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Lark Hear the songs of many different birds.
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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
Related Questions
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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
Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)
Why Do Animals Have Tails?
Hungry Pelican waiting to be fed, beak open, Australia
Why Don’t Birds Have Teeth?
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?
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Washington, D.C. locator map.
What State Is Washington, D.C. In?
Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)
6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Why We Celebrate MLK Day
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)
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
Flag of Bhutan
6 Small Kingdoms of the World
American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.
What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?

lark: References & Edit History

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Added media. Dec 13, 2024
Invalidated site: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Larks. Jun 21, 2020
Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Lark. Aug 05, 2013
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Alaudidae. Aug 05, 2013
Add new Web site: Creagrus - Lark. Aug 05, 2013
Add new Web site: AvainWeb.com - Larks. Aug 05, 2013
Add new Web site: British Trust for Ornithology - Alaudidae. Aug 05, 2013
Updated species count. Mar 10, 2010
Added new Web site: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Larks. May 11, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Lark. May 22, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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