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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
pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae
Ultimate Bird Trivia Quiz
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
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
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Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)
Why Do Animals Have Tails?
White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) at Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. (birds)
15 of the Best Birdsongs (According to Britannica)
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?
Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).
8 Birds That Can’t Fly
animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
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Andrew Jackson delivering a speech while on his way to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration in 1829. From Harper's Weekly, 1881.
5 Remarkably Close U.S. Presidential Elections
Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.
9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals
Philippine President Corazon Aquino (b. Maria Corazon Cojuangco) greets officials in airport terminal. Andrews Air Force Base, U.S., Maryland September 15, 1986. President of the Philippines 1986-1992.
6 of the First Women to Become Heads of State
Globe South America, map
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Day of the Dead. skeleton to celebrate Day of the Dead aka Dia de los Muertos holiday in Mexico. La Calavera Catrina. Roman Catholicism moved holiday to coincide with All Saints Day and All Souls Day (November 1 and 2).
Feliz Día de los Muertos
Group of children and their parents playing trick or treat on Halloween.
Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?
Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm
9 Noteworthy Bog Bodies (And What They Tell Us)

waxwing: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Links added. Sep 21, 2023
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Waxwing. Jun 26, 2022
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Waxwing Bird. Oct 19, 2011
Add new Web site: TheCornellLab of Ornithology - All About Birds - Bohemian Waxwing. Oct 19, 2011
Add new Web site: Creagrus - Waxwing. Oct 19, 2011
Media added. May 20, 2009
Added new Web site: Tour Egypt - Horus, the God of Kings in Ancient Egypt. May 25, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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