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Rainforest Animals
Large Snake Of The Rainforest
In the contest over which is the world’s longest snake, South America’s green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) and the two largest pythons of Africa and Asia are neck-and-neck-and-neck. All three species…
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Rainforest Animals
Crocodiles And Alligators Of The Rainforest
The black caiman of the Amazon rainforest is often mistaken for an alligator, which it closely resembles. However, true alligators only live in two places in the world, and neither…
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Rainforest Animals
Rain Forest Tigers, Leopards, Jaguars And Lions
In the Amazon and other rain forests of the New World the jaguar is the top predator. In some South and Central American countries the popular name for this big…
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American Wildlife
Questions About The Wolf Hunt
Ralph Maughan has a list of very good questions about the wolf hunt now underway in Idaho. And in The New York Times Timothy Egan has an interesting editorial about…
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Dolphins & Whales
What Do Dolphins Eat?
The US Fish & Wildlife Service warns that feeding dolphins can harm the animals. Not only are human snacks unhealthy for the popular sea mammals, but other dangers are involved…
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Butterflies & Insects
How To Help Butterflies
The North American Butterfly Association reports that the numbers of many species of butterflies seem to be about half of what they were last year through much of the US.…
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