seal has carved out a very successful life in one of the most inhospitable places on the planet.…
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Slug
The classification of Slug refers to one of the 100s or possibly 1000s of species of gastropod mollusk found throughout…
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Brookesia Micra
“One of the world’s tiniest chameleons!” Part of a group of tiny chameleons that live only on an island off…
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Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
It looks like a creature from another world, stretches longer than a school bus, and carries enough venom to bring…
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Reef Shark
Caribbean reef sharks can turn their stomachs inside out, grey reef sharks perform a dramatic threat display reserved only for…
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Labahoula
Mixing a Labrador's gentle loyalty with the Catahoula's fearless hunting instincts sounds like the best of both worlds, but this…
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Redback Spider
“The black widow’s cousin down under.” Similar in appearance to North America’s black widow, the redback spider is that rare…
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Humboldt Squid
It flashes red to terrify predators, launches itself out of the water to escape them, and can exhaust entire fisheries…
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Catalan Sheepdog
From Charlemagne's legendary shaggy companions to Doc Brown's famous canine co-pilot in Back to the Future, this rare Spanish herding…
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Frogfish
Lurking motionless on the seafloor, this bizarre ambush predator can swallow prey larger than itself in mere milliseconds, and that…
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Blue Picardy Spaniel
Few people outside of France have ever seen one, yet this speckled blue gun dog has quietly built a devoted…
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White-Tailed Eagle
This massive sea eagle steals food from rivals, mates for life, and holds territory spanning over 40 miles, yet the…
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House wren
This tiny songbird ranges farther than any other native bird in the western hemisphere, yet its sweet song hides a…
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Savanna Goat
“Able to eat plants that other flock and herd animals cannot digest.” The savanna goat is a very new species…