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(Encyclopedia) civetcivetsĭvˈət [key] or civet cat, any of a large group of mostly nocturnal mammals of the Old World family Viverridae (civet family), which also includes the mongoose. Civets are…carnivore
(Encyclopedia) carnivorecarnivorekärˈnəvôrˌ [key], term commonly applied to any animal whose diet consists wholly or largely of animal matter. In animal systematics it refers to members of the…Bubastis
(Encyclopedia) BubastisBubastisby&oomacr;băsˈtĭs [key], ancient city, NE Egypt, in the Nile delta, near the modern Zagazig. Capital of Egypt in the XXII and XXIII dynasties, it began to decline…tiger
(Encyclopedia) tiger, large carnivore of the cat family, Panthera tigris, found in the forests of Asia. There are six subspecies of P. tigris: Amur or Siberian, Sumatran, Malayan, North Indochinese,…Babbitt, Natalie
(Encyclopedia) Babbitt, Natalie, 1932–2016, American children's book author and illustrator, b. Dayton, Ohio, as Natalie Zane Moore, grad. Smith College, 1954. She illustrated The Forty-Ninth…Douglas, Archibald, 5th earl of Angus
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Archibald, 5th earl of Angus, 1449–1514, Scottish nobleman. He was a member of the faction that allied with Edward IV of England in opposition to the influence of Robert…Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonald
(Encyclopedia) Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldHeinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldhīˈlīn [key], 1907–88, American science-fiction writer, b. Butler, Mo. His best-known novel, Stranger in a Strange Land…Burnett, Leo
(Encyclopedia) Burnett, LeoBurnett, Leobərnĕtˈ [key], 1891–1971, American advertising executive, b. St. Johns, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan (1914). He was a newspaper reporter and worked in…Aesop's Fables: The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow
by Aesop The Wolf and the CraneThe Wolf and the SheepThe Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow An Eagle built her nest at the top of a high tree; a Cat with her family occupied a hollow in the…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Catted Anarchist
At Heaven's Gate The Honourable Member The Catted Anarchist AN Anarchist Orator who had been struck in the face with a Dead Cat by some Respector of Law to him unknown, had the Dead…Trending
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