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European limpets (Patella vulgata) with acorn barnacles (Balanus balanoides)

Know about the two optical structures of blue-rayed limpet that give the blue-rayed limpet its unique and brilliant blue stripes

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New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.

Why Is It Called Black Friday?

Paul Revere. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.," engraved by Paul Revere. Boston Massacre.

There’s a Riot Goin’ On: Riots in U.S. History (Part One)

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)

7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Estimated battle casualties, Normandy invasion, World War II. WWII, D-Day

Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)

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European limpets (Patella vulgata) with acorn barnacles (Balanus balanoides)

Know about the two optical structures of blue-rayed limpet that give the blue-rayed limpet its unique and brilliant blue stripes

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Quiz

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.

Animal Factoids