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yellow-bellied marmot

hoary marmot sitting on a rock

The hairy history of Groundhog Day

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

Why Do Animals Have Tails?

Flying bat

Are Bats Rodents?

Groundhog handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow predicting 6 more weeks of winter during 126th annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2012 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. omen

Happy Groundhog Day!

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

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Macro of sheet music

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number zero, 0 balloon

Is Zero an Even or an Odd Number?

The Castillo, a Toltec-style pyramid, rises 79 feet (24 meters) above the plaza at Chichen Itza in Yucatan state, Mexico. The pyramid was built after invaders conquered the ancient Maya city in the tenth century.

What’s Inside the Pyramid at Chichén Itzá?

Gills of three old specimens of webcap fungus (Cortinarius) in Gloucestershire, South West England. toxic, fungi, poisonous mushroom

7 of the World’s Most Poisonous Mushrooms

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

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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

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yellow-bellied marmot

hoary marmot sitting on a rock

The hairy history of Groundhog Day

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Giraffe standing in grass, Kenya.

Know Your Mammals Quiz

Giraffe standing in grass, Kenya.

Know Your Mammals Quiz

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.

Ultimate 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

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

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

7 Questions About Mammals Answered

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

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World