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Puget Sound king crab
Fishing for Chinese mitten crabs in Germany
Cancer: The zodiac sign explained
Edible crab California king crab decapod rock crab Crabs of the Galapagos Islands Crab (Zozymus aeneus).
Fascinating creatures of Japan's mangrove swamps
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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
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
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
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Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri).
14 Questions About Aquatic Animals Answered
Japanese spider crab
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"Landing of Columbus" by John Vanderlyn, oil on canvas; commissioned 1836/1837, placed 1847. In the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 12' x 18' ft. (3.66 m. x 5.49 m.) Christopher Columbus and members of his crew are shown on a beach
5 Unbelievable Facts About Christopher Columbus
Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson
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Statue of Nostradamus
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Also Known As Brachyura

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Puget Sound king crab
Edible crab
California king crab
decapod
rock crab
Crabs of the Galapagos Islands
Crab (Zozymus aeneus).
Fishing for Chinese mitten crabs in Germany
Cancer: The zodiac sign explained
Fascinating creatures of Japan's mangrove swamps
See a hermit crab walking through the rocks
Observe social interactions of bottlenose dolphins at Scandola Nature Reserve on the coast of Corsica, also home to crabs and lobsters and other marine life
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Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama 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
List
Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri).
14 Questions About Aquatic Animals Answered
Japanese spider crab
10 Animals With Evolutionary Traits Plucked Straight Out of a Nightmare