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Life is not spread uniformly across the continents and islands of this planet. Is evolution responsible?
The highest peak in Spain is not in the Pyrenees, but on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Teide National Park was recently named a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Learn about the traits that place specific mammals into the rodent category.
Native American Shamanic people believe Weasel represents warrior energy and cunning. Some Europeans see her as a death omen. Learn about this fascinating tiny animal.
"Theories pass. The frog remains." (Jean Rostand)
"Always carry a small flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake."
(W. C. Fields)
Prior to the Pleistocene, animals had little need to migrate. Glaciation events and concurrent droughts forced insects (and others) to develop seasonal movements.
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