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Crab facts

crabs-are-decapod-crustaceans-of-the-infraorder-brachyura
crabs-are-generally-covered-with-a-thick-exoskeleton-composed-primarily-of-calcium-carbonate
crabs-vary-in-size-from-the-pea-crab-a-few-millimetres-wide-to-the-japanese-spider-crab-with-a-leg-span-of-up-to-4-metres-13-ft
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Dove facts

pigeons-or-doves-are-the-bird-family-columbidae
there-are-more-than-300-species-in-the-doves-family
doves-feed-on-seeds-fruit-and-plants
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Earwig facts

earwigs-make-up-the-insect-order-dermaptera-and-are-found-on-all-continents-except-antarctica
earwigs-with-about-2000-species-in-12-families
earwigs-are-one-of-the-smaller-insect-orders
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Echidna facts

echidnas-are-the-only-living-mammals-that-lay-eggs
echidnas-evidently-evolved-between-20-and-50-million-years-ago-descending-from-a-platypus-like-monotreme
echidnas-are-medium-sized-solitary-mammals-covered-with-coarse-hair-and-spines
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Egret facts

an-egret-is-a-bird-that-is-any-of-several-herons-most-of-which-are-white-or-buff
the-word-egret-comes-from-the-french-word-aigrette-that-means-both-silver-heron-and-brush
several-of-the-egrets-have-been-reclassified-from-one-genus-to-another-in-recent-years
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Elephant seal facts

elephant-seals-can-hold-their-breath-for-more-than-100-minutes-longer-than-any-other-noncetacean-mammal
elephant-seals-dive-to-1550-m-beneath-the-oceans-surface
the-deepest-recorded-dive-of-an-elephant-seal-is-2388-m-7835-ft-by-a-southern-elephant-seal
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Stoat facts

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Falcon facts

falcons-are-birds-of-prey-in-the-genus-falco-which-includes-about-40-species
falcons-are-widely-distributed-on-all-continents-of-the-world-except-antarctica
the-largest-falcon-is-the-gyrfalcon-at-up-to-65-cm-in-length
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Ferret facts

the-ferret-mustela-putorius-furo-is-the-domesticated-form-of-the-european-polecat
the-ferret-have-an-average-length-of-51-cm-20-in-including-a-13-cm-51-in-tail-weigh-about-154-pounds-072-kg
the-average-gestation-period-is-42-days-and-females-ferrets-may-have-2-or-3-litters-each-year
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Flamingo facts

flamingo-comes-from-portuguese-or-spanish-flamengo
the-chilean-flamingos-bill-is-equipped-with-comb-like-structures-that-enable-it-to-filter-food
the-average-greater-flamingo-lifespan-in-captivity-according-to-zoo-basel-is-over-60-years
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Fly facts

true-flies-are-insects-of-the-order-diptera-the-name-being-derived-from-the-greek-di-two-and-ptera-wings
flies-have-a-mobile-head-with-a-pair-of-large-compound-eyes
flies-mostly-have-short-lives-as-adults
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Frog facts

the-name-frog-derives-from-old-english-frogga-abbreviated-to-frox-forsc-and-frosc-probably-deriving-from-proto-indo-european-preu-to-jump
frogs-that-live-in-or-visit-water-have-adaptations-that-improve-their-swimming-abilities
frogs-are-extremely-efficient-at-converting-what-they-eat-into-body-mass
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Gibbon facts

gibbons-are-the-fastest-and-most-agile-of-all-tree-dwelling-nonflying-mammals
gibbons-walk-bipedally-with-their-arms-raised-for-balance
gibbons-can-make-leaps-up-to-8-m-26-ft
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Gila monster facts

the-gila-monster-is-a-heavy-slow-moving-lizard-up-to-60-cm-20-ft-long
gila-monsters-maintain-a-surface-body-temperature-of-about-30-c-86-f
gila-monsters-are-preyed-upon-by-coyotes-and-raptors
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Grasshopper facts

grasshoppers-are-insects-of-the-suborder-caelifera-within-the-order-orthoptera-which-includes-crickets-and-katydids-bush-crickets
grasshoppers-are-probably-the-oldest-living-group-of-chewing-herbivorous-insects
most-grasshoppers-are-polyphagous-eating-vegetation-from-multiple-plant-sources
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