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

Why Do Animals Have Tails?

Three parasaurolophus stand on a rock beach. Pterasaurs fly over head and a small mammal watches the dinosaurs as they meander along the water's edge.

What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

Illustration of a group of Brachiosaurus dinosaurs in the water. Sauropod late Jurassic to early Cretaceous

Why Does -saur Appear So Often in Dinosaur Names?

Illustration of a group of Brachiosaurus dinosaurs in the water. Sauropod late Jurassic to early Cretaceous

Did Humans Live at the Same Time as Dinosaurs?

Tyrannosaurus Rex attacking two Struthiomimus dinosaurs.

How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Sounded Like?

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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Dancers at a Cinco de Mayo festival at the Mission District, San Francisco, California. (Photo dated 2019.) holidays

Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?

Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere

Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

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

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

Flags of the United Kingdom of Great Britain - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Union Flag.

Acts of Union: Uniting the United Kingdom

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dinosaur Lagosuchus Marasuchus saurischian ornithischian Sauropodomorpha cerapod Thyreophora theropod tyrannosaur pterosaur ichthyosaur Titanoboa sauropterygian mosasaur phytosaur Euparkeria Mesosaurus Bradysaurus Steneosaurus

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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

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