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Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus)
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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
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
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
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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
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?
Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta
9 Animals That Look Like Leaves
Big beaver gnawing on limb at river's edge
6 Animal Species that Mate for Life
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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
A tornado in rural Iowa sweeps dangerously near a farm. Weather storm
Why Does the United States Have More Tornadoes than Any Other Country?
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
Demystified - Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide? illustration
Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?
Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.
9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants
The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590
The Lost Colony of Roanoke

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Saint Louis Zoo - Massasauga Rattlesnake. Aug 15, 2021
Add new Web site: BioKIDS - Massasauga. Apr 17, 2017
Add new Web site: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Massasauga Rattlesnake. Aug 17, 2016
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Massasauga. Sep 05, 2013
Added new Web site: PBS - American Experience - Warren G. Harding. Jun 19, 2008
Article revised and updated. Dec 28, 2007
Added new Web site: HerpNet.net - Iowa Reptiles and Amphibians - Sistrurus catenatus. Feb 06, 2007
Added new Web site: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. Feb 06, 2007
Added new Web site: Species at risk - Massasauga. Feb 06, 2007
Added new Web site: Illinois State Museum - Eastern Massasauga. Feb 06, 2007
Added new Web site: United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Massasauga. Feb 06, 2007
Added new Web site: Center for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Management - Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. Feb 06, 2007
Added new Web site: Ojibway Nature Centre - Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. Feb 06, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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