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Aesop's Fables: The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
by Aesop The Hunter and the HorsemanThe Nightingale and the SwallowThe Goatherd and the Wild Goats A Goatherd was tending his goats out at pasture when he saw a number of Wild Goats…Aesop's Fables: The Wild Boar and the Fox
by Aesop The Shipwrecked Man and the SeaMercury and the SculptorThe Wild Boar and the Fox A Wild Boar was engaged in whetting his tusks upon the trunk of a tree in the forest when a Fox…Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, S Alaska. Located across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, the park (2,619,733 acres/1,060,621 hectares) and adjacent preserve (1,410,325 acres/570,982…senna
(Encyclopedia) senna, any plant of the genus Sennia (formerly placed in Cassia), leguminous herbs, shrubs, and trees of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), most common in warm regions. Some…aquaculture
(Encyclopedia) aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for…cactus
(Encyclopedia) cactus, any plant of the family Cactaceae, a large group of succulents found almost entirely in the New World. A cactus plant is conspicuous for its fleshy green stem, which performs…vicuña
(Encyclopedia) vicuñavicuñavĭk&oomacr;ˈnyə, vĭky&oomacr;ˈnə [key], wild South American hoofed mammal, Vicugna vicugna, the smallest member of the camel family. It is 30 in. (75 cm) high at…Words of Four Letters
Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Aborigine: Borneo, DYAKAgave, ALOEAnimal: Footless, APODAnt: White, ANAI, ANAYAntelope: African, ASSE, BISA, GUIB, KOBA, KUDU, ORYX, POKU, PUKU, TOPI,…ferret
(Encyclopedia) ferret, name for a domesticated polecat, Mustela putorius, common in the Old World. It has been used for centuries to hunt rats, mice, and rabbits. Domestic ferrets are found in many…canary
(Encyclopedia) canarycanarykənârˈē [key], common name for a familiar cage bird of the family Ploceidae (Old World finch family), descended from either the wild serin finch or from the very similar…Trending
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