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Glyptodont (genus Glyptodon).

Observe the three-toed sloth eating foliage and moving about in its natural habitat, the tropical forest canopy

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Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World

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Sloth hanging from a tree in Costa Rica

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

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11 of the World’s Most Famous Warplanes

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Flags That Look Alike

Ethel Rosenberg arrested in August 1950. Photograph dated Aug. 8, 1950. American civilians executed for espionage. Spies, communists, Julius Rosenberg

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Glyptodont (genus Glyptodon).

Observe the three-toed sloth eating foliage and moving about in its natural habitat, the tropical forest canopy

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Cingulata Pilosa sloth armadillo anteater ground sloth glyptodont Dasypus two-toed sloth three-toed sloth primate artiodactyl perissodactyl cetacean bat carnivore rodent insectivore pangolin sirenian

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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama 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

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

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

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World

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

7 Questions About Mammals Answered