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

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World

Bats. Megabat. Grey-headed flying fox. Pteropus poliocephalus. A pair of grey-headed flying foxes hanging from the ceiling of a cave in South Australia.

5 Surprising Facts About Bats

cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth

7 Questions About Mammals Answered

bat flying

Are Bats Really Blind?

Flying bat

Are Bats Rodents?

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Julius Caesar in full Gaius Julius Caesar (100? BCE-44 BCE) statue in Rimini, Italy. Roman general and statesman and dictator

The Time Julius Caesar Was Captured by Pirates

Still from the 2017 movie IT, Bill Skarsgard plays Pennywise the clown. Directed by Andy Muschietti

10 Famous Clowns: From Comical to Creepy

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.

Where Do Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

An old worn baseball and wood bat

Who Really Invented Baseball?

number zero, 0 balloon

Is Zero an Even or an Odd Number?

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

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Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.

Ultimate Animals Quiz

Giraffe standing in grass, Kenya.

Know Your Mammals Quiz

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

Humpback whale breaching out of the ocean. (sea mammal; ocean mammal)

A Quiz from Shrews to Whales

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

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

Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz

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

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

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

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World

Bats. Megabat. Grey-headed flying fox. Pteropus poliocephalus. A pair of grey-headed flying foxes hanging from the ceiling of a cave in South Australia.

5 Surprising Facts About Bats

cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth

7 Questions About Mammals Answered

cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth

7 Questions About Mammals Answered

Demystified

bat flying

Are Bats Really Blind?

Flying bat

Are Bats Rodents?