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(Encyclopedia) platypusplatypusplătˈəpəs [key], semiaquatic egg-laying mammal, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Tasmania and E Australia. Also called duckbill, or duckbilled platypus, it belongs to the…planarian
(Encyclopedia) planarian, common name for several genera of the free-living (turbellarian) flatworms belonging to the order Tricladida, a name that derives from their characteristic three-branched…scorpion
(Encyclopedia) scorpion, any arachnid of the order Scorpionida with a hollow poisonous stinger at the tip of the tail. Scorpions vary from about 1/2 in. to about 6 in. (1–15 cm) long; most are from 1…squid
(Encyclopedia) squid, carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusk. The squid is one of the most highly developed invertebrates, well adapted to its active, predatory life. The characteristic molluscan…puma
(Encyclopedia) pumapumapy&oomacr;ˈmə [key] or cougarcougark&oomacr;ˈgər [key], New World member of the cat family, Puma concolor. Also known as mountain lion, catamount, panther, and painter…pterosaur
(Encyclopedia) pterosaurpterosaurtĕrˈəsôrˌ [key] [Gr., = winged lizard], extinct flying reptile (commonly called pterodactyl [Gr., = wing finger]) of the order Pterosauria, common in the late…Turkey Vulture Video Activity: Answer Key
Related Links The Turkey Vulture Turkey Vulture Video Turkey Vulture Video Quiz Answer key: The vulture, with its habit of eating decaying flesh, is not…Dangerous Animals: Elephants, Big Cats, and Cape Buffaloes
Elephants, big cats, and Cape buffaloes by David Johnson An elephant can charge at up to 30 miles per hour. Profiles of Dangerous Animals Animals Hippopotamuses,…Numbers: 31
Numbers Chapter 31 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. 3 And Moses…The Shark Hall of Fame
The biggest, smallest, scariest, coolest . . . by Holly Hartman Scariest Great White (Carcharodon carcharias)Made famous by the movie Jaws, the great white shark has become a…Trending
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