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Animal Guide: Harpy Eagle

When in pursuit of a meal, harpy eagles can reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. This powerful hunter only eats freshly caught meat, and it brings its catch back to the nest to share with its mate and offspring.

Jul 30th, 2008 | 13 comments | 7,856 Views
(21 votes)
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Animal Guide: Canadian Lynx

Canadian lynx are specially adapted to endure cold weather. In addition to a thick winter coat, the lynx has wide, padded, furry paws that work like snowshoes.

Jul 28th, 2008 | 13 comments | 4,203 Views
(17 votes)
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Animal Guide: Husky

Huskies were initially bred by nomadic Inuit peoples of the Arctic who needed a strong and hardy dog to help pull sleds many miles in tough conditions.

Jul 28th, 2008 | 6 comments | 3,372 Views
(12 votes)
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Animal Guide: Red Deer

Red deer are social animals that spend most of their lives in male or female herds. The two sexes come together only during the annual mating season. Each spring, young are born.

Jul 28th, 2008 | 2 comments | 4,239 Views
(8 votes)
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Animal Guide: Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish, along with octopuses and squid, are cephalopods — animals from an ancient branch of the tree of life that have been trolling the oceans for more than 500 million years.

Jul 20th, 2008 | 2 comments | 4,510 Views
(20 votes)
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Animal Guide: Honeybee

Like ants and termites, common honeybees, which are black with characteristic orange-yellow rings on the abdomen, are social and cooperative insects.

Jun 9th, 2008 | 6 comments | 4,306 Views
(8 votes)
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Animal Guide: Star-Nosed Mole

Set aside the 22 fleshy pink tentacles that form the "star" on the nose of this mole, and it remains an odd-looking creature.

Jun 8th, 2008 | 0 comments | 5,447 Views
(3 votes)
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Animal Guide: Cheetah

The golden-yellow, black-spotted cheetah's speed is legendary, but cheetahs have many other unique features.

Jun 8th, 2008 | 7 comments | 5,005 Views
(12 votes)
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