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red shoveler (Anas platalea)

Common, or northern, pintail (Anas acuta).

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), an Asian perching duck.

Canada goose (Branta canadensis).

northern pintail (Anas acuta)

northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)

northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)

Australian shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)

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Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) in mid-flight.

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animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World

Hungry Pelican waiting to be fed, beak open, Australia

Why Don’t Birds Have Teeth?

Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)

Why Do Animals Have Tails?

Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).

8 Birds That Can’t Fly

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New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

William Shakespeare

The Death of Shakespeare

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Monitor. Varanus salvadorii is a monitor lizard found in New Guinea can grows to 2.7 metres (9 ft.) aka Tree crocodile, Crocodile monitor, Salvadori's monitor, artellia, reptile

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Lizards and Turtles

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

anseriform: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Also Known As	Anseriformes

Photos

red shoveler (Anas platalea)

Common, or northern, pintail (Anas acuta).

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), an Asian perching duck.

Canada goose (Branta canadensis).

northern pintail (Anas acuta)

northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)

northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)

Australian shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)

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Topics

screamer Anatidae duck goose waterfowl wildfowl Anatinae Anseranatinae Anserinae swan passeriform charadriiform falconiform pelecaniform piciform coraciiform columbiform gruiform ciconiiform procellariiform

Quiz

Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.

Ultimate Animals Quiz

turkey vulture. vulture. Close-up of a head and beak of a Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

A Little Bird Told Me

pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae

Ultimate Bird Trivia Quiz

Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.

Animal Factoids

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

List

White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) at Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. (birds)

15 of the Best Birdsongs (According to Britannica)

Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) in mid-flight.

11 Questions About Birds Answered

animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World

Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).

8 Birds That Can’t Fly

Demystified

Black-headed gulls perching on a roof with bird droppings, often seen in flocks around London, England, in winter time. The "black head" develops during the breeding season. (black headed, birds, guano, bird poop)

Do Birds Pee?