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Coots are not Ducks

mirror_eyes April 2, 2018 Coots are not Ducks2018-04-02T18:04:31-05:00 Animal Groups No Comment

They may swim together, but coots are rails (more…)

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Galliformes: Chicken-like Birds

mirror_eyes February 27, 2017 Galliformes: Chicken-like Birds2017-02-27T14:00:29-05:00 Animal Groups No Comment

  Gallinaceous birds are those often called game birds or landfowl. (more…)

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Meet the Tenrecs

mirror_eyes February 15, 2017 Meet the Tenrecs2017-02-15T19:36:41-05:00 Animal Groups No Comment

  Tenrecidae = The Tenrec Family (more…)

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Family of Wrens

mirror_eyes February 3, 2017 Family of Wrens2017-02-03T22:20:14-05:00 Animal Groups No Comment

  Troglodytidae = The Wren Family (more…)

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Moschidae – Musk Deer

mirror_eyes January 22, 2017 Moschidae – Musk Deer2017-01-22T15:00:21-05:00 Animal Groups No Comment

  Check out this family of saber-toothed deer! (more…)

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Viverrids: Civets & Genets

mirror_eyes January 9, 2017 Viverrids: Civets & Genets2017-01-09T19:02:58-05:00 Animal Groups No Comment

  Not cats, not weasels: Viverrids! (more…)

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Caecilian = Legless Amphibian

mirror_eyes December 29, 2016 Caecilian = Legless Amphibian2016-12-29T17:22:33-05:00 Animal Groups No Comment

  Caecilians (seh-SILL-yans) are worm-like amphibians (more…)

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What is an AMPHIBIAN?

mirror_eyes December 22, 2016 What is an AMPHIBIAN?2016-12-31T20:36:35-05:00 Animal Groups No Comment

Amphibian = amphi + bios = "both lives" (more…)

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