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Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)
Features: The chaga (Inonotus obliquus) also known as the birch mushroom, is famous in North America and Canada for its beauty alone. The mushroom...
Wapiti (Cervus canadensis) – Methods of Pursuit
The Wapiti (Cervus canadensis) is the lordliest of all true deer. Among all the beasts of the chase, there is none more stately or...
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
This horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) was formerly a crustacean and is the sole survivor of an extinct group of arthropods intermediate between trilobites and...
Magnificent Teratorn: The Enormous Extinct Bird
When did it become extinct?
The only known remains of the magnificent Teratorn are from around 6 million years ago. But unluckily we don’t have...
Tianzi Mountains – Formation Inspired the Fictional World of Pandora
The Tianzi Mountains inspired the Pandora mountainscape in James Cameron’s film Avatar. It is located in Zhangjiajie, in the Hunan Province of China, near...
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Identification: The Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a transatlantic vagrant. As the name hints, it is a very yellow bird with vibrant bright yellow...