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Animals

The Facts of Amazon River Dolphins

The Amazon is classified as a “whitewater” river, i.e., it is turbid, yellowish-brown, and very limited in transparency because of the large load of suspended sediment. The tributaries, channels,...
Nature

Mindblowing Captures of Wayne Simpson

Ontario-based photographer Wayne Simpson captures some striking, picturesque landscapes of Canada. There is an uplifting quality of Simpson's...
Birds

Speckled Warbler (Sericornis sagittatus)

Family: The speckled warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus) belongs to the family Acanthizidae. In 1801, English physician and ornithologist John...
Birds

Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)

Superb Parrots (Polytelis swainsonii) congregate in small groups throughout the year and forage for seeds and eucalypt blossoms. Superb...
Birds

Extinction of the Lord Howe Island White-eye in 1923

Extinction: Lord Howe Island White-eye (Zosterops strenua) was once a common bird, but it was extinct by 1923. Description:...

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