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Field of race horses at the clubhouse turn during the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky May 5, 2007. Thoroughbred horse racing
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Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.
9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals
Article title: raven, common. Scientific name: Corvus corax; animal; bird
8 Creepy Critters in the Work of Edgar Allan Poe
Collage of different cats. Made for the cat quiz on Mendel
16 Questions About Pets Answered
DECEMBER 2: An unidentified competitor jumps with his horse at the OTP Equitation World Cup, December 2, 2011 in Budapest, Hungary
Olympics: Equestrian
Working German Shepherd dog sniffing a suspecting package for drugs or explosives.
Working Like a Dog: 7 Animals with Jobs
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Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)
7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks
Gerald R. Ford playing golf during a working vacation on Mackinac Island in Michigan, July 13, 1975. Gerald Ford.
9 U.S. Presidents with the Most Vetoes
Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.
6 Lakes That Are Drying Up
Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere
Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?
Cuban Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) single adult male, Zapata peninsula, Cuba, Caribbean.Bee hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world.
Queen Mab’s Stable: 7 of the Smallest Animals
Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar
Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar
Bakers Dozen of Donuts, or Paczki's
Why Is a Baker’s Dozen 13?

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Born January 11, 1857 • Cheltenham • England
Died November 8, 1886 (aged 29) • England
Awards And Honors Oaks • English Classics • Saint Leger • Epsom Derby • Two Thousand Guineas • Triple Crown (1886)
Lester Piggott
British jockey
Sir Gordon Richards
British jockey and racehorse trainer
Steve Cauthen
American jockey
James Winkfield
American jockey
Jerry D. Bailey
American jockey
Espinoza, Victor
Victor Espinoza
Mexican-born jockey
Stevens, Gary
Gary Stevens
American jockey
Isaac Burns Murphy
Isaac Burns Murphy
American jockey
Willie Simms
American jockey
Julie Krone
Julie Krone
American jockey
Bill Shoemaker
American jockey
Tod Sloan
American jockey
Bill Hartack
American jockey
Johnny Longden
American jockey
Eddie Arcaro
American jockey
Earl Sande
American jockey
Markham, Beryl
Beryl Markham
British author and aviator
Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert
American horse trainer
D. Wayne Lukas
American horse trainer
Hirsch Jacobs
American racehorse trainer

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